a16z says it is “very optimistic” that the US government will “foster innovation” in crypto and there is a “pathway for constructive engagement” with regulators
Miles Jennings Michele Korver Brian Quintenz — We've been flooded with crypto founders asking us …
Jim Simons, a mathematician and founder of hedge fund firm Renaissance Technologies who pioneered computer-based approaches to quantitative trading, dies at 86
Jim Simons just died. Simons was an award-winning mathematician … Thomas Sumner / Simons Foundation : Remembering the Life and Careers of Jim Simons Jonathan Kandell / New York Ti...
a16z releases State of Crypto 2023, which tries to explain the dichotomy between market and product cycles and has an index showing stable product development
Chart showing ~250-400 academic publications/mo mentioning “cryptocurrency"/"blockchain"/ etc. to claim that crypto is “a significant area of academic research” … Molly White / @mo...
Andreessen Horowitz launches a16z Crypto Research, a lab focused on Web3 breakthroughs that can contribute to deployable code, led by academic Tim Roughgarden
Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is diving deeper into the crypto market with the launch of a new academic lab dedicated …
Recent filings from Walmart, including seven US trademark applications, indicate a possible plan to develop and offer virtual goods, NFTs, and a cryptocurrency
- Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse with plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs.
Elon Musk is either trading on his unique ability to move the price of Bitcoin and Dogecoin, or just trolling, and both scenarios are bizarre and incredible
As Elon Musk reverses his Bitcoin sentiment … Matthew Fox / Insider : Ethan Allen stock is soaring as traders confuse its ticker with the identical one for ether Scott Chipolina / ...
MetaKovan, an anonymous digital asset investor and founder of NFT focused crypto-based investment fund Metapurse, is the buyer of the $69M Beeple NFT
Sort Of Eileen Kinsella / Artnet News : ‘This Is Going to Be a Billion-Dollar Piece Someday’: The Buyer of the $69 Million Beeple NFT on Why It's the Greatest Artwork in a Generati...
MetaKovan, an anonymous digital asset investor and founder of NFT focused crypto-based investment fund Metapurse, is the buyer of the $69M Beeple NFT
A digital asset investor who goes by the handle Metakovan and refuses to give his full name, announced that he is the buyer …
Eco, a personal finance app that offers yields of 2.5% to 5% and cash back for shopping at Amazon, Uber, and DoorDash, raises $26M led by a16z crypto
One of the challenges in any new industry — crypto being no exception … MK Manoylov / The Block : Personal banking startup Eco raises $26 million from investors Daniel Palmer / Coi...
Ripple CEO says the SEC will file a suit over the alleged sale of unlicensed securities and calls it a parting shot by the Trump administration
Ripple, one of the most important companies in the cryptocurrency industry, said Monday evening that the Securities and Exchange Commission …
Visa says it's connecting its global network of 60M merchants to the US Dollar Coin, a stablecoin created by Circle Internet Financial on ethereum's blockchain
After a 16-month probe, House Democrats say Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, and Apple enjoy “monopoly power” and suggest antitrust changes that could break them up
- After a 16-month investigation into competitive practices at Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google …
Sources: US House report investigating Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook's power has been delayed as Democrats and Republicans are split on the remedies
Good morning! This Wednesday, let's take a deep breath … Karl Bode / Techdirt : Stop Pretending The Trump GOP Genuinely Cares About Monopoly Power Reuters : U.S. House antitrust f...
Startup IonQ unveils its next-gen quantum computing system, which it claims sets a new record of 4M+ for quantum volume, a common industry metric
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HBO says it will be shutting down its HBO Go streaming app on July 31, following the recent launch of HBO Max; HBO Now will be rebranded as just HBO
HBO Go, which first launched in 2010, will be shut down at the end of July — HBO on Friday said it will be shutting down its HBO …
Congress releases Zuckerberg's prepared testimony: “it's clear now that we didn't do enough” to protect data privacy, prevent fake news, election interference
so let's stop acting like he can't handle it. He can. Jeremy Kaplan / Digital Trends : Facing Facebook: Congress should take action to protect our privacy Levi Sumagaysay / Mercury...
Some Facebook staff say Cambridge Analytica scandal is mostly being hyped by the media; Zuckerberg said job applicants haven't been deterred by it, says source
Many workers are undaunted by user-data scandal; issues are mostly hype, some say — Facebook Inc. FB -.18% may be losing friends …
Some Facebook staff say Cambridge Analytica scandal is mostly being hyped by the media; Zuckerberg said job applicants haven't been deterred by it, says source
Many workers are undaunted by user-data scandal; issues are mostly hype, some say — Facebook Inc. FB -.18% may be losing friends …
Congress releases Zuckerberg's prepared testimony: “it's clear now that we didn't do enough” to protect data privacy, prevent fake news, election interference
so let's stop acting like he can't handle it. He can. Jeremy Kaplan / Digital Trends : Facing Facebook: Congress should take action to protect our privacy Levi Sumagaysay / Mercury...