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The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, has advised investors to avoid cryptocurrency and other speculative investments. “Don’t get memed. Don’t get SPAC’d. Don’t get crypto’d,” Cramer stressed, warning of … Read More
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This week, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. revealed the company will give event organizers the ability to mint non-fungible token (NFT) tickets via the Flow blockchain. Last November, Ticketmaster said it was … Read More
Visit Horizon Worlds next month to catch a virtual performance featuring renowned comics. Founded in 1983, Just for Laughs is a popular comedy festival held every year in Montreal and … Read More
Two weeks ago, longtime venture capitalist Chris Olsen, a general partner and cofounder of Drive Capital in Columbus, Oh., settled into his seat for a board meeting for a portfolio … Read More
South Korean port city Busan has forged a partnership with Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX to help the city develop a local cryptocurrency exchange and boost blockchain-based businesses. Busan Taps FTX To … Read More
When it comes to types of venture capital instruments, party rounds are as controversial as they come. A party round is an early-stage financing round, usually occurring between the pre-seed … Read More
The Eurozone’s inflation rate reached a record high in August of 9.1%, the highest ever recorded in history, according to Europe’s statistics office Eurostat. The rate was higher than economists … Read More
AngelBlock is a platform that connects knowledgeable investors with vetted, notable crypto and FinTech startups. The goal is to enable fully on-chain, decentralised financing and support from investors to new … Read More
Mash Me Up is an upcoming online multiplayer VR game that pits players against each other in bite-sized 1v1 minigame scenarios on Quest headsets. It’s available in open beta from … Read More
There is no data to show how little venture funding goes to trans founders. All that exists is a report from Backstage Capital saying 1% of all venture funds went … Read More
Kinesis, a leading gold and silver-based monetary system, is happy to announce it has added the XDC coin to its platform. Following the listing, XDC is now tradeable against eight … Read More
You know the feeling; you’re on a dating app, and you start a conversation with someone, and things don’t seem like they add up completely. You’ve seen The Tinder Swindler … Read More
Aada Finance, a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol, announced the launch of the long-awaited Aada Finance V1 on the Cardano mainnet. According to the team, the release is scheduled for … Read More
On-demand services are the talk of the town these days. These services are replacing the traditional business models faster than we could have ever imagined. Today, almost every business, be…Read … Read More
‘Quest Pro’ was spotted accessing WebXR content, further evidence of Project Cambria’s product name. The finding was Tweeted by the co-founder of Zesty, a WebXR immersive ads provider. The data … Read More
On August 16/22, 2022, Cuprum Coin s.l.l.c. launched its commodity-backed cryptocurrency, with an underlying asset in the form of ultrafine copper powder worth over US$60 Billion. After a successful pre-sale … Read More
It’s customary to have questions in mind before releasing a new product. For example, we often wonder how the market will respond to our products. Would customers like it? But … Read More
Cardano adherents may have to wait until September for the much anticipated Vasil Hardfork to pave the way for some issues to be ironed out. In his latest update on … Read More
Masha Bucher Contributor Share on Twitter Masha Bucher is the founder and general partner of Day One Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm that backs customer-focused startups and leads … Read More
Punch rubber duckies and avoid scolding hot lava in unique mixed reality experiences. ValoArena launches today at the IAAPA Expo trade show, and the new immersive mixed reality indoor arena … Read More
On Wednesday, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty jumped 9.26% higher, recording the second highest difficulty rise in 2022. The latest rise is Bitcoin’s third difficulty increase since August 4, 2022, and it’s … Read More
Just how lucrative is the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market? New data from Klarna and recent earnings results from Affirm make it clear that building a global business in … Read More
LegUp co-founder and CEO Jessica Eggert (LegUp Photo) Pasadena, Calif.-based child care matching startup Kinside is acquiring LegUp, a Seattle-based child care enrollment startup. The two companies are not releasing … Read More
Nishika de Rosairo, the founder and chief executive of HumanQ, has a vision for employee coaching that disagrees with some of the biggest, and most valuable startups out there. Instead … Read More
T-Mobile is embracing eSIM. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile is pushing some new app features focused on getting prospective customers to switch with as little friction … Read More
Do you want to run an “easy” startup? Be a coder, and realize that some aspect of your workflow is needlessly complicated. Create a tool to fix that, and spin … Read More
Jenny Lefcourt Contributor Share on Twitter Jenny is an entrepreneur, operator, board member, advisor, and investor in tech for over 25 years. Editor’s note: Jenny Lefcourt is a TechCrunch Live … Read More
Drones, sidewalk robots and autonomous vehicles are being touted as some of the next big movers in the last-mile delivery space, but what of the humble bicycle? Global logistics and … Read More
Natalia Murillo was an undergraduate at the University of Southern California when a professor taught her about the cryptographic technique of zero-knowledge proofs. She’s been immersed in web3 and blockchain … Read More
On the Business Beat, Jeff shares some marketing advice from an Omnicron Media Group/Amplified Intelligence study indicating impressions… The post WJR Business Beat: In Advertising, Active Attention Is the Key … Read More
According to the Turkish Ministry of Interior, Faruk Fatih Özer — the mastermind behind the defunct Turkish crypto exchange Thodex — has been detained in Albania. Thodex Founder Faces Thousands … Read More
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff talks with Rani Molla about her Vox article… The post The Rise of the Side Startup Makes the Most of … Read More
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in … Read More
LEO rose to a six-week high on Wednesday, as prices rallied for a fifth consecutive session. The move came as the token raced past a key resistance level, on its … Read More
Chief investment officer and co-founder of pioneering crypto VC fund Cyber Capital, Justin Bons, has joined the cadre of bitcoin sceptics, referring to it as “one of the worst cryptocurrencies”. … Read More
VMware announces new cloud and edge infrastructure solutions built to embrace, create and manage the increasingly abstract and virtual IT stack. The post VMware Explore 2022: A sharper edge in … Read More
All businesses should explore any opportunity to streamline workflows and speed up production. Hyperautomation (i.e., using technology to allow any processes to run without manual intervention) is a chance to … Read More
BikeList co-founders Dan Marx, left, and Rob Einaudi. (BikeList Photo) In a bid to pedal past eBay, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and others, two Seattle-area tech veterans have launched a new … Read More
Trading futures contracts in the area of cryptocurrency is considered one of the most fruitful ways to gain significant income on crypto, effective risk management, and more. Futures trading is … Read More
An update rolling out to iPhones changes the name of the Oculus mobile app to Meta Quest. The update represents one of the last pieces of the former Oculus brand … Read More
Immad Akhund Contributor Share on Twitter Immad Akhund is the co-founder and CEO of Mercury and an angel investor with more than 250 investments. A tumultuous financial market, rising interest … Read More
Identity is a big part of any security strategy, helping control access to applications and services across a company. Sometimes that involves a person, and sometimes a machine, adding to … Read More
It’s safe to say that millions of Americans dream of becoming real estate investors but can’t or don’t due to a variety of challenges, including lack of accreditation, capital and … Read More
Solid, which rebranded from Wise in 2021, raised a $63 million Series B round of funding to continue providing its fintech-as-a-service offering for companies wanting to launch and scale their … Read More
As interest rates continue to rise, private equity investors are starting to feel the heat. With competition for deals heating up, investors are having to bid more aggressively for opportunities, … Read More
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has praised digital assets as a payment instrument that could strengthen Russia’s financial independence. The top government official also called for increasing the use of … Read More
Using the ReserveBlock (reserveblock.io) protocol, American singer, songwriter, and actor phenom Jencarlos Canela announced today to his 4 million social media fans & followers that he will release a personal … Read More
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche … Read More
