How Are Smart Contracts Transforming Financial Transactions?
In the dynamic landscape of financial technology, smart contracts emerge as a transformative force. These self-executing contracts, with terms directly coded into the agreement, have the potential to revolutionize how we initiate and enforce contracts. What are Smart Contracts? Smart contracts, at their core, are programs operating on a blockchain
Read moreBahamas to host Afreximbank, AfriCaribbean Meetings
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank, Professor Benedict Oramah says “Afreximbank’s historic decision to hold the 31st Afreximbank Annual Meetings in The Bahamas will be the first time it has been held in the Caribbean. There is a hugely positive outlook for many African and CARICOM countries –
Read moreHow Ukraine’s cyber police fights back against Russia’s hackers
On February 24, 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Since then, life in the country has changed for everyone. For the Ukrainian forces who had to defend their country, for the regular citizens who had to withstand invading forces and constant shelling, and for the Cyberpolice of Ukraine, which had to
Read moreCleanFiber wants to turn millions of tons of cardboard boxes into insulation
The startup has raised $28 million to help fund a nationwide expansion of its cardboard-based cellulose building insulation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFellow steps away from its usual grind with $365 Aiden coffee machine
Coffee is a beverage, sure, but to many people, it’s more than that. It’s a ritual to find a pause in the day, rewarded by a tasty jolt of caffeine. For many years, Fellow has been top of mind for those looking to embrace the ritual. It’s a bit of
Read moreA popular open-source content delivery network went down for hours
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Unpkg, a content delivery network (CDN) that powers more than 4 billion requests per day, went down for several hours on Friday morning. The outage broke the thousands of websites that use the open-source CDN, leaving developers scrambling for a fix. The
Read moreBeeper acquired by Automattic, fintech’s decline and YC’s lack of LatAm founders
When it comes to news items that we love at TechCrunch, IPOs rank pretty darn high. Another great newsy bit that comes along less frequently than we’d like is a startup buying another startup. These deals are often very interesting as they either bring a gob of talent, or technology
Read moreBoosting Financial Institutions data resilience with AI
Data centers play a vital role for banks and financial institutions by providing dependable and swift connectivity and processing power, thus mitigating the risks of errors or delays in real-time transactions. For these organizations, the reliability and efficiency of their private data centers are paramount. They frequently opt to own
Read more5 reasons to attend TC Early Stage 2024
TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 isn’t just another tech startup event — it’s the destination for early-stage startups to get hands-on, actionable insights to scale their business directly from expert leaders. Here are five amazing reasons why you need to mark your calendar for April 25 and secure your spot at
Read moreCommvault welcomes industry veteran
Commvault, a premier provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud organizations, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ashley Baird. Baird is the new Vice President & Managing Director of Market Expansion for Commvault. With a wealth of experience in cloud technologies and go-to-market strategies. Baird
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