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Vin Narayanan
August 9, 2019 2 months ago

What Cannabis Businesses Need to Learn From Curaleaf and Icarus

Cannabis businesses need to learn from Icarus: Don’t fly too close to the sun. It could be your downfall.

Vin Narayanan
August 9, 2019 2 months ago

Investors “Flying to Safety” With Cryptocurrency

The global economy has been sending a warning: Investors need a hedge against fiat money now more than ever. Bitcoin and altcoins fit the bill.

Vin Narayanan
August 7, 2019 2 months ago

How This Fintech Company Is Making It Easy to Buy and Sell Gold

Bitcoin and gold have a lot in common. For one, neither is a viable payment option in today’s economy. But fintech company Glint is trying to change that.

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Vin Narayanan
August 3, 2019 3 months ago

News Fix: Two Companies at the Intersection of Startups, Crypto and Cannabis

The Early Investing trinity is startups, cryptocurrency and cannabis. In this week’s News Fix, we look at two companies that intersect with all three sectors.

Vin Narayanan
July 27, 2019 3 months ago

News Fix: FDA Warns Curaleaf About Health Claims

In the news this week, the FDA sends Curaleaf a warning letter, Toyota invests in Didi and Steven Mnuchin is still salty about bitcoin.

Vin Narayanan
July 20, 2019 3 months ago

News Fix: Congress Grills Facebook, Doesn’t Get Anywhere

In the news this week, Facebook undergoes intense scrutiny at two congressional hearings, Curaleaf increasingly dominates the cannabis market and Chinese startups struggle to raise money.

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Vin Narayanan
July 6, 2019 3 months ago

News Fix: 13 Headlines for 13 Colonies

In a special July Fourth edition of the News Fix, we’ve compiled 13 important headlines shaping the startup, cannabis and crypto sectors.

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Vin Narayanan
June 22, 2019 4 months ago

The Category 5 Freak-Out Over Libra, Facebook’s Digital Currency

Politicians and regulators are freaking out over Facebook’s new Libra currency. Here’s what’s going on.

Vin Narayanan
May 31, 2019 5 months ago

Why Crypto and Bitcoin Fundamentals Are Still Strong

Crypto investors should generally buy when the market drops. But a rising market provides opportunities as well.

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Vin Narayanan
May 25, 2019 5 months ago

News Fix: TransferWise Takes Care of Early Investors, Employees

TransferWise doesn’t plan on going public soon, so it conducted a secondary share sale at a $3.5 billion valuation to reward its early investors and employees.