Fintech
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Square Crypto, the division of the publicly traded payments company that focuses exclusively on bitcoin, just hired one of the world’s most prolific bitcoin developers. Chaincode Labs alum and Blockstream co-founder Matt Corallo previously authored notable efficiency improvements such as the rust-lightning implementation, which makes it easier for users to build and interact with layers of the…
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Curve, the over-the-top banking platform which consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and one even smarter app, is launching a seven figure crowdfunding campaign this September. Curve is valued at a quarter of a billion dollars which positions the company firmly amongst the UK’s most exciting scaleups; Transferwise, Monzo, Revolut and Starling, and has raised over…
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According to Workthere’s latest research report, Venture Capital funding in the UK reached a record high of £4.3 billion in H119, which is a 45% increase on the same period in 2018. The report shows that the average deal size for UK VC investment doubled to £5.9 million in the first half of the year with 724…