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Why BlackRock Could Bet On This RWA Token 😲
Just last week, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has positioned itself at the forefront of this movement with the launch of a $100 million tokenization fund, which has already attracted over $240 million in investment within its first week.
Bankman-Fried gets 25 years for fraud 🤔
A federal judge in New York on Thursday sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers, money laundering and other crimes tied to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Baltimore bridge collapse: Insurance loss could hit $3bn 🧐
The collapse of a bridge in the US city of Baltimore will result in the largest single marine insurance loss ever, a British insurance marketplace said. Six people were presumed dead after a ship crashed into the bridge, and divers have recovered two bodies.
🚨 Important News This Week
AI
Elon Musk Makes Grok AI Available to All Paying X Subscribers
Adobe’s Firefly Services makes over 20 new generative and creative APIs available to developers
China turns to AI in propaganda mocking the ‘American Dream’
Tech
BYD posts slowest quarterly profit growth in 2 years
Dell Laid Off 13,000 Workers Over the Past Year
Amazon launches same-day prescription delivery in New York and Los Angeles
Business
Home insurance market is crumbling
US inflation ticked higher last month, reversing some recent progress
Kia recalls more than 400,000 Telluride SUVs that can move while in park
Crypto
MicroStrategy: unjustified premium compared to Bitcoin
Dogecoin Explodes 50% as Bitcoin Bitcoin Bulls Return in Force
Bitcoin Miner's shocking $800 offering sends stocks plummetingn as Wormhole plunges after airdrop
🚨 Notable Companies Secure Impressive Investments
Gunzilla Games has raised $30M in a funding round co-led by CoinFund and Avalanche’s Blizzard Fund
0G Labs has raised $35M in a Pre-Seed funding round backed by Animoca Brands and others
Reya Network has raised $10M in a funding round backed by Coinbase Ventures and Framework
ALEX has raised $10M in a Strategic funding round led by Spartan Capital
peaq has raised $15M in a pre-launch funding round led by Generative Ventures and Borderless Capital
Illuvium [ILV] has raised $12M in a Series A round and teased a token airdrop
AI platform MyShell has raised $11M in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Dragonfly
Hybrid L2 network BOB has raised $10M in a Seed funding round
Parallel has raised $35M in a funding round backed by Solana Ventures and others
😎 My Forbes Feature: The April 2024 Bitcoin Halving - To Invest Or Not To Invest?
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