Crypto platform Vauld suspends withdrawals, trading and deposits amid financial challenges – TechCrunch

Vauld, a Singapore-headquartered crypto lending and exchange startup, has suspended withdrawals, trading and deposits on its eponymous platform with immediate effect as it navigates “financial challenges,” it said Monday. The startup — which counts Peter Thiel-backed Valar Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Pantera Capital among its backers and has raised about $27 million — said it…

Bid to replace July 4 fireworks with drones fizzles

Devastated by wildfires last year and with ongoing dry weather increasing the risk of further blazes, communities around Lake Tahoe made the decision to swap fireworks for drones for this year’s Fourth of July celebrations. With fireworks causing thousands of accidental fires every year on July 4, local residents are all too aware that the…