Developers


Finance

FTX, Liberty City Lead $20M Raise for Dev Platform DoraHacks

The hackathon startup will use the funds to launch an NFT-focused venture fund, among other things.

Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Beyond the Bitcoin Conference Hype: Pleb.Fi Builds Inclusivity

The intensive inclusivity-meets-tech hackathon is one Bitcoin developer’s “love letter to the community.”

Pleb.Fi Signage (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)

Finance

IOST Foundation Starts $100M Fund for EVM Developers

The venture is being funded through IOST's institutional investment partners, with Big Candle Capital (BCC) leading the raise.

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While You Were Out Partying, I Studied Bitcoin Development

Open-source software discussions were the best-kept secret at Bitcoin 2022 in Miami.

The most underrated part of Bitcoin 2022 (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)

Policy

India’s Crypto Industry Fears Proposed Tax Rules Will Increase ‘Brain Drain’

The new tax proposals are set to formally become law on Thursday amidst little hope that the government may soften the tax blow.

Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Finance

Plenty of Money and No One to Pay: Crypto Teams at ETHDenver Face Hiring Crunch

Recruiters at ETHDenver say a shortage of developer talent is inflating salaries and brewing up competition in the industry building Web 3.

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