Coinbase, now valued at $85 billion, has gone public. Here’s what you need to know. Coinbase’s direct listing could come as Bitcoin, and the company’s valuation, hit record highs. Ivan De Luce 4.14.21 3:00 PM Tech
This week in Business Twitter: Tesla officially accepts Bitcoin, Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, and Andrew Chen on Austin Y Combinator saw a whopping 350 startups for its latest Demo Day. Meanwhile, a16z partner Andrew Chen thinks Austin would have a long way to go to replace Silicon Valley. Ivan De Luce 3.26.21 9:00 PM People
These celebrities are bringing NFTs to the mainstream — and cashing in NFTs are a hot commodity, and celebrities like Grimes, Jack Dorsey, Shawn Mendes, and Paris Hilton are making millions selling them. Julia Gray , Ivan De Luce 3.9.21 5:00 PM Crypto
El Salvador's small merchants see lure of Bitcoin riches snatched away as crypto prices crash Business owners began accepting Bitcoin after the country made it legal tender last year. But things haven’t gone smoothly. Jonathan Laguán 3.7.22 10:31 PM Crypto
This week in Business Twitter: Elon’s eggplant emoji, Vlad Tenev meets Dave Portnoy, and Chamath is skeptical about Coinbase Elon Musk made fun of Peter Schiff’s critique of Bitcoin by sending him an eggplant emoji. Meanwhile, Vlad Tenev sat down to chat with one of his biggest haters: Dave Portnoy. Ivan De Luce 2.26.21 6:00 PM People
This week in business Twitter: Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z team up, Chamath loses $128 million in Bitcoin, and Elon makes a date with Kanye As tweets on GameStop and Robinhood dried up, VCs, founders, and politicians like Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, and Chamath Palihapitiya turned their thoughts to Bitcoin. Ivan De Luce 2.12.21 7:00 PM People
Bitcoin reaches record high after Tesla announces $1.5 billion investment Tesla also said it would accept Bitcoin as payment from customers, signalling a further shift towards legitimacy for the crypto industry. Ivan De Luce 2.8.21 3:07 PM Crypto
Made for Netflix scammers: 5 millennial fraudsters you wouldn’t believe if we made them up The true crime genre may most often focus on grisly murders, but the antics of these characters show why white collar crime can captivate us too. Abigail Rubenstein 3.7.22 5:45 PM Outcasts