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Stripe’s big changes, Brazil’s newest fintech unicorn and the tale of a startup shutdown
Fundid’s founder shares how rising interest rates, VCs and partners killed the business finance startup Mary Ann Azevedo 7 hours Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at […]
After 6-year hiatus, Stripe to start taking crypto payments, starting with USDC stablecoin
Stripe, the fintech giant, continues to inch its way back into the cryptocurrency market. On Thursday the company announced that it would start to let customers accept cryptocurrency […]
Former Grindr exec and a married couple launch Rails with $6.2M round, for its decentralized FTX alternative
Rails, a decentralized crypto exchange, has raised $6.2 million in attempts to fill the void FTX left behind after crashing in 2022, the startup’s co-founder and CEO Satraj […]
Solana’s price rises to $160, highest level since January 2022 as memecoin mania rises
Dogwifhat and politically-inspired tokens of President Biden and Trump also see price spikes Jacquelyn Melinek 7 hours The token behind Solana, a layer-1 blockchain that’s competitive with the […]
Initia raises $7.5M seed round to simplify blockchain development
It’s hard to keep track of crypto’s technical development, but one thing hasn’t changed much: blockchain applications are notoriously hard to build. This stems in part from their […]
Coinbase cites stablecoins, Base as key 2024 priorities after crushing Q4 estimates
After disclosing better-than-expected financial results in its fourth quarter earnings report, U.S.-based Coinbase has big plans. The second largest crypto exchange told its investors that intends to lean […]
Nasdaq CEO’s comments about IPOs portend sunny skies ahead for the tech industry
More than 100 companies are getting ready to list on Nasdaq after filing confidentially with the SEC, Nasdaq’s CEO Adena Friedman told investing publication Barron’s. Barron’s called Friedman’s […]
CES, Circle-ing back to IPOs and why we’re over the moon about Overmoon
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US spot bitcoin ETFs begin trading, Circle files for IPO and India continues crypto pullback
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