A who’s-who of celebrities, investors, and celebrity investors have come together to invest $47 million into Aspiration, the company launched by a former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton to challenge the traditional banking industry. For Andrei Cherny, Aspiration’s founder and chief executive, the company’s business is an inversion of the business model of the… Read More
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Review: Shinola Canfield headphones are an overpriced mess
The Shinola Canfield headphones cost $600 and does not ship with a 1/2-inch stereo adapter. That should tell you everything you need to know. But if not, keep reading and let me explain why these fashion headphones are not worth their price. Read…
View More Review: Shinola Canfield headphones are an overpriced messWith markets going crypto-crazy, SEC chairman weighs in
Given the crazy run cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether and litecoin have been on in the last week, it was only a matter of time before the Securities and Exchange Commission weighed in. Well, now it has in the form of an open letter from SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. Read More
French peer-to-peer payment app Lydia adds Apple Pay support
A peer-to-peer payment app that works similarly to Venmo from startup Lydia in France now works with Apple Pay (a feature originally announced in July), making it possible to spend your balance from the app wherever MasterCard and Apple Pay are accepted. It’s a neat use of Apple Pay to make it possible to do mobile payments without requiring that a user have a credit card – and it… Read More
French peer-to-peer payment app Lydia adds Apple Pay support
A peer-to-peer payment app that works similarly to Venmo from startup Lydia in France now works with Apple Pay (a feature originally announced in July), making it possible to spend your balance from the app wherever MasterCard and Apple Pay are accepted. It’s a neat use of Apple Pay to make it possible to do mobile payments without requiring that a user have a credit card – and it… Read More
SEC’s new cyber unit takes its first action to halt an initial coin offering ‘scam’
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Canadian crypto company PlexCorp with violating securities laws by selling up to $15 million in an initial coin offering (ICO). ICO’s have seen explosive growth over the past year as fledgling companies have used them raise more than $3 billion in capital through various cryptocurrencies. However, experts have warned they can present… Read More
Bitcoin just made the Winklevoss twins billionaires
After suing Mark Zuckerberg over the idea for Facebook, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss invested part of their payout in Bitcoin. Read more…More about Facebook, Technology, Mashable Video, Stocks, and Money
View More Bitcoin just made the Winklevoss twins billionairesThe $50 million esports tournament…?
In 2011, ‘Dota 2’ developer Valve created The International, a tournament celebrating professional players and fans alike. The $1.6 million prize pool was unheard of at the time, and since then, a surge of community funding has drastically increased t…
View More The $50 million esports tournament…?Israeli serial startup stars of blockchain tech return with QEDit, a zero-knowledge proof diligence tool
Leveraging some “mind boggling math” introduced as an update onto the Ethereum blockchain only a few months ago, QEDit is launching its product on our Battlefield stage at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin. The company, which takes its name from the Latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum (which was what would have been demonstrated) relies on the principle of zero knowledge proofs to… Read More
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These days, there’s just no stopping Bitcoin.
Just one day after crossing the important psychological barrier of $10,000 per bitcoin, the price rose another 10 percent. Bitcoin was currently trading at $11,153 as of Wednesday morning, according…
Crunch Report | Cyber Monday Results
WeWork buys Meetup, Airbnb now lets you split the bill and the financial results from Cyber Monday. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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