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CoinDesk’s Consensus 2023 Draws 15,000 Attendees from Around the Globe to Austin, Texas

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Time Stamp: May 10, 2023 12:35 PM - Modified On: May 10, 2023 - Published By:
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 10, 2023 — CoinDesk's annual event, Consensus 2023, concluded on April 28th, bringing together a diverse group of 15,000 attendees, including developers, investors, policymakers, and major brands, to tackle the most pressing challenges facing crypto and Web3 today. CoinDesk is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and the 9th year of Consensus. As the world's largest and most influential gathering of the crypto, blockchain, and Web3 communities, Consensus 2023 was a call to action to collaborate, innovate and find solutions to drive the industry forward. “Amid a

Singularity 6 raises $30M to fund upcoming fantasy ‘community simulation’ MMO

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Time Stamp: July 1, 2021 1:23 PM - Modified On: July 1, 2021 - Published By:
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LA-based game studio Singularity 6 has banked more funding as it scales itself up and readies for the launch of its debut title. The startup tells TechCrunch they’ve raised $30 million in a Series B bout of funding led by FunPlus Ventures with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), LVP, Transcend, Anthos Capital and Mitch Lasky. The studio has now disclosed some $49 million in funding, a sizable sum, but one that showcases how much investors are looking to rally around gaming platform plays in the wake of Roblox’s monster

Parsec Raises $25M to Ensure You Can Connect to Any Computer in the World Remotely

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Time Stamp: December 17, 2020 10:27 AM - Modified On: December 17, 2020 - Published By:
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Remote working has become the new normal but for some professions, having access to the powerful computing systems found at the office is difficult to replicate.  Parsec is a platform that allows users to remotely access virtual machines and their powerful PCs from any device without any noticeable latency.  The company got its start in gaming, where it was popular with gamers that wanted to play on the go, but since the pandemic, the technology is being used by animators, game developers, engineers, or anyone that needs enhanced processing power