Jack Ma's Ant Group, payments processor for Alibaba, plans a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, sources say seeking a valuation of $200B+
What you need to know about the dual IPO Paddy Baker / CoinDesk : Alibaba's Ant Group Plans Dual IPOs at Possible $200B Valuation Fortune : Why the world's most valuable unicorn is shunning a U.S. IPO...
Libra scales back ambitions of launching a global currency and will now focus on creating a traditional payment network with coins tied to local currencies
The big news of the week is Libra's announcement. Blockfolio / The Market Refresh : Under Pressure, Libra Ditches The Basket Wanguba Muriuki / coinspeaker.com : Libra Association Abandons Global Curre...
Google admits one of its language reviewers leaked confidential Dutch audio data and says it is investigating the issue
one of them leaked recordings Michael Simon / PCWorld : Google defends ‘critical’ Assistant language experts who listen to and transcribe your recordings Adam Clark Estes / Gizmodo : Google Very Angry...
Facebook announces plans to launch Libra, a new cryptocurrency, and Calibra, a newly formed Facebook subsidiary to oversee financial services for Libra
The internet has changed nearly every aspect of our lives … Matt Levine / Bloomberg : Facebook Will Make the Money Now — Also cheating on tests and renting Buffett's house. Kari Paul / The Guardian ...
VCs invested $334M in blockchain startups in Q1 2019, well below the 2018 levels when $5.5B was raised, but in line with 2017 levels according to PitchBook data
Mike Orcutt / MIT Technology Review : Tweets: @nxthompson Tweets: Nicholas Thompson / @nxthompson : Something seems to have changed in the trend line. http://www.technologyreview.com/ ... http://twit...
SEC's William Hinman, head of Division of Corporate Finance who oversees cryptocurrencies, says Bitcoin and Ether are not securities but many ICOs are
Not your lawyer, not legal advice. Daniel Palmer / CoinDesk : SEC Has Removed ‘Stumbling Block’ for Ether Futures, Says Cboe President Bloomberg : Crypto Coins Surge as SEC Spares Ether From Securitie...