Vancouver’s WestCoast NFT has announced the launch of their latest drop, The MetaArt Club (TMAC), the first dedicated fine art NFT platform linking emerging and established digital artists to global blue-chip art collectors. Launching on December 20th, The MetaArt Club is a collection of 9,888 NFT artworks designed by a curated mix of 35 established […]
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The Digital Judicial – How I Envision The Future Of Canadian Estate Law
During the past two years, there are two words I have heard and read more than any other time in my life: unprecedented and digitization. To be fair, the use of these words is entirely relevant and valid. The pandemic has disrupted our lives and affected every industry from the way we work to the […]
Six NFT Stories In 2021 That Demonstrated Vancouver’s Web3 Emergence
Web3 is the decentralized iteration of the internet based on blockchain technology, which powers nonfungible tokens and underpins cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Like it or not, Web3 is coming, and Vancouver is at the centre of it. Local tech champion Ray Walia recently wrote about how Vancouver tech leaders and investors are paving the way for […]
Stop Saying Remote Collaboration Can Never Be as Good as In-Person
Remote work technology can be so much better. Here’s how. Hybrid work has taken root. By the end of 2021, Gartner forecasts 51% of global knowledge workers will be working remotely at least part time, and this is a great development for both employees and employers. However, everyone has had to make adjustments to make […]
Five Thought Leaders Share Their Advice On Talent, NFTs, & Startups
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2021, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 75 articles in this category this year and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Here are the five most […]
What Lies In Store For Bitcoin In 2022?
The year 2021 has seen a stunning year for Bitcoin and many of the other cryptocurrencies. It is difficult to believe that, on January 1, one Bitcoin could be purchased for less than USD $30,000. The price has more than doubled and, by early November, had reached its all-time high of USD $67,500. JP Morgan […]
2021 In The Rearview Mirror And Indicators On What To Watch Out For In 2022 Auto Tech
2021 was a strange year in many ways and all signs point to 2022 continuing to have its discernible quirks, especially in the automotive industry. At first glance, and most topically pressing to Canadian automotive manufacturers and really, anyone in the auto industry in both Canada and Mexico, US measures supporting US-manufactured electric vehicles (EVs) […]
Autozen Expands into the Okanagan After Accelerated Success in Vancouver
Online private auto sales marketplace, Autozen is expanding from Vancouver into the Okanagan, starting with the Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon areas. Positioned to disrupt the stressful and unnecessarily complex car sale process, Autozen is a new consumer-to-business (C2B) marketplace on a mission to create an easier, safer and more transparent way for car owners to […]
BlocPal To Launch A Financial Services Marketplace In Nigeria
Vancouver’s BlocPal and PayPassage have announced a partnership to uplift and integrate financial services in Nigeria. Nigeria is one of the top three unbanked countries globally, with almost half of Nigerian adults having no access to a bank account. Out of the 59 million unbanked adults, 73 percent don’t have the required documents to open a […]
Traction on Demand Incubated Traction Guest Acquired by ShieldCo
Vancouver’s Traction Guest has been acquired by ShieldCo, a PSG portfolio company focused on building the visitor management space. PSG is a leading growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies. The acquisition marks ShieldCo’s second investment in the visitor management space, following its earlier investment in Sign In App. Traction Guest […]