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Finance

'Crypto Instagram' Is Becoming a Thing, Scams and All

Scams are running rampant on Instagram in 2020 – even as legitimate crypto entrepreneurs are increasingly using the platform for business.

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Policy

EU Privacy Shield Ruling Is an Opportunity and Conundrum for Decentralized Tech

A judgment striking down an EU-U.S. data sharing agreement may pose compliance issues for U.S. startups. But privacy tech could offer a post-law solution.

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Finance

Coinbase Plans First-Ever Investor Day Amid Talk It May Go Public

It’s unclear if the Aug. 14 virtual meeting is related to a rumored plan to take Coinbase public, but such events often presage direct listings.

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures (left) with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, at Consensus 2019.

Finance

ConsenSys, Polychain, Tron, CipherTrace: Blockchain Startups Got $30M+ in US 'PPP' Bailout Loans

At least 45 crypto and blockchain startups, ranging from Bittrex to the Electric Coin Company, received U.S. Paycheck Protection Program loans, new filings show.

Administrator Jovita Carranza took over the SBA this year. (Tia Dufour/White House/Small Business Administration)

Finance

Cardano Developer IOHK Launches $20M Fund for Ecosystem Startups

The cFund will invest anywhere between $250,000 and $500,000 into startups and small businesses using Cardano or IOHK tech initiatives.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Finance

Humility Before a Fall: Your Crypto Startup Hasn't Done Anything Yet

Scams and fraud won't break crypto. But hubris might.

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Finance

This Startup Is Forking Compound to Make Hiring More Efficient

Braintrust launched out of stealth mode Wednesday, backed by a $6 million seed round featuring True Ventures, Homebrew Ventures, Uprising Ventures, Galaxy Digital, IDEO CoLab, Kindred Ventures and Vy Capital.

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Finance

Crypto News Outlet BlockTV Shuts Down, Citing Impact of COVID-19

Cryptocurrency-focused media startup BlockTV has shut down operations due to the economic strains of the COVID-19 crisis, according to two former employees.

Credit: BlockTV

Policy

New York, French Finance Watchdogs Open Doors for Each Other's Fintech Startups

The New York State Department of Financial Services and its French regulatory counterpart will work to "ease the entry" for fintech innovators into their respective markets.

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Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Forecasts Fourth Crypto Bull Cycle

a16z says high quality projects in the past cycle (some being startups in its own portfolio) will drive growth in the next.

Marc Andreessen, a16z co-founder (Joi/Wikimedia Commons)