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Lynk demos global satellite connection for ordinary phones and prepares for commercial launch

TechCrunch

The days of “no signal” may be behind us with the advent of Lynk’s satellite network that lets any modern phone exchange data directly with a satellite overhead, no special antenna or chip required. Ubiquitilink advance means every phone is now a satellite phone. Image Credits: Lynk.

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MARA raises $23M from Coinbase Ventures and FTX to build Africa’s portal to the crypto economy

TechCrunch

his time there made him aware of the societal and financial challenges affecting Africans in remote places and theories of how bitcoin and blockchain technology could help. While shuttling between Nigeria (his hometown) and the U.S., Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets.

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