Spotify claims Apple may be again in violation of European regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires interoperability from big technology companies dubbed “gatekeepers.” This time, the issue isn’t about in-app purchases, links or pricing information, but rather how Apple has discontinued the technology that allows Spotify users to control the volume on their […]
Mandiant says hackers stole a ‘significant volume of data’ from Snowflake customers
Security researchers say they believe financially motivated cybercriminals have stolen a “significant volume of data” from hundreds of customers hosting their vast banks of data with cloud storage giant Snowflake. Incident response firm Mandiant, which is working with Snowflake to investigate the recent spate of data thefts, said in a blog post Monday that the […]
Stripe’s growth continues to impress as total payment volume tops $1T
Stripe’s annual letter provides the outline of a business that is healthy and growing. Stripe is sufficiently large that when we consider its growth we have to weigh it against the overall growth in the payment space more generally. By that measure, the company is outperforming its market. Major growth points In its annual missive, […]
Value Locked in Defi Drops Below $200 Billion, April’s Dex Trade Volume Drops 21% Lower Than March
While the crypto economy shed billions this week, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance protocols slipped under the $ 200 billion range to $ 196.6 billion. The TVL in defi lost roughly 3.16% during the last day, and the $ 592 billion in smart contract protocol tokens dropped in value by 3.5% over […]
30 Day NFT Sales Continue to Run Hot With Punks and Apes, Metaverse Trade Volume Skyrockets
The number of recorded non-fungible token (NFT) sales during the last 30 days consisted of roughly 362,374 sales. During the past 30 days, the leading NFT marketplace Opensea processed $ 2.39 billion, up 22.88% since last month. Decentraland volume jumped 192% since last month reaching more than $ 28 million in sales. NFT and Metaverse […]