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Solana’s price rises to $160, highest level since January 2022 as memecoin mania rises
Dogwifhat and politically inspired tokens of President Biden and Trump also see price spikes Jacquelyn Melinek 17 hours The token behind Solana, a layer-1 blockchain that’s competitive with the Ethereum blockchain, has been through the wringer after it plummeted from a high of about $ 260 in late 2021 to a low around $ 8 […]
MariaDB’s potential take-private deal is an indictment of 2021’s SPAC mania
The potential sale of MariaDB to K1 Investment Management for $ 37 million is a capstone on the failed era of SPAC mergers that gained prominence for a brief time in venture circles during the last startup boom. Remember SPACs? Special purpose acquisition companies, also known as blank-check companies, were used heavily in 2021 and […]
Watch: Lionel Messi Mania Hits Hong Kong, Thousands Attend Football Icon's Training Session
Fans flocked the Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday to catch of Argentine World Cup-winner Lionel Messi train with the Inter Miami players on the eve of a friendly match between the Major League Soccer (MLS) club and the Hong Kong national team. Police closed off streets around the 40,000 seater stadium as fans gathered in […]