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Robinhood wants everyone to be able to invest in hot startups like Databricks and Ramp, but how much risk will investors take on?

How Vlad Tenev plans to open up private markets to the masses.

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Why Sequoia’s Alfred Lin isn’t worried about the SaaS-pocalypse

Despite fear-mongering about an AI-spurred economic crisis, Lin said that software remains a verdant area to invest.

02.03.2026 10

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Exclusive: AI financial platform Rowspace raises $50 million round led by Sequoia to help investment firms take on messy data

Rowspace was founded by former Notion CTO Michael Manapat and former Uber corporate development director Yibo Ling.

25.02.2026 10

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Sam Bankman-Fried is waging a social media campaign for a pardon—but President Trump will not give him one, says the White House

Despite President Trump handing out plenty of pardons, a spokesperson said his position has not changed on the FTX founder.

24.02.2026 10

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The 29-year old investor who went from selling fake IDs to backing Poppi raises a $75 million fund to invest in brands with a ‘cultural edge’

Inside Second Sight Ventures, the New York-based firm run by Patrick Finnegan and Chris Hollod.

23.02.2026 10

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Sports-focused prediction market Novig raises $75 million to challenge Kalshi and Polymarket

Novig’s Series B values the startup at $500 million with backing from Pantera Capital, Multicoin, and Forerunner.

18.02.2026 10

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Inside Dragonfly Capital’s $650 million fourth fund and its early bets on Polymarket and Rain

Why the crypto VC has thrived despite a new bear market.

18.02.2026 20

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Exclusive: Crypto venture firm Dragonfly closes $650 million fourth fund—even as blockchain VCs face ‘mass extinction’

An inside look at the fast-rising firm, from its early Polymarket bet to its mysterious founding partner.

17.02.2026 20

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Exclusive: Binance fires top investigators who claim to have uncovered evidence of Iranian sanctions violations

Internal findings by the fired investigators reviewed by Fortune pointed to over $1 billion in Tether flowing through Binance to Iran-linked wallets.

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Citadel and Cathie Wood back Zero, a new blockchain designed for traditional finance

LayerZero launches its layer-1 blockchain Zero with partners Intercontinental Exchange and the DTCC.

11.02.2026 5

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Crypto crime-fighting startup TRM Labs notches $1 billion valuation with new $70 million funding round

With its blockchain analytics tools, TRM Labs helps private companies and agencies like the FBI track illicit finance.

04.02.2026 9

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Why President Trump’s latest crypto scandal could spell disaster for the blockchain industry

A bombshell report revealed that an Abu Dhabi royal bought a 49% stake in Trump’s flagship crypto project.

03.02.2026 10

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As Silicon Alley turns 30, New York is building its own tech mecca

From the dot-com bubble to Datadog, New York has become its own version of Silicon Valley.

02.02.2026 6

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Goldman Sachs leads $75 million funding round for Fieldguide, an AI-native accounting and audit platform

Valued at $700 million, Fieldguide is combating the ‘existential’ talent crisis for the CPA industry.

02.02.2026 8

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Why two Gen Z college dropouts are combatting financial nihilism with a credit card startup

Mine raises a $14 million Series A led by 359 Capital with participation from Kleiner Perkins.

26.01.2026 10

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Why Coinbase split with Andreessen Horowitz and the crypto industry on a key bill—and what’s next for the Clarity Act

CEO Brian Armstrong’s move to pull support for a Clarity Act draft risks alienating key political allies.

22.01.2026 10

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Kalshi points to a Trump win. Its 28-year-old CEO says the betting market is more reliable than polling

Meet the man trying to turn electoral betting into a $1 trillion market.

20.01.2026 9

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Khosla-backed Formulary raises oversubscribed $4.6 million seed round for its AI-powered private fund manager software

As private markets explode, founder Alfia Ilicheva wants to automate the tedium of tracking data.

20.01.2026 10

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Landmark crypto bill on knife’s edge as Coinbase CEO pulls support ahead of key Senate vote

The proposed legislation has triggered a fight with the banking lobby and Democrats over White House conflicts of interest.

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Investors cry foul over former NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s crypto launch: ‘Such an obvious rug’

Adams’s new cryptocurrency has all the makings of a scam known as a rugpull.

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Former New York Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneur—though details of his “NYC Token” remain vague

Adams unveiled his blockchain project at a press conference in Times Square on Monday.

13.01.2026 5

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An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers

One congressman wants to pass a bill that would ban government employees from insider trading on prediction markets. But is it enough?

12.01.2026 6

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AirOps raises $40 million Series B at $225 million valuation to rethink marketing in the age of AI

Why Greylock is taking a bet on the future of SEO.

10.11.2025 3

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Former Airbnb engineer raises $25 million for AI security platform Teleskope

M13 led the Series A for the New York-based startup with participation from M13 and Lerer Hippeau.

03.11.2025 10

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Exclusive: Airwallex crosses $1 billion in annualized revenue as fintech unicorn takes on U.S. competitors like Ramp and Stripe

Airwallex cofounder and CEO Jack Zhang says the company is growing 90% year-over-year after expanding into the U.S. and Europe.

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Exclusive: David Tisch’s BoxGroup raises $550 million across two new funds as venture firm crosses 16 years

Tisch has invested at the early stage in Ramp, Cursor, and other tech giants.

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Celebrity chef Mario Carbone backs AI-powered loyalty startup Magic in $10 million seed round

Why Carbone’s Major Food Group and Lerer Hippeau are taking a bet on the future of dining.

20.10.2025 10

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Exclusive: Stripe-backed blockchain startup Tempo raises $500 million round led by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital and Greenoaks

The Series A values the Matt Huang-led Tempo at $5 billion and includes participation from Sequoia, Ribbit, and SV Angel.

17.10.2025 10

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Bitmine chair Tom Lee says the ‘bubble has burst’ in digital asset treasury companies

A famed crypto analyst, Lee has led an Ethereum-focused DAT since June.

16.10.2025 8

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Why Citi believes blockchain is ‘here to stay’ on Wall Street

Citi’s head of enterprise digital assets, Artem Korenyuk, helps lead the bank’s approach to crypto, from stablecoin payments to tokenization.

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Jamie Dimon’s latest crypto comments show CEO is warming to blockchain, silent on Bitcoin

The JPMorgan CEO has been an outspoken critic of Bitcoin, though his bank is experimenting with blockchain and stablecoin implementations.

15.10.2025 3

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The protein bar startup David is upending food science through its venture-backed experiments—and it’s just getting started

Inside the frontlines of the protein wars.

13.10.2025 10

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Stablecoin startup Coinflow raises $25 million to challenge Stripe

Pantera Capital led the round, with participation from Reciprocal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and Jump Capital.

08.10.2025 9

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Former insurance exec raises $33 million fund for New York-based Crystal Venture Partners as AI transforms the industry

Jonathan Crystal has already invested in companies including Six Fold and Bright Harbor.

06.10.2025 4

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Bitcoin zooms over $123,000 as crypto fans hail an ‘Uptober’ for the ages

Bitcoin neared an all-time high on Friday, and Ethereum topped $4,500.

03.10.2025 5

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Stripe is already a payments colossus. Now it wants to make stablecoins the backbone of global commerce

Stripe’s new product open issuance will allow businesses to launch their own stablecoins.

02.10.2025 7

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Top crypto regulator Adrienne Harris steps down from the New York Department of Financial Services

Harris made a name for herself as one of the few U.S. regulators willing to take on blockchain regulation during the Biden administration.

29.09.2025 5

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BNY unveils updated Eliza platform, says 98% of employees are trained on AI

CEO Robin Vince says that AI generates “capacity” for the 240-year-old bank.

29.09.2025 9

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Stablecoins are everywhere, but one expert argues that the ultimate winner might not even exist yet

In the latest episode of the Crypto Playbook, professor and former Paxos executive Austin Campbell argues why stablecoins are poised to break out of...

25.09.2025 3

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Crypto venture firm Archetype raises $100 million for third fund to tap into ‘post-AOL, pre-Uber’ vibe

Led by Ash Egan, Archetype has invested in blockchain firms including Privy, which was acquired by Stripe earlier this year.

23.09.2025 3

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Stripe crypto alum raise $19.2 million to power agentic payments through ATXP protocol

ATXP wants to create the first generation of AI agents through its HTTP-like protocol.

22.09.2025 10

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Why IVP’s Somesh Dash believes that Silicon Valley can look beyond artificial general intelligence for spirituality

Between Peter Thiel’s Antichrist lectures and the quest for AGI, religion is on the tech industry’s mind.

18.09.2025 6

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 ‘Charles Schwab for private markets’ Arch raises $52 million led by Oak HC/FT

As private markets swell, Arch is building a way for investors to track their holdings.

15.09.2025 5

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An inside look at Ramp’s eye-popping $22.5 billion valuation

How Eric Glyman and Karim Atiyeh built the world’s hottest fintech startup.

09.09.2025 10

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Stripe and Paradigm announce new payments-focused blockchain Tempo

Led by Paradigm managing partner Matt Huang, Tempo is Big Tech’s first major move into crypto.

05.09.2025 6

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Exclusive: Fintech startup Ramp hits $1 billion in annualized revenue after notching $22.5 billion valuation

The six-year-old company is rebuilding corporate credit cards and expense reports with funding from Founders Fund, Iconiq, and Khosla Ventures.

04.09.2025 6

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Forget vapes: Nicotine pouch startup Sesh raises $40 million from 8VC, Post Malone, and Diplo to take on Zyn

Founder Max Cunningham is hoping to reshape U.S. nicotine consumption through his venture-backed startup.

04.09.2025 5

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The Trump family’s wealth grows by $5 billion as its crypto token World Liberty begins trading

WLFI quickly became one of the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap after trading began on Monday.

02.09.2025 10

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Exclusive: Democratic senators press big banks after Trump kills consumer protection rule that capped overdraft fees at $5

Sen. Warren (D-Mass.) and other senators sent letters to JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and other banks about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule.

02.09.2025 8

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Are sports prediction markets betting or investing? Two new Robinhood lawsuits could define how they are regulated going forward 

Tether has a market cap of $167 billion, but its history of compliance questions puts its regulatory future in doubt.

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