Blockcap Inc. ("Blockcap"), one of the largest bitcoin mining and blockchain technology companies based in the United States, announced today that Jarvis Hollingsworth will serve as the newest member of its board of directors. The addition brings unparalleled legal and regulatory expertise to the rapidly growing company as it seeks to transform both Texas and the United States more broadly as a global leader in blockchain technology. 

Liquid Mortgage announced today it has appointed Fred Matera to its Board of Directors.  Mr. Matera is a Managing Director and Head of Residential at Redwood Trust. He previously served as a Redwood board member from March 2019 to December 2020. Prior to that, he was co-founder of MoVi Partners, an advisory firm focused on the fintech industry, and President of EquiFi Corporation. 

Blockchain Coinvestors, a leading venture fund-of-funds and coinvestment program with a combined portfolio of more than 300 blockchain and crypto projects, including 20 blockchain unicorns, today announced that their second Fund closed with $26.9 million and was oversubscribed given strong demand for blockchain and crypto-related exposure among institutional investors, family offices and private clients.

Immersive Network announced today that it has secured commitments for over $50 million through the Starport platform in the 24 hours since the launch of their pre-IDO to fund Immersive Artistry's first slate of projects. The Immersive Network is a new blockchain-based platform launched by Starport, dedicated to extended reality entertainment and experiences. 

Mehrzad Manuel Ferdows, a leading entrepreneur, advisor, and investor has given a speech at a conference held in Dubai on risk management. Mehrzad Ferdows stated that the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization’s capital and earnings is referred to as risk management. He added that every business or organization encounters unanticipated risks, deleterious events that can inflict the company money or cause it to permanently close.

Stratis is developed to help make blockchain services accessible for businesses worldwide. In pursuit of that aim, it now supports interoperability with Ethereum, allowing firms to tap into the ease of use provided by Stratis Technologies while reaching out to millions of Ethereum users. The launch of its wrapped token (wSTRAX) also brings in a boom for the DeFi sector. Locked in a 1:1 ratio with the Stratis' native STRAX Token, platforms built on Ethereum can utilize wSTRAX in their DeFi products.

In a push to revolutionize brand-to-consumer engagement, SmartMedia Technologies is launching The SmartMedia Lab: a self-service platform that allows agencies and brands to create immersive mobile advertising campaigns using its proprietary non-fungible tokens (NFTs), known as SmartMedia Objects (SMOs). The SMOs can be distributed and attributed programmatically across display, social, search and CTV to drive deeper brand engagement and produce better business outcomes. With the release of SmartMedia Objects, SMT cements the notion that NFT technology is here to stay, and expands its application across the sales and marketing funnel.

PlatON, the infrastructure for global privacy-preserving computation and distributed economies from LatticeX Foundation, has reached an all-round strategic partnership with ChainX and PolkaWorld recently. As the earliest launched project built on Substrate, ChainX is committed to the research and adoption of Bitcoin layer 2 expansion, digital asset gateway and Polkadot second-layer relay chain, With the strong tech support and community base, its mainnet has been released and run smoothly for one and a half years.

TechX Technologies Inc. ("TechX'' or "the Company'') (CSE: TECX) (OTC: TECXF) (FRA: C0B:FF), a company focused in emerging technologies across growth sectors including: crypto, blockchain, AI and cloud technologies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to exchange certain information in pursuit of a potential transaction involving the acquisition of all of the outstanding share capital of CryptoBuddy Technologies Inc.

This partnership will support research conducted by UCL CBT's Senior Research Associate, Dr Geoffrey Goodell, to explore and evaluate end-user technology systems, infrastructure, business imperatives, and regulatory policy to support the privacy, dignity, and market power of individual persons in the emerging digital economy. The research is aimed at identifying the requirements and approaches for systems whose features specifically support the advancement of truly consensual trust relationships, the empowerment of local communities, and the public interest.