Paying $115B for Stripe or $77B for Coinbase might be quite rational
It's hard to overvalue a startup when the public market is willing to double its valuation the moment it starts to trade. CoinDesk reported yesterday that crypto trading startup Coinbase is being valued at $77 billion on private exchanges......»»
Stripe closes $600M round at a $95B valuation
On the heels of reports that Stripe was raising yet more money, the payments giant has now confirmed the details. The company has closed in on another $600 million, at a valuation of $95 billion. Stripe said it will use the funding to expand its busi.....»»
Tesla removed some drivers from its self-driving test for not paying attention
Tesla has expanded its "full self-driving" software to roughly 2,000 Tesla owners, but some drivers were revoked access for not paying close enough attention to the road, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk......»»
Crowdfunding limits are poised to change next week, but most VCs aren’t paying attention — yet
Passion Capital, the early-stage venture firm in London, told TechCrunch earlier this week that — in an apparent first for a European fund — it plans to crowdfund the final stage of its third and latest vehicle. Specifically, it’s car.....»»
Elite philanthropy does little to solve problems caused by rising social inequalities
Giving at scale by the super-wealthy has done little to redistribute wealth from rich to poor, helping perpetuate social inequalities rather than remedying them, while paying considerable dividends to donors in the form of privilege and influence in.....»»
Calixa raises $4.25M seed to manage ‘bottom-up’ sales approach
Many companies have turned to self-serve sales, which may encourage people to try freemium or open-source versions of a product. Some percentage of these users may turn into paying customers, and in the best case will act as leaders to bring a produc.....»»
Calixa raises $4.25M seed to manage ‘bottom up’ sales approach
Many companies have turned to self-serve sales, which may encourage people to try freemium or open source versions of a product. Some percentage of these users may turn into paying customers, and in the best case will act as leaders to bring a produc.....»»
SpaceX’s first paying moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship
SpaceX’s first paying moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship.....»»
SpaceX’s first paying Moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship
SpaceX’s first paying Moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship.....»»
Offering a service that prioritizes the highest-paying gigs in the gig economy, Stoovo raises funding
Offering a service that prioritizes the highest-paying gigs in the gig economy, Stoovo raises funding.....»»
As Coinbase looks to list, Robinhood rides the crypto boom
Let's see what we can learn about Coinbase's recent trading volume before looking into Robinhood's. Is Robinhood crypto a possible threat to Coinbase's consumer trading volumes? The impending Coinbase direct listing is a fintech debut to wa.....»»
These are the best MacBook deals on Amazon today – MacBook Air, MacBook Pro
Amazon is offering discounts for the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and 16-inch MacBook Pro, so now's your chance to buy a MacBook without paying full price......»»
Coinbase Says Entire Crypto Market Could Destabilize if Bitcoin"s Creator is Ever Revealed or Sells Their $30 Billion Stake
Coinbase on Thursday released documents for its public debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange via a direct listing. In the filing, the digital trading platform cited as a risk factor Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto -- the pseudonym used by the person.....»»
How many people were still paying for AOL dial-up Internet in 2015?
How many people were still paying for AOL dial-up Internet in 2015?.....»»
Daily Crunch: Twitter announces ‘Super Follow’ subscriptions
Twitter reveals its move into paid subscriptions, Australia passes its media bargaining law and Coinbase files its S-1. This is your Daily Crunch for February 25, 2021. The big story: Twitter announces ‘Super Follow’ subscriptions Twitter.....»»
Facebook"s Australian Struggles Cast Shadow on Net Policy Around the World
The Social Network faced off with Australia about paying fees for news content; other countries may follow Australia’s example Facebook users in Australia last week found they couldn’t access news and government web pages. That was by desig.....»»
Five takeaways from Coinbase’s S-1
This morning I want to dig more deeply into Coinbase's user numbers, its asset mix, its growing subscription incomes, its competitive landscape and who owns what in the company. The Coinbase S-1 is out! And hot damn, did the company have a.....»»
USV has been aggressively selling off shares in Coinbase in run up to IPO
Coinbase’s S-1 publicly dropped this morning with much anticipation. My colleague Alex Wilhelm has the high-level details, but there was one major wrinkle for the crypto trading darling: two of its early investors seem to be cutting down their stak.....»»
Coinbase files to go public in a key listing for the cryptocurrency category
This morning Coinbase, an American cryptocurrency exchange, released an S-1 filing ahead of its direct listing. The company’s public debut has been hotly anticipated thanks to recent activity amongst bitcoin and other blockchain-based assets, t.....»»
Diablo 4 should resurrect the series’ most controversial feature
We used to pay others to boost our RPG characters; now we pay the publisher. So why were we so against paying another player on the Diablo III auction house?.....»»
If Coinbase is worth $100 billion, what’s a fair valuation for Stripe?
Mere days after we discussed Coinbase at $77 billion and Stripe at $115 billion in the private markets, those same semi-liquid exchanges have provided a new valuation for the cryptocurrency company. It’s now $100 billion, per Axios’ repor.....»»