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OKX Ventures And HashKey Capital Invest In Vietnam's CAEX Exchange, Joining VPBankS And LynkiD As Strategic Partners
CAEX partners with OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital to advance Vietnam's regulated crypto exchange, raising capital to meet licensing requirements and expand compliant digital asset infrastructure. Vietnam Prosperity Crypto Asset Exchange Joint…
Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups
Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II. The firm, founded in 2021, backs early-stage companies in fintech, supply chain, and the future of work. It's backed 75 companies to…
India's VC Investments Reached $16 Bn
India's venture capital (VC) ecosystem continued its upward trajectory in calendar year 2025, with total funding reaching approximately $16 billion, marking a nearly 1.2 times increase over 2024 levels. According to Bain & Company's India Venture…
Breaking | HSBC, StanChart-led group among first to get stablecoin licences in Hong Kong
HSBC and a consortium led by Standard Chartered have been awarded Hong Kong's first stablecoin issuer licences, marking the city's latest step towards embracing cryptocurrency's most-traded cash substitute in its bid to become a global digital…
Resolved: Laundry folding is the future of home robotics
Rejoice, humans! If you've been wondering how you'll be integrating robot helpers into your life—you know, beyond robot vacuums and lawn mowers—you can sleep easier knowing your laundry-folding chores will be robotically resolved.
What Anthropic's too-dangerous-to-release AI model means for the AI race
Anthropic has a new product with a major catch—it's too powerful to be released. For a company valued at around $380 billion and reportedly preparing for an IPO this year, it's an unusual stance—but one that could pay off in the long…
Hunter Biden reveals potential cage fight against Donald Trump's sons
Presidential scions could soon square off in a cage match, if former Commander-in-Chief Joe Biden 's son Hunter has his way. While promoting an upcoming tour with gonzo journalist Andrew Callaghan, Hunter revealed a potential cage match between…
The daughters of Dominican immigrants achieved the American dream. They're bringing sweet success back to the homeland
Janett and Erika Liriano grew up in Queens, the daughters of Dominican immigrants who pushed them to dream big. Their encouragement paid off: by the time they were in their late 20s, Janett had been named a Forbes 30 Under 30 Listmaker and was the…
Binance Wallet Integrates Prediction Markets via YZi Labs-Backed Predictfun - 'The Defiant'
Binance Wallet has integrated predict.fun prediction markets and is sponsoring all gas fees for users on BNB Smart Chain. Binance Wallet has integrated BNB Smart Chain-based predictfun as its official prediction market provider. Predictfun is…
Woman started Pilates studio after getting burned out from venture job
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anna Noelle Rinke, the 30-year-old Austin-based founder of Homebody Studios. Her previous employment and identity have been verified by Business Insider. The following has been edited for length…
Yobi teams with Microsoft to deliver predictive consumer intelligence on Azure
Behavioral artificial intelligence company Yobi today announced a new strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to unlock predictive consumer intelligence for U.S. enterprises. The partnership with Microsoft sees Yobi integrate its behavioral…
Insider trading accusations ignited amid well-timed US-Iran ceasefire bets
Calls are mounting within Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket, following a series of instances where anonymous traders placed strategic, well-timed bets on major geopolitical events just hours before they…
Fintech Startups Globally Raise More Money In Far Fewer Deals In Q1 2026
Venture funding to fintech companies is up year over year so far, but concentrated into significantly fewer companies, Crunchbase data shows. Global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $12 billion across 751 deals in 2026 as of…
$38M for AI health care admin, Mission Critical's TxLa buy, and drone maker's IPO plans
🚑 Chapter, a Medicare navigation platform, raised $100 million in Series E funding. Generation Investment Management led, joined by Fifth Down Capital, 8VC and insiders Stripes, XYZ Venture Capital, Addition, Narya Capital, Susa Ventures…
Chinese startup ShengShu raises 2 billion yuan to advance artificial general intelligence
Chinese artificial intelligence startup ShengShu Technology has raised 2 billion yuan (HK$2.3 billion) in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud, the company said on Friday, as competition intensifies in China's AI sector. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
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