by globalpro | Jul 13, 2019 | Finance
Within hours of its splashy Libra announcement last month, Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans had become a political cudgel. Drawing on Facebook’s privacy missteps and a gathering storm over antitrust, lawmakers swiftly demanded the company halt work on Libra...
by globalpro | Jul 13, 2019 | Finance
Last year, Ben Bartlett, a member of the Berkeley City Council, proposed an unusual idea to his colleagues: putting affordable housing on the blockchain. The city was facing an unprecedented housing crisis and the prospect of cuts to federal housing assistance. Why...
by globalpro | Jul 12, 2019 | Finance
OPay, an Africa-focused mobile payments startup founded by Norwegian browser company Opera, has raised $50 million in funding. Lead investors include Sequoia China, IDG Capital and Source Code Capital. Opera also joined the round in the payments venture it created....
by globalpro | Jul 12, 2019 | Finance
DigitalBridge, the Manchester, U.K.-based startup using technology to help solve the “imagination gap” when planning home renovations, has picked up £3 million in new backing. The round is led by Maven Capital Partners via two funds it manages:...
by globalpro | Jul 12, 2019 | Finance
Texas multi-billionaire H. Ross Perot,
by globalpro | Jul 11, 2019 | Finance
But these costs seem to have slipped below the radar – even though they might be directly limiting the choices of disadvantaged students. Young people say how tuition fees influence their university choices Cambridge University to provide places for...
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