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News Fix: Congress Grills Facebook, Doesn’t Get Anywhere
By Vin Narayanan on July 20, 2019
In the news this week, Facebook undergoes intense scrutiny at two congressional hearings, Curaleaf increasingly dominates the cannabis market and Chinese startups struggle to raise money.
News Fix: Don’t Get Spooked by the Fed
By Allison Brickell on July 13, 2019
In the news this week, bitcoin takes a dive after the Fed voices concerns over Libra, Trump trash-talks crypto on Twitter, and Facebook doesn’t go for India.
News Fix: 13 Headlines for 13 Colonies
By Vin Narayanan on July 6, 2019
In a special July Fourth edition of the News Fix, we’ve compiled 13 important headlines shaping the startup, cannabis and crypto sectors.
The Category 5 Freak-Out Over Libra, Facebook’s Digital Currency
By Vin Narayanan on June 22, 2019
Politicians and regulators are freaking out over Facebook’s new Libra currency. Here’s what’s going on.
News Fix: Mississippians Move to Put Medical Marijuana on the 2020 Ballot
By Allison Brickell on June 15, 2019
This week, the News Fix dives into a group fighting for medical marijuana in Mississippi, Amazon actually failing at something and Binance cutting out U.S. users.
News Fix: Bitcoin Is Back and 12 Governors Are Uniting for Marijuana Reform
By Allison Brickell on June 8, 2019
Bitcoin is back in a big way. In the U.S., governors are coming together for marijuana reform, while in Japan, tax officials struggle to track down crypto gains.
News Fix: The FDA Opens Up the Cannabis Conversation
By Allison Brickell on June 1, 2019
This week, the FDA held its first public hearing on cannabis regulation, Illinois voted to legalize marijuana and another person has filed a copyright claim on bitcoin’s white paper.
News Fix: TransferWise Takes Care of Early Investors, Employees
By Vin Narayanan on May 25, 2019
TransferWise doesn't plan on going public soon, so it conducted a secondary share sale at a $3.5 billion valuation to reward its early investors and employees.
News Fix: Long-Term Stock Exchange Gets SEC Approval; Bitcoin Google Searches Spike
By Vin Narayanan on May 18, 2019
In the news this week, former NFL players get into the weed business, Marc Andreessen’s Long-Term Stock Exchange gets SEC approval and Mark Mobius changes his mind.
News Fix: Uber IPOs and Crypto Markets Barely React to Binance Hack
By Vin Narayanan on May 11, 2019
This week, the Fix reports on Uber’s IPO, the Binance hack and medical marijuana fights in Florida.
News Fix: MIT, Harvard Dive Into Cannabis Research; Facebook Goes Big on Crypto Payments
By Allison Brickell on May 4, 2019
In this week's News Fix: MIT and Harvard receive money for cannabis research, Tesla is raising more than $1 billion, Facebook's audacious crypto plans have been leaked, and Canada and Singapore have completed a cross-border blockchain payment.
News Fix: Hemp Farmers Get Intellectual Property Protection, Bitfinex Gets in Trouble
By Vin Narayanan on April 27, 2019
This week, hemp farmers receive intellectual property protection, Beyond Meat reaches new heights and Bitfinex gets in trouble.
News Fix: Carl’s Embraces 4/20; IPO Frenzy Hits Wall Street
By Vin Narayanan on April 20, 2019
Carl's Jr. is testing a CBD-infused sauce in Colorado and Wall Street has caught IPO fever.
News Fix: TurboTax Is Taking Over, California Faces Internal Conflict
By Vin Narayanan on April 13, 2019
In the news this week, California is facing pot delivery troubles, Uber is getting ready to IPO and Congress is allowing a monopoly on tax preparation.
News Fix: Crypto Markets Surge, Institutional Investors Keep Moving In
By Allison Brickell on April 6, 2019
It’s an exciting week for the News Fix. The crypto markets are surging, the SEC is issuing guidance and the Royal Bank of Scotland is getting into blockchain.
News Fix: Lyft Launches Its IPO, Trades Higher
By Allison Brickell on March 30, 2019
This week, Lyft launched its much-anticipated IPO, Uber bought one of its rivals and New Jersey worked by its own schedule.