Sam Altman-backed Coco Robotics raises M

Sam Altman-backed Coco Robotics raises $80M

Los Angeles-based Coco Robotics, a startup building last-mile delivery robots, announced it raised $80 million on Wednesday. The funding round included angel investors Sam Altman and Max Altman, both returning investors, in addition to VC firms like Pelion Venture Partners and Offline Ventures, among others. This brings the company’s total funding to more than $120…

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, US stablecoin legislation moves closer to a Senate vote. Meanwhile, Ukraine eyes adding cryptocurrencies to its national reserves, and a proposed Bitcoin software update…

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Connecticut lawmakers vote to prohibit crypto use in government

Connecticut lawmakers vote to prohibit crypto use in government

Connecticut has joined the growing number of US states rejecting the notion of a state Bitcoin reserve, prohibiting government entities from making crypto investments and payments. Connecticut lawmakers unanimously passed a bill prohibiting state and local government divisions from accepting cryptocurrency payments and holding crypto assets. The House Bill 7082, titled “An Act Concerning Various…

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SEC eyes exemption framework to boost crypto innovation

SEC eyes exemption framework to boost crypto innovation

Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins also bashed the previous administration under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler and its approach to crypto. The US securities regulator is working on an “innovation exemption” to stoke the creation of more onchain products and services, according to Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins. Atkins, a former…

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