The credit card market has become increasingly crowded, with consumer fintech startups like locked in a fierce competition to differentiate their offerings through branding, rewards programs and even crypto compatibility. […]
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Back to news homeCan Andreessen Horowitz prevent the next crypto winter?
Hey everyone, and welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we talked about the rough road ahead for Coinbase. This week, we’re talking a bit about Andreessen Horowitz’s multibillion-dollar bet […]
Casey Neistat’s David Dobrik documentary explores what happens when creators cross the line
“There’s three different things that make up a vlog,” David Dobrik, then a rising YouTube star, explained to Casey Neistat, a veteran YouTuber and filmmaker. Neistat’s camera pans to show […]
Dutch regulator orders App Store changes, China’s app numbers decline, 2021’s new million-dollar publishers
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues […]
Crypto infra startup Fireblocks raises $310M, triples valuation to $2.2B
Fireblocks, an infrastructure provider for digital assets, has raised $310 million in a Series D round of funding that tripled the company’s valuation to $2.2 billion in just over five […]
Australian fintech Zeller lands $50M AUD led by Spark Capital at a $400M AUD valuation
Zeller, a Melbourne-based fintech founded by former Square executives to serve small- to mid-sized businesses, has raised $50 million AUD (about $37.5 million USD) led by Spark Capital, the investment […]
Gowalla raises $4 million from GV and Spark for its AR social app
The newly resurrected Gowalla wants to realize its mobile dreams from the early-aughts in an augmented reality world, and they’ve raised some new funding to make it happen. The AR […]
Mirror founder Brynn Putnam on life with Lululemon — and whether or not she sold too soon
Brynn Putnam has a lot to feel great about. A Harvard grad and former professional ballet dancer who opened the first of what have become three high-intensity fitness studios in […]