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Platform Businesses Dominate End of Year SPAC, IPO Activity

Platform Businesses Dominate End of Year SPAC, IPO Activity
Platform Businesses Dominate End of Year SPAC, IPO Activity
December 17, 2021  |  IPO

We’re at the very tail end of 2021, and depending on where — and when — you look, the SPAC sector is either dead or...

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With Startup Valuations Down, VC Firms Seek Deals
With Startup Valuations Down, VC Firms Seek Deals
May 26, 2020  |  Investments

With valuations sinking, startups are becoming reticent to fundraise like normal. But venture capital firms, seeing the lower prices, are becoming more aggressive on buying...

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Airbnb Drops Internal Valuation 16 Pct Amid Pandemic
Airbnb Drops Internal Valuation 16 Pct Amid Pandemic
April 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Short-term rental site Airbnb has lowered its internal valuation to $26 billion, a 16 percent drop, as business continue to be hammered by lockdowns, Reuters...

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Lawsuit Accuses Tether Backers Of Popping ‘Largest Bubble In History’
Lawsuit Accuses Tether Backers Of Popping ‘Largest Bubble In History’
October 07, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The companies in charge of the stablecoin cryptocurrency Tether are being sued and accused of “propping and popping the largest bubble in history.” As a...

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Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
July 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Chinese market presents a formidable, but also somewhat irresistible challenge to any payments and commerce player standing on the outside looking in. Formidable because...

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TD Ameritrade Launches In-Vehicle Finance Checks
TD Ameritrade Launches In-Vehicle Finance Checks
July 23, 2019  |  Markets

TD Ameritrade has announced the launch of a suite of in-vehicle solutions that will allow investors to stay up to date with the markets at...

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Facebook’s Libra Boosts Bitcoin Value To 18-Month High 
Facebook’s Libra Boosts Bitcoin Value To 18-Month High 
June 27, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s announcement that it was launching its own cryptocurrency, called Libra, has caused a resurgence of interest in crypto — and bitcoin, the most famous...

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Funding Round Pushes Resale Site StockX To Unicorn Status
Funding Round Pushes Resale Site StockX To Unicorn Status
June 27, 2019  |  Investments

StockX, the world’s first “stock market of things,” announced that it has closed on a $110 million Series C funding round, leading it past a...

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Potential Facebook Crypto Launch Pushes Bitcoin Over $9,000
Potential Facebook Crypto Launch Pushes Bitcoin Over $9,000
June 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin, the world’s most well known digital currency, has crossed the $9,000 mark for the first time in over a year, according to a report...

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