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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 Spotlight: How Businesses Can Leverage Blockchain, NFTs For Added Value
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 8:10pm | 930Read More...In light of the blockchain, tokenization, and Web 3.0 revolution, as consumers and producers look for new ways to assign and transfer value, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become a hot topic as of late. In understanding how blockchain can be used to create an incentive-driven, ownership...
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Stash Secures $112M In Series F Led By LendingTree, T.Rowe Price, Union Square Ventures
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 10:47am | 365Read More...Stash, a holistic solution for financial wellness, formally announced the closure of a $112 million Series F funding round, led by LendingTree, accounts advised by T. Rowe Price, Inc., Breyer Capital, Goodwater Capital, Greenspring Associates, Union Square Ventures, and others. The development...
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Fred Wilson: This Is Why Apple May Be On The Wrong Path
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 10:56am | 309Read More...Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures said back in 2014 that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) would not be considered a top three technology company by the end of the decade. Speaking at TC Disrupt, he said at the time that Apple's products are "too rooted to hardware" and "hardware...
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Fred Wilson On 'The Twitter Contradiction'
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 9:39am | 304Read More...There are some negative thoughts on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) as the social media company is not growing in respect to Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and today's youth gravitate toward Snapchat and Instagram. But, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures presents a different picture in his blog...
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Interactive Brokers Group Is Buying Covestor
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 5:25pm | 168Read More...Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR) agreed to acquire the privately-held online online investment management platform Covestor for an undisclosed amount. Interactive's President Milan Galik said the acquisition will help the company "provide a more complete service to roboadvisor...
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Fred Wilson: By 2020, Apple Will Not Be A 'Top Three' Tech Company
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 9:22am | 666Read More...Saying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was too rooted in hardware at the expense of data and the cloud, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures predicted Monday that the company wouldn’t even be in the top three tech companies by 2020, according to TechCrunch. Wilson spoke at the TechCrunch Disrupt...
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Is Bitcoin Your Chance To Profit Like A VC?
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 3:28pm | 990Read More...This week, Pantera Bitcoin Partners announced a $150 million joint venture from Venture Capital Firms Fortress Investment Group, Benchmark Capital and Ribbit Capital. They join Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners and Lightspeed Ventures in...
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Are Startup Funds About to Deplete?
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 2:09pm | 210Read More...Another economic collapse might be on its way. And it could be bigger than the disaster of 2008. That's according to Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger, who shared his fears on his blog at Continuations.com. “Now I don't have a crystal ball,” Wenger wrote. “The markets might well bounce...
