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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 20

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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 20

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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 10

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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 7

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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 10

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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.

25.08.2025 10

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With its hire of top Trump crypto official Bo Hines, the stablecoin giant Tether is trying to outrun its past

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

20.08.2025 4

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Tether hires Trump’s top crypto official Bo Hines to help lead U.S. stablecoin expansion

Hines left his post in the White House earlier in August.

19.08.2025 10

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Inside the battle between the old guard and the upstarts for the future of the financial system

Fintech and crypto companies are teaming up in a fight for open banking rules.

18.08.2025 7

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Trump’s 29-year-old crypto guru Bo Hines is juggling dozens of job offers as he heads to the private sector

Hines left his White House executive director post after starting almost seven months ago—and helping push through a crypto bill.

15.08.2025 2

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Trump’s regulatory reset leaves crypto privacy tools like Tornado Cash in the lurch

A federal jury found a developer guilty last week for creating software, throwing the future of privacy tech into question.

11.08.2025 10

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Stablecoin issuers like Circle and Tether are gobbling up more Treasuries than most countries. Here’s how that could reshape the U.S. economy

After Congress passed the Genius Act in July, stablecoins have gone mainstream.

09.08.2025 8

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Dan Morehead assembled his Princeton mafia to pile into Bitcoin at $65 in 2013, leaving his Wall Street career behind to build a $4 billion crypto fund

Inside the rise of Pantera Capital, from borrowing office space at Fortress to growing into one of the largest blockchain venture firms.

04.08.2025 10

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The SEC just unveiled ‘Project Crypto’: What you need to know

SEC chair Paul Atkins spoke at a D.C. digital finance event just a day after the White House released its long-anticipated crypto report.

31.07.2025 4

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White House crypto report hails achievements, but offers no details on digital asset reserve

The White House released its long-anticipated, 166-page digital assets report on Wednesday.

31.07.2025 5

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Meet the ‘masters of the universe’ heading up the private credit explosion

Ares Management has become one of the top alternative asset managers in the red-hot field, with aims to grow to $750 billion.

28.07.2025 9

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Why crypto OG Dan Morehead believes investors should look beyond Bitcoin

A former hedge fund manager, Morehead started Pantera, one of the first crypto investment firms.

24.07.2025 20

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Inside Ares’ push to $750 billion—and the unconventional leadership strategy behind its private credit dominance

Ares Management was a first mover in the red-hot private credit space.

21.07.2025 10

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Term Sheet Next: Lerer Hippeau makes its first senior venture hire with Ron Zori

From Israeli professional soccer to Public executive, how Zori ended up at the venerated New York venture firm.

21.07.2025 10

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Trump set to sign landmark crypto bill as critics warn of huge conflict of interest risk

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to regulate the stablecoin sector.

18.07.2025 10

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Bitcoin treasury firms are a better bet than crypto ETFs, says Twenty-One Capital CEO Jack Mallers

”The best way for the capital markets to participate in this Bitcoin story,” Mallers said on Fortune’s new crypto vodcast.

17.07.2025 20

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Exclusive: Crypto infrastructure giant Talos acquires Coin Metrics for more than $100 million

The deal is the latest in a flurry of M&A activity in the crypto sector.

16.07.2025 4

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Inflation concerns trigger a market dip as new data shows impact of Trump tariffs in June

President Trump's trade war is beginning to impact the consumer price index.

16.07.2025 10

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Tokenized stocks are the next big fintech buzzword. Are they an innovation or a regulatory loophole? 

Robinhood announced the launch of OpenAI tokens, sparking a debate over blockchain-wrapper stocks.

14.07.2025 10

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Bitcoin reaches all-time highs as it surges beyond $113,000

After spending much of the past few months over $100,000, a recent rally sent the top cryptocurrency to new heights.

10.07.2025 5

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Exclusive: Stablecoin startup Agora raises $50 million Series A led by crypto VC giant Paradigm

Agora is run by Nick van Eck, son of the asset management veteran Jan van Eck.

10.07.2025 20

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Trump doubles down on his Aug. 1 tariff deadline as stocks continue to dip

After the S&P 500 roared to all-time highs in June, investors are taking a cautious approach with the threat of tariffs looming.

09.07.2025 5

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New York’s tech elite are melting down over the election of Zohran Mamdani. Is the city destined for a San Francisco-style rebellion? 

Tyler Winklevoss and Garry Tan joined in the chorus decrying the victory of the 33-year-old socialist.

30.06.2025 6

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Exclusive: Crypto giant Galaxy raises $175 million for first venture fund

The publicly traded company is led by blockchain veteran Mike Novogratz.

26.06.2025 10

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Banking on AI: Firms such as BNY balance high risk with the potential for transformative tech

Every Wall Street bank is looking for an edge in this cutthroat sector. Can AI deliver?

26.06.2025 20

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Stocks rise after ceasefire between Israel and Iran, even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds off on rate cuts

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Tuesday that the central bank continues to monitor the threat of inflation.

24.06.2025 5

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The Senate just passed a stablecoin bill, but don’t hold your breath for crypto legislation to sail into law

Despite a major Senate win, the Genius Act has a long way to go.

24.06.2025 10

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Exclusive: Health tech startup Tennr raises $101 million at $605 million valuation to fix the patient referral process

Venture firm IVP led the round along with existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, and Iconiq.

18.06.2025 20

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Stocks sink amid soaring Mid East tension, looming Fed decision

The S&P 500 dropped as Trump weighs whether to enter Israel's war with Iran.

18.06.2025 30

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White House report suggests Trump’s crypto empire could be worth nearly $1 billion

Trump released his first financial disclosure report since beginning his second term as president.

16.06.2025 8

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Term Sheet Next: How Facebook’s former chief revenue officer is coaching the next generation of startup founders

Why 01 Advisors partner David Fischer went from Google and Facebook to venture investor.

16.06.2025 9

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Tech stocks inch up as Meta reportedly nears multibillion-dollar AI investment

The S&P 500 rose 0.55% on Tuesday as investors await resolution of U.S.-China discussions.

11.06.2025 4

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Venture firm DataTribe raises $41 million to port government-led cybersecurity innovation to the private sector

Why the Maryland-based operation is flipping the defense tech model on its head.

09.06.2025 7

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Winklevoss-led exchange Gemini files for IPO amid crypto boom

Founded by the Winklevoss twins in 2014, Gemini has had a tumultuous road to its public offering.

06.06.2025 5

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Rails launches perps-only crypto exchange in the U.S. with $14 million in new funding to build a better FTX

Rails is backed by Sam Lessin’s Slow Ventures and cofounded by the former Grindr COO.

04.06.2025 20

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Markets tick up as Elon Musk blasts Trump tax bill as ‘disgusting’

Stocks rose ahead of a potential meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping.

04.06.2025 4

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Venture funding is creating a global AI divide, even as sovereign wealth funds and tech unicorns try to bridge the gap

The UAE’s investment chief on the future of AI investment outside of the U.S.

02.06.2025 10

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OpenAI wants to help countries develop their own AI capabilities. But can they afford it? 

OpenAI CSO Jason Kwon on the company’s ambitious plan to export its technology.

28.05.2025 6

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‘Boil the ocean’ vs. ‘fry the fish’: How smaller countries can carve out an AI niche between the superpowers

Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, the UAE's investment minister, shares how the country is approaching AI bets.

28.05.2025 10

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A German billionaire cofounded the steroid Olympics. Now he’s betting on blockchain-powered uranium

Why Christian Angermayer is investing in Uranium Digital as the crypto-powered future of commodities trading.

27.05.2025 10

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Trump is hosting a private dinner for the top 220 buyers of his memecoin tonight—and even the crypto lobby is grumbling

Crypto lobbyists privately acknowledge that Trump’s actions could hurt their policy goals.

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OpenFX raises $23 million led by Accel to build near-instant cross-border transactions

Why the latest stablecoin startup to raise venture funding could bring a technological breakthrough.

22.05.2025 20

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Markets drop amid debt jitters, Tesla climbs on Musk plan to lower political spending

Stocks remained relatively stable after a 6-day winning streak.

21.05.2025 10

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Exclusive: Two Gen Z college dropouts just raised $41 million for their ‘vertical banking’ startup Slash  

The Slash founders pivoted after Kanye West’s rants blew up the startup’s original niche aimed at sneaker sellers.

20.05.2025 10

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