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Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we looked at Musk holding onto doge. This week, we’re talking about where all of this crypto VC money is possibly gonna go.…
If it walks like a dog and barks like a dog, perhaps it’s actually a digital asset security
Crypto exchange Coinbase is facing an SEC probe into whether it illegally sold securities. So did it?
XRP cryptocurrency crashes following announcement of SEC suit against Ripple
The value of one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrencies is crashing and a recently filed SEC complaint is at the root of the free fall. According to CoinMarketCap, the…
300M-user meme site Imgur raises $20M from Coil to pay creators
Meme creators have never gotten their fair share. Remixed and reshared across the web, their jokes prop up social networks like Instagram and Twitter that pay back none of their…
These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech
To become a global fintech player, locate your company in San Francisco and Africa. That’s the approach of payments company Flutterwave, digital lending startup Mines, and mobile-money venture Chipper Cash—Africa-founded…
Proof of Capital is a new $50M blockchain fund that’s backed by HTC
It’s often said that the dramatic fall of crypto prices last year ushered in a new era for technology-focused startups in the blockchain space, and the same argument can be…
Singapore fintech startup Instarem closes $41M Series C for global growth
Singapore’s Instarem, a fintech startup that helps banks and consumers send money overseas at lower cost, has closed a $41 million Series C financing round to go after global expansion…
Ripple Labs Hires Brad Garlinghouse As Its COO
Ripple Labs, which develops a payments protocol for value transfer over the Internet, has hired long-time Yahoo executive and former Hightail CEO Brad Garlinghouse as its COO. Garlinghouse joins Ripple…
