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Parity Technologies Let Go 30% Employees to Sharpen Focus on Polkadot Core Tech

Recent reports also suggest that a significant number of employees were laid off earlier this month, with sources indicating that approximately 300 people lost their jobs. Parity Technologies, the prominent blockchain infrastructure company supporting the Polkadot network, has unveiled a significant restructuring plan that includes a 30% (around 100 people) reduction

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Google Cloud teams up with MultiversX amid blockchain firm’s focus on metaverse

Google Cloud has teamed up with blockchain infrastructure firm MultiversX (formerly Elrond) to boost its Web 3 presence. Google Cloud has integrated MultiversX into the platform which will in turn help Web3 projects and users derive valuable insights from powerful data analytics and artificial intelligence tools within the Google Cloud

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BAYC creator Yuga Labs completes restructuring to focus on metaverse

Yuga Labs, a company behind the major nonfungible token (NFT) project, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has completed restructuring amid the ongoing challenges in the industry.Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre took to X (formerly Twitter) on Oct. 17 to report that the company has finalized its restructuring that was announced

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Focus on BTC fundamentals, says Edward Snowden

“We’re contorting ourselves to pass through the keyhole of tyranny.” Edward Snowden’s words ring out in the packed Genesis Stage hall at Bitcoin Amsterdam, stressing the preeminent cryptocurrency’s ever-increasing importance in a world beset by creeping government surveillance, devaluing fiat currencies and restrictive policies.The renowned whistleblower’s address summed up a

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Sam Bankman-Fried requests long-acting Adderall to focus during trial

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has asked a United States judge for long-release Adderall, saying he’s finding it hard to concentrate properly during his criminal trial.In an Oct. 15 letter to New York District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers asked if Bankman-Fried could take a “12-hour extended-release 20mg dose of Adderall”

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Fed inspector blames crypto focus, nepotism for Silvergate Bank collapse

Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank ultimately collapsed this year due to over-dependence on risky crypto deposits and nepotism that led to ineffective management, according to inspectors at the Federal Reserve.In a Sept. 27 executive summary of its review into the collapse of Silvergate Bank, the Federal Reserve Board’s Office of Inspector General

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Improbable Reports 85% Reduction in Losses for 2022 as Metaverse Focus Pays Off

In addition to the metaverse, Improbable attributed the robust financial earnings to a decrease in the cost of hosting large-scale virtual events.  London-based virtual reality startup Improbable has announced a substantial reduction in its losses for the 2022 fiscal year, marking a notable shift in the company’s financial performance. The company, known

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