Global fintech investment activity steadily declined throughout 2022, with funding dropping by 46% from 2021's record levels. Global fintech funding reached $75.2B in 2022 — marking a 46% drop from 2021, but up 52% compared to 2020. The funding slowdown was especially severe in the second half of the year, with Q4’22 funding clocking in
Having a comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy is a cornerstone to business success, especially as companies continue to navigate new challenges. As companies seek to formalize DEI efforts, how can you ensure you’re moving beyond good intentions to real action and impact? At the Modern Leadership Roundtable in October, the Women Business Collaborative
“It’s like learning to drive on the wrong side of the road,” exclaimed Larry when I asked him how he experienced the shift to leading remote employees. “You have to get to the same destination as before, but you now have different signals, cues, and controls — and that does take some time getting used
Imagine walking down the street. Suddenly, you think of a product you need. Immediately next to you, a vending machine appears, filled with the product and variations you were thinking of. You stop, pick an item from the vending machine, it’s shipped to your house, and then continue on your way. Next, imagine a husband
1/ Nike - Acquired the NFT fashion producer RTFKT - Filed several metaverse-related trademarks - It created Nikeland, a shop in the metaverse Roblox - Made over $185.34 million in NFT sales 2/ Gucci - Opened a virtual Gucci Garden showroom - Joined Superplastic and launched SuperGucci- exquisite and unique CryptoJanky NFTs and ceramic creations.
“Why NFTs” – A list of use-cases NFTs enable: – Digital ownership – Transferability – Permanent data storage Use cases for brands & creators: – Community building – Co-creation – Verifiability & provenance (e.g. for watches) – Monetization of IP – Verifiable rarity (e.g. limited collections) – Loyalty – Crowdfunding Click here to visit original article: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marcphilippeb_why-nfts-a-list-of-use-cases-nfts-enable-activity-7021363047592001536-v2VX/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Global payments processing company Stripe is launching its own fiat-to-crypto on-ramp, allowing customers to exchange dollars for cryptocurrencies. Stripe’s new transactions solution is billed as a customizable widget, which can be directly embedded within different DeFi platforms. The most common way to on-ramp fiat-to-crypto today is to purchase cryptocurrencies through a centralized exchange — including
web3 Studios forecasts the digital identity space may generate more than $600 billion by 2030 Digital identity, and in particular self-sovereign identity (SSI) is key to enabling Web 3.0 as it’s all about decentralisation and data privacy. If Web 2.0 was characterised by careless data sharing and its uncontrollable exploitation for commercial purposes, Web 3.0 shifts
The institutions are coming! Tokenization of Real World Assets is hot for 2023 with institutions like BlackRock Goldman Sachs BNY Mellon State Street and others leaning in. Here is a great graphic by WhiteSight that shows the tokenization initiatives by banks through the end of 2022. Click the link to read the entire post:
Metaverse crypto projects are enjoying a healthy surge this year, easily outstripping the decentralized finance (DeFi) segment. Tokens tied to metaverse and gaming projects Enjincoin, Axie Infinity, Decentraland, The Sandbox, STEPN and Apecoin have all soared over a 30-day and year-to-date basis. Overall, crypto’s metaverse sector is up 105% year-to-date as of 8pm, ET and