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South Africa’s NFTfi raises $5M so people can use their NFTs as collateral for loans

TechCrunch

Early-stage crypto fund 1kx led the round, with Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, Maven 11, Scalar Capital, Kleiner Perkins and others participating. . Most of the group still reside in the African country; however , the company is now incorporated in the British Virgin Islands for compliance and regulatory reasons, according to Young.

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

That may not sound like much, but a 5-degree rise will affect almost every aspect of human life, in ways both large and small. For many low-lying island nations , the challenge of higher seas and more intense tropical storms will be existential. What will life be like in this much warmer world?

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YouTube channels to help keep your mind calm

Mashable Tech

Others prefer Spotify's spa-like sounds, or their "deep focus" study playlists. To list just five: Birds chirping, waves crashing, gentle electronica beats, the calming engine noise of 24th-century spaceships, the sounds of the DisneyWorld monorail snaking around theme parks. Many of us apparently enjoy singing bowl TikToks.

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