MashableMastercard Bruised and battered, Libra trudges onMashable - Stan SchroederThe Libra Association has had its inaugural meeting — though it was quite a bit different than originally envisioned. On Monday, representatives from 21 companies and organizations met in Geneva to sign
Ars TechnicaMastercard Facebook launches Libra Association—and says 180 companies could joinArs Technica - Timothy B. Lee Shrugging off defections by a number of high-profile partners, the Libra Association held its first formal meeting on Monday. The 21 companies that …
IKITOflipped into NEWSBusiness Monday was supposed to be a big day for Facebook's Libra. Instead, it lost another partnerCNN - By Clare Duffy, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — Monday was supposed to be an exciting day for Libra. Its governance organization, the Libra Association, held an inaugural meeting to select members for its leadership team —
TNWflipped into TNW - All StoriesTechnology Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra unveils official backers, but its future is still uncertainTNW - Yessi Bello PerezFacebook has managed to officially sign up 21 organizations to its Libra Association following several high-profile departures from its controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ project. According to a press release,
TNWFinTech A look at Facebook's Libra supporters – who's still in and who's outTNW - Yessi Bello PerezFacebook sent the world into a frenzy when it announced its intention to enter the payments space with the launch of its controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra earlier this year. Initially, Facebook said
Business Insiderflipped into PoliticsU.S. Politics Facebook's progress on Libra overshadowed by 1/4 of backers dropping out - Business InsiderBusiness Insider - Shona GhoshFacebook took a major step on Monday towards formalizing its planned cryptocurrency Libra, establishing a council of 21 firms committed to launching and overseeing the currency — a move overshadowed by
CNBCFacebook If Facebook's libra doesn't take off, China is racing to launch a global cryptocurrency that couldCNBC - Kate Rooney In June, Facebook announced that it would spearhead the launch of a cryptocurrency, run by the nonprofit Switzerland-based Libra Association in 2020. …
Yahoo Financeflipped into yFinanceFinance Co-founder of Facebook blockchain: Libra ‘absolutely not’ in jeopardyyahoo.com - Brian Cheung The head of Facebook’s blockchain project says development of the Libra project will get tougher, but insisted that the departure of seven companies …
Facebook Facebook-Led Libra Forms Governing Council After Big-Name Departurescoindesk.com - Nikhilesh De GENEVA — Twenty-one organizations have signed the Libra Association charter, days after a slew of high-profile defections from the cryptocurrency …
ReutersLibra Cryptocurrency Facebook's Libra announces board as support shrinks furtherReuters - Tom Wilson, Katie PaulLONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Backers of Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) Libra cryptocurrency project pledged to forge ahead after selecting a five-member board on Monday, shrugging off the latest member defection
The Hashing Crowdflipped into BITCOINMastercard Libra Association Holds Inaugural Meeting, Forms Boardcointelegraph.com - Aaron Wood The Libra Association, the governing body of Facebook’s proposed stablecoin, held its inaugural meeting today in Geneva, Switzerland. According to a …
WIREDMastercard Libra’s Ranks Shrink Again As Crypto Group Appoints a BoardWIRED - Condé Nast Libra could use a return to balance. Even by Facebook standards, it’s been a tumultuous few weeks for the company’s nascent cryptocurrency effort. …
CNETLibra Cryptocurrency Facebook and partners move forward with Libra cryptocurrency after string of exitsCNET - by Queenie Wong Twenty one remaining members officially join the Libra Association.
Unsecurityflipped into Blockchain, bitcoin & virtual currenciesTech Industry Libra Association Board Members Have Ties to FacebookBloomberg - Olga Kharif The Libra Association, which oversees a controversial cryptocurrency, was officially formed on Tuesday, and its five board members have one thing in …
Technology Introducing the Cultural Leadership Fund Non-Profit Partnersa16z.com - Chris Lyons “If me and Future hadn’t made it with this rappin’ We’d prolly be out in Silicon tryna get our billions on” —Drake, 6pm in New York You hear people say …
Yusuf Rosoflipped into Good BusinessTeam Building My New Book, Why I Wrote It, and Where the Money Will Goa16z.com - Ben Horowitz “I watch your actions not just captions in the sh*it you post” This month, I will be releasing a new book on culture, What You Do Is Who You Are. In the …
The Wall Street Journal.Venture Capital Andreessen Horowitz Invests in Visual-Analytics Startup PresetThe Wall Street Journal. - Agam ShahCompany provides more than 50 types of data visualization that can help businesses make decisions Venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz said this week that earlier this year it led a funding round $12.5
Doug Sandlinflipped into Technology UnboundDigital Health Andreessen Horowitz has hired a health tech expert as a general partner - Business InsiderBusiness Insider - Zoë LaRockThe California-based venture capital (VC) firm keen on pumping cash into flashy tech startups tapped Julie Yoo as general partner for its biofund, and she will be tasked with scouting digital health firms
SiliconAngleflipped into SiliconANGLEEnergy New unicorn in Texas as energy marketplace startup RigUp raises $300Msiliconangle.com - Duncan Riley Austin, Texas has a new unicorn in the form of RigUp Inc., a startup that offers a marketplace for contractors in the energy sector raising $300 …
The Wall Street Journal.Venture Capital Andreessen Horowitz Leads $300 Million Investment in RigUpThe Wall Street Journal. - Yuliya ChernovaFinancing brings the valuation of the startup aimed at energy contractors to $1.9 billion RigUp Inc., which operates a marketplace for contract workers in the energy sector, surged to a $1.9 billion valuation
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Andreessen Horowitz hires Julie Yoo as general partnerTechCrunch - Kate ClarkJulie Yoo has joined Andreessen Horowitz as its newest general partner. She will make investments out of the venture capital firm’s bio fund, which closed on $450 million in 2017. Yoo spent the last eight
Business InsiderVenture Capital Andreessen Horowitz taps Julie Yoo to make healthcare investments - Business InsiderBusiness Insider - Lydia RamseyThe venture capital firm with the tagline "software is eating the world" thinks it's now time to apply that to your doctor's office, too. Andreessen Horowitz on Wednesday promoted Julie Yoo to general
Icon version of the Flipboard logoVenture Capital Julie Yooa16z.com - Jorge Conde Healthcare is a deeply complex system with a large surface area. This is why we look for technical founders with deep domain expertise who have …
Apan Singhalflipped into ReadInvesting The Passion Economy and the Future of Worka16z.com - Li Jin The top-earning writer on the paid newsletter platform Substack earns more than $500,000 a year from reader subscriptions. The top content creator on …
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchStartups Forward Networks raises $35M to help enterprises map, track, and predict their networks’ behaviorTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenSecurity breaches and other activity that causes network surges and outages are all on the rise in the enterprise, and today, a startup called Forward Networks, which has built a clever way to help businesses
Digital Currency Ex-Federal Prosecutor: US Blocking Libra Has National Security Implicationscointelegraph.com - Marie Huillet Ex-federal prosecutor and now Andreessen Horowitz partner Katie Haun has argued that the United States blocking Facebook’s Libra digital currency …
Mag Manflipped into CryptoCurrenciesCryptocurrency Meet the former prosecutor asked to investigate bitcoin who became the face of crypto VC investingCNBC - Kate Rooney Seven years ago, bitcoin was a foreign language to federal prosecutor Katie Haun. That changed when her boss at the U.S. attorney's office asked her …
Marcosflipped into Data ScienceTech Industry Not just a barking dog: Open-source developers grow to embrace software as a servicesiliconangle.com - MARIA DEUTSCHER The open-source movement has a history that captures both its community spirit and renegade impact. Sometimes, that history even involves a yapping …
Gene Therapy Engineering the Genome: Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Wave of Medicinea16z.com - Andy Tran Technology’s ability to rewrite our genetic code is becoming one of the most powerful therapeutic arsenals of all time. We’ve gone from small …
CNBCFAANG Stocks Beyond FAANG, where are tech's top opportunities?CNBC Many investors are re-thinking their tech investments and questioning what other tech names present alpha opportunities? CNBC's Scott Wapner …
