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Blockstream takes on Bitmain with new Bitcoin mining centers (and it’s already getting flak)

Blockstream, the blockchain infrastructure firm that sent a Bitcoin satellite into space, has entered the cryptocurrency mining space. The company revealed details about its Bitcoin mining data centers in Quebec, Canada and Adel, Georgia earlier this week. Currently, Blockstream is working with customers including Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. However,

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India's LendingKart, which helps SMBs access working capital, raises $30M Series D from existing investors, bringing its total raised to $143M (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India’s LendingKart, which helps SMBs access working capital, raises $30M Series D from existing investors, bringing its total raised to $143M  —  As India continues its race to adopt digital payments at a pace and scale seen rarely worldwide, the country’s startups are quickly building solutions … India's LendingKart, which helps

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Texas regulator goes after cryptocurrency firm promising 900% returns in 2 weeks

Regulators in Texas have filed a cease and desist order against a New York-based cryptocurrency business promising a 900-percent return on investment in just two weeks. Forex and Bitcoin Trader, which was advertising on Craiglist Dallas, reportedly deals in cryptocurrency investments, commodity-based derivatives, and foreign currency trading. A statement published earlier this week said the company

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Huawei unveils HarmonyOS, a microkernel-based, distributed OS, which Huawei says is an alternative to Android in case it can no longer use Google's OS (Richard Lai/Engadget)

Richard Lai / Engadget: Huawei unveils HarmonyOS, a microkernel-based, distributed OS, which Huawei says is an alternative to Android in case it can no longer use Google’s OS  —  Huawei’s long-rumored Android alternative, Hongmeng, is finally official.  At today’s Huawei Developer Conference … Huawei unveils HarmonyOS, a microkernel-based, distributed OS, which Huawei says is an

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