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How Abra's CEO Plans to Make the WhatsApp for Money
Abra's new investment features that allow users to invest their Bitcoin in traditional stocks and ETFs are the latest step forward for the crypto wallet and exchange to become a global crypto bank, CEO Bill Barhydt told Cheddar Thursday.
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T.I.'s New Fund Targets Multicultural Technology
Rapper and actor T.I., or Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., is getting into investing. Along with business partner Jason Geter, he co-founded TechCypha, which he calls "a syndicate we hope to grow into a fund" for the purposes of developing...
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Rapper T.I. Adds Tech Investor to Resume with New Company
Rapper and actor T.I., or Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., is getting into investing. Along with business partner Jason Geter, he co-founded TechCypha, which he calls "a syndicate we hope to grow into a fund" for the purposes of developing...
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Ways to eat sustainably without rearranging your entire life
Science shows there are lots of ways to reduce your dietary carbon footprint without going vegan, or even giving up any foods you enjoy.
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Former Obama Sustainability Chief Says Personal Investing Can Help Combat Climate Change
Ignorance is a major impediment in the effort to reverse climate change, said the former chief sustainability officer for the Obama administration. “I think lot of it is lack of awareness, these are topics that a lot of energy nerds like...
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AOL Co-founder Steve Case Is Over Silicon Valley
Speaking to Cheddar from Denver's Startup Week, Case noted that city as a case study: twp-percent unemployment, a burgeoning and exciting technology sector, and a young population drawn to the mountain air. Denver is so competitive for...
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Verizon CEO: 5G Will Help Connectivity & Latency Issues With Self-Driving Cars
Verizon launched its first 5G network in four U.S. cities Monday. One possible use for the technology will be in rolling out self-driving vehicles. Hans Vestberg, CEO of Verizon Communications, said that while it will take some time for...
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Bitcoin Foundation's Bobby Lee Favors Bitcoin, Ethereum Over 'Tokens'
Bitcoin Foundation Board Member Bobby Lee said that, as blockchain and Bitcoin continue to become more popular, he believes investing in the digital assets themselves is a better approach than investing in companies who use 'tokens' that...
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Crypto Assets Better Investment Than Tokens, Analyst Says
Bobby Lee of digital asset firm BTCC told Cheddar that assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum are more comparable to securities than crypto tokens, and it's where he said he remains bullish.
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Your Financial Adviser Is Going to Be Replaced (By a Computer)
Pefin, a start-up, wants to bring machine learning to financial advice. Ramya Joseph,the company's founder, said the need for more tailored and advanced financial planning was borne out of the financial crisis.
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10 Years Later: How Fintech Emerged From the Financial Crisis
Fintech start-up Pefin wants to bring machine learning to financial advice. Ramya Joseph, the company's founder, said one of the lessons from the collapse of Lehman Brothers 10 years ago was that people can't rely solely on investing,...
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10 Years Later: How the Financial Crisis Changed the Way Millennials Look at Money
Digital adviser Pefin incorpoates machine learning with financial advice. Ramya Joseph, the company's founder, told us she started the company after helping her father get through the last recession.
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CommonStock Raises $1.8 Million for Social Stock Trading App
An app called CommonStock has come out of stealth mode with more than $1.8 million in seed funding to make stock trading more social, Cheddar has learned. "We’ve created what’s like a virtual trading floor where anyone can create a group...
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Social Capital Backs New Social App For Stock and Crypto Trading
An app called CommonStock has come out of stealth mode with more than $1.8 million in seed funding to make stock trading more social, Cheddar has learned. "We’ve created what’s like a virtual trading floor where anyone can create a group...
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Social Capital Backs New App For Stock and Crypto Trading
An app called CommonStock has come out of stealth mode with more than $1.8 million in seed funding to make stock trading more social, Cheddar has learned. "We’ve created what’s like a virtual trading floor where anyone can create a group...
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Why Investors (Sometimes) Don't Care About Massive Debt
Netflix and Amazon are billions of dollars in debt, but investors don’t care. Debt can be a burden to businesses, and too much debt can be a reason for investors to shy away from buying shares in a company. So why do investors seem not...
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Bethenny Frankel's Latest Venture: Disaster Relief
The "Real Housewives of New York" star told Cheddar that she viewed organizing disaster relief projects for Guatemala and Puerto Rico like a business. "I knew that skill set ... I know how to manage and execute," says Frankel.
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From the Mound to the Markets, LA Dodgers Pitcher Ross Stripling Does it All
The 28-year-old Major League Baseball athlete makes different kinds of pitches in the off-season: stocks. As a licensed stock broker, Stripling invests in FANG shares and dabbles in some commodities, he tells Cheddar.
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From the Mound to the Markets, MLB's Ross Stripling Does it All
The 28-year-old pitcher for the LA Dodgers pitches something else in the off-season: stocks. As a licensed stockbroker, Stripling invests in FANG shares and dabbles in some commodities, he tells Cheddar.
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Circle Invest Takes on Coinbase and Robinhood for Crypto Retail Investors
The payment technology start-up unveiled a new version of its Circle Invest app this week that let's retail investors in 46 states play in the crypto market.
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Circle Invest Takes on Coinbase and Robinhood in Crypto
The payment technology start-up unveiled a new version of its app this week that lets retail investors in 46 states play in the crypto market.
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Democrats Try to Hang Net Neutrality Vote on GOP in Midterms
After all Senate Democrats voted in favor of keeping the internet open and fair, the party is using this opportunity to paint itself as a champion of the consumer going into the midterm elections later this year, says Ross Rubin,...
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'I tend to be a pretty fast read of people'
New dragon Lane Merrifield explains exactly how to connect with him inside the den: keep it real.
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Why Betterment Is Called the "Robo-Adviser" of the Finance World
The online investing company has "a lot of automated services that help make more of your money," says CEO Jon Stein.