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MagicBlock's $7.5M: Will Solana Finally Empower African Builders?

MagicBlock's $7.5M: Will Solana Finally Empower African Builders?

I’m going to be honest with you, galas and fundraisers and funding rounds all seem…far-away right now. Another company, another pile of cash. Yet MagicBlock’s $7.5 million seed round from this week feels more surprising. It certainly does seem like a turning point, particularly for African developers. Can Solana, through...

Beyond Hype Walker's Blockchain Law Paves Way Or Stifles Innovation?

Beyond Hype Walker's Blockchain Law Paves Way Or Stifles Innovation?

Blake Walker. The name now appears to be becoming synonymous with the future of blockchain and digital asset law more broadly. Or is she a Milton Friedman champion of innovation? Or is she in fact unwittingly laying down the regulatory stranglehold that would send this next generation of crypto entrepreneurs...