Exclusive: Crypto startup Seismic raises $10 million to help fintechs protect customer data
As more and more fintech companies use crypto, they face one big challenge: blockchains are public. This creates a risk that customers’ sensitive financial data, like their salaries, or how…
Exclusive: Stanford professor raises $15 million for Babylon, a decentralized protocol to turn Bitcoin into collateral
Tse is the co-founder of a startup called Babylon that has created a decentralized protocol, called BTCVaults, which offers users a more direct way to collateralize their Bitcoin. On Wednesday, the…
The $20,000 longevity weekend for those who recognize that more time is the ultimate luxury
On my first day at Canyon Ranch’s $20,000 four-day Longevity8 retreat in November, the schedule sounded dauntingly packed: I received a list of appointments with doctors and wellness specialists across…
Silicon Valley sounds the alarm on deadly Minneapolis shooting. ‘And it’s only a matter of time before they show up in force here in the Bay Area’
The tech community is speaking out after federal agents carrying out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday.It marked the third shooting by…
Exclusive: Meld raises $7 million to integrate stablecoin networks, build the ‘Visa for crypto’
The startup announced on Wednesday that it raised $7 million dollars in a funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from F-Prime, Yolo Investments, and Scytale Digital, which brings…
Jamie Dimon says government should have power to intervene in AI-driven mass layoffs
That sensibility now shapes how Dimon is positioning the largest U.S. bank for what he sees as the most consequential technological shift of his lifetime, he said Wednesday at the World…
Exclusive: Former SpaceX and X employees raise $9 million for Standard Economics, a platform for the unbanked
Evan Jones first encountered the burdensome world of cross-border payments when he tried to send money to his parents in rural Ireland, encountering steep fees and slow processing times. After…
From ‘real tragedy’ to ‘incredibly disturbing,’ Republican voices of dissent on Trump’s Minnesota mayhem emerge
“I think the death of Americans, what we’re seeing on TV, it’s causing deep concerns over federal tactics and accountability,” Stitt told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Americans don’t like…
Minnesota-based CEOs, including Fortune 500 bosses, call for ‘immediate de-escalation of tensions’ after fatal shooting
Minnesota’s business community has been largely silent amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state despite widespread backlash, but the latest shooting death by federal agents spurred a plea…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘we have to draw a line in the sand now’ after fatal shooting by federal agents in Minnesota
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., indicated the stakes are high for the U.S. after the latest deadly shooting by immigration officers on Saturday.Department of Homeland Security officials have called Pretti a…
