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What Big Tech's Ban Might Mean for Cryptocurrency Advertising
Following Facebook's lead, Google has announced it will ban all cryptocurrency advertising on its platforms by June 2018. This restriction applies to all Google-owned platforms including YouTube and any websites where Google sells digital ad space.
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Google is taking down all crypto-based ads off its platform
Google announced that they would no longer allow cryptocurrency-based ads on their platform. Stocks fell as soon as the news started to spread, as things begin to go from bad to worse for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. At the end of 2017, Google and Facebook controlled between 60-70% of the online advertising marketing, and nobody wants to land on their wrong side.
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As online ads fail, sites mine cryptocurrency
The fever for a magic internet money no one actually understands is definitely something akin to religious fervor right now. In the biggest example of blind faith yet, people are apparently mortgaging their homes to buy Bitcoin as it soars to previously unimagined value.
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He sold his last company for $3.4 billion - now Lars Dalgaard will teach tech leaders to empathize
Lars Dalgaard, who sold SuccessFactors to SAP for $3.4 billion in 2011 before going into venture capital, is stepping down from his general partner role at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz to found his own investment firm. His focus will be teaching entrepreneurs to lead with "more heart. Less ego."
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Cryptocurrency for Beginners
Learn how cryptocurrencies work. This course teaches everything from blockchain to mining, and gives an in depth look at Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies.
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Andreessen Horowitz is backing a crypto-powered 'internet computer' that could be the future of cloud computing
DFINITY project raises $61 million from Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital. VCs are backing a not-for-profit foundation developing the DFINITY protocol and will be rewarded in crypto tokens that power the network once it launches. DFINITY is "building a system that will enable the internet to act as a giant computer."
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Robinhood adds zero-fee cryptocurrency trading and tracking
No-commission stock trading app Robinhood will let you buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum without any added transaction fees starting in February, compared to Coinbase's 1.5 to 4 percent fees in the US. And as of today Robinhood will let all users track the price, news, and set up alerts on those and 14 other top crypto coins, including Litecoin and Ripple.
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Jay Z's Company Invests in Robinhood's Cryptocurrency Trading Platform
Renowned rapper and producer Jay Z's entertainment company Roc Nation, founded in 2008, has invested in Robinhood's cryptocurrency trading platform. Arrive, a subsidiary of Roc Nation, stated in an official announcement that it has invested in Robinhood because of its vision to improve the accessibility of financial markets.
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Andreessen Horowitz - Wikipedia
On July 6, 2009, Andreessen and Horowitz launched their venture capital fund with an initial capitalization of $300 million. In November 2010, the company raised another $650 million for a second venture fund at a time when the field of venture capitalism was contracting.
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Google is taking down all crypto-based ads off its platform
Google announced that they would no longer allow cryptocurrency-based ads on their platform. Stocks fell as soon as the news started to spread, as things begin to go from bad to worse for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. At the end of 2017, Google and Facebook controlled between 60-70% of the online advertising marketing, and nobody wants to land on their wrong side.
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