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Since SVB’s collapse, how has the VC ecosystem changed?

Since SVB’s collapse, how has the VC ecosystem changed?

Since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), worries persist about where the value will land to service startups financially. SingleStore CEO Raj Verma joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the collapse of SVB and its impact on the present state of venture capital. Verma explains that the emphasis on “growth at any cost” has subsided: “I think investors are looking for a leveraged growth model and I think the companies are resulting to working on profitable growth, et cetera. So that’s a big… Source link

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Is crypto better or worse since its collapse? Here’s what CEOs at Davos said

Is crypto better or worse since its collapse? Here’s what CEOs at Davos said

While business leaders showed cautious optimism at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the same sentiment wasn’t felt for crypto. Compared to before, the once buzzy area of finance had a much smaller presence. As our Jennifer Schonberger put it, “gone were the crypto houses every ten feet, bitcoin-themed pizza stalls and advertising from previous years.” “I think regulated transparent infrastructure like ours is well-suited for this environment,” Jeremy… Source link

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Sam Bankman-Fried defends FTX collapse, deflects blame in bizarre interview he says went against advice of lawyers

Sam Bankman-Fried defends FTX collapse, deflects blame in bizarre interview he says went against advice of lawyers

In a nearly 90-minute interview at the New York Times Dealbook Summit on Wednesday, disgraced FTX cofounder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said he “didn’t try to commit fraud” as his crypto empire collapsed in a matter of days earlier this month. Speaking with Andrew Ross Sorkin remotely from the Bahamas, Bankman-Fried, known as SBF in the crypto world, stated: “I did not knowingly commingle funds” between FTX and the trading firm Almadea Research, which he also co-founded. In his first… Source link

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How to handle the losses, confidence collapse. Experts weigh in.

How to handle the losses, confidence collapse. Experts weigh in.

The downfall of crypto exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been described as the “Lehman Brothers” moment of cryptocurrency. Its demise is impacting other cryptocurrency platforms as investors and customers rush to retrieve their money. In continuation of our series, “What to do in a bear market,” Yahoo Finance spoke to crypto industry experts to put into perspective what happened, and how to handle the losses from fallen exchanges. There’s a lot of retail investors that… Source link

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Bitcoin, other crypto start week lower as FTX collapse continues rumble through the industry

Bitcoin, other crypto start week lower as FTX collapse continues rumble through the industry

Bitcoin and Ether both fell in Monday morning trading in Asia along with all of the top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. With the exception of XRP, all the top 10 also lost ground over the last seven days as more details emerged about the failure of the FTX exchange. In addition, FTX appealed to other exchanges to help track the hacker who stole an estimated US$600 million from the Bahamas-based exchange and began moving the funds into other tokens. See related… Source link

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FTX collapse ‘doesn’t represent the promise of this technology’

FTX collapse ‘doesn’t represent the promise of this technology’

Those advocating for a more equitable financial system suffered a serious setback last week, when revelations emerged that crypto’s so-called white knight, Sam Bankman-Fried, reportedly used customer deposits in FTX (FTT-USD), the crypto exchange he founded, to fund risky bets in Alameda, a sister company he owned. The bankruptcy of one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges and ensuing allegations around its demise have sent shockwaves across the crypto industry and shaken the… Source link

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