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LayerZero Labs reaches $1 billion valuation in round backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz

Tom Brady, Justin Timberlake, crypto leaders like Dapper Labs invested in the $135 million round.

For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.

As regulation looms, group calls for national strategy for crypto and digital assets.

Before saying ‘I do,’ orgs need the right certification to guarantee a match made in heaven.

SE2 says Breathe Life’s Montréal HQ “creates springboard” for tech talent expansion.

Plus: How NFTs might change music and gaming.

CEOs think deal could mark step towards crypto consolidation, DeFi regulation.

Hardbacon is focused on acquisitions that help users bring home the bacon.

Mogo attributes most of loss to drop in value of Coinsquare warrants.

Latest budget commits to research, innovation, and life sciences.

ShopThing lets you shop for things via someone else’s live stream.

How trips to São Paulo, London, and Hong Kong sold Kanata Ventures on Canada.

Plus: Virtual Gurus closes $8.4 million amid US demand for diversity-focused virtual assistants.

Tiggy, Booxi, and SmartONE are some of the 11 startups joining this year.

The appointment to come almost a year after its recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Open Banking.