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Fintech Focus For April 30, 2021
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 6:45pm | 2175Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.” Source: Kenneth C. Griffin One Big Thing In Fintech: Per a CB Insights compilation of Q1 2021 fintech venture capital data from around the world, the...
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What Is Zed Run? Ethereum, NFTs And Horses Combine For Digital Racehorse Experience
Sunday, April 25, 2021 - 8:40am | 669Read More...The rise of NFTs has expanded from digital art to sports collectibles such as digital trading cards and NBA Top Shot moments. Now, even horse racing is getting involved. A growing player in the space is Zed Run, a digital racehorse platform seeing strong growth. What is Zed Run: Zed...
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The 'Boiler Room' Stock Pitch Recap: PureCycle, Uber, Yeti, Paysafe, IBM And More
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 3:30pm | 1375Read More...Every Friday, at 3 p.m. ET, Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown and Benzinga CEO Jason Raznick host "The Boiler Room," a Clubhouse audio chat where listeners can pitch their favorite stock. Here are this week's pitches. PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ: PCT) Pure Cycle removes...
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Reddit Joins The Audio Social Media Fray With Its Own Clubhouse-Like Service: What You Should Know
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 6:22am | 673Read More...Online discussion forum Reddit on Monday gave a sneak preview of a Clubhouse-like feature that will allow members of its forum to host live audio conversations. What Happened: The new audio feature, named Reddit Talk, is still under work but Reddit has invited the members of its communities to sign...
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Clubhouse Said To Get $4B Valuation In Latest Funding As Rivals Inch Closer
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - 10:31pm | 632Read More...The audio-based social media startup Clubhouse announced Sunday it had secured an undisclosed amount of funding in a Series C round led by existing investor Andrew Chen, of Andressen Horowitz, as it looks to scale up in face of rising competition. What Happened: Clubhouse named DST...
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Fintech Focus For April 19, 2021
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - 7:54pm | 2187Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." Source: Lao Tzu One Big Thing In Fintech: Coinbase’s public listing documents revealed an unusual set of circumstances for a startup: Its venture arm, Coinbase Ventures, had acquired stakes in a handful...
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Fintech Focus For April 14, 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 7:11pm | 2012Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “I think smart money understands that, although volatility has contracted a lot in these last two months, we are still seeing signs of excess market fragility appear from many different angles.” Source: Kris Sidial One Big Thing In Fintech: ConsenSys, a key...
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YouTube Outgrew Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Amid The Pandemic: Pew
Friday, April 9, 2021 - 11:45am | 446Read More...According To The Pew Research Center, Google's Video Platform Is More Popular Than Facebook And Instagram Among 18- To 29-Year-Olds. Forget all about TikTok and Clubhouse, the social network that has grown the most during the pandemic is YouTube, reports Pew Research Center. According to...
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Forget Miami, LatAm Is Where The Startup Action Is: A Clubhouse Discussion On April 9
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 2:40pm | 278Read More...While VC investment in Latin America has doubled every year since 2016, there are still many hurdles entrepreneurs have to go through if they want to be successful in the region. They are up against a large informal economy, analog financial information, weak institutions, high bureaucratic...
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Twitter Looked To Acquire Clubhouse In $4B Deal: Report
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 1:57am | 492Read More...Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) recently held unsuccessful talks with audio-based social media app Clubhouse for a buyout with a potential valuation of roughly $4 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. What Happened: The acquisition discussions between the two companies have reportedly stalled...
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Fintech Focus For April 8, 2021
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 6:17pm | 1521Read More...Quote To Start The Day: The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. Source: Leo Tolstoy One Big Thing In Fintech: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital transformation in finance accelerated and stock market engagement rose. Headlines on so-called meme-stocks like GameStop led to...
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Fintech Focus For April 7, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 6:46pm | 2410Read More...Quote To Start The Day: An unexamined life is not worth living. Source: Socrates One Big Thing In Fintech: Fidelity Investments, Square Inc. and several other financial firms are forming a new trade group that aims to shape the way bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are regulated. Source: WSJ...
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NBA's Sacramento Kings Players Will Soon Be Paid In Bitcoin, Says CEO
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 5:32pm | 361Read More...Vivek Ranadivé, Owner and CEO of the Sacramento Kings, said he would soon announce that all employees and players can get paid in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What Happened: Ranadivé made the revelation in a Clubhouse discussion hosted by Tim Draper, saying, "I'm going to...
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Clubhouse Pilots Payments Feature For Creators As Rivals Close-in, And It Will Take No Cut
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 2:59am | 493Read More...Audio-based social media app Clubhouse said on Monday it is testing out Payments, a monetization feature that will enable content creators on the platform to accept payments from other listeners even as bigger social rivals such as Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Microsoft Inc-owned (NASDAQ: MSFT)...
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Fintech Focus For April 5, 2021
Sunday, April 4, 2021 - 9:35pm | 2002Read More...Quote To Start The Day: If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time. Source: Steve Jobs One Big Thing In Fintech: JPMorgan issued a note Thursday that bitcoin could fetch a long-term price of $130,000 if its volatility continues to decline. Source: Coindesk Other Key...
