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Blockchain startup Arweave raised $5 million over the last six months by selling its native cryptocurrency to various venture funds, the company said in a statement Tuesday. What Happened The investments are led by California-based Andreessen Horowitz. Other buyers include Texas-based...

OpenInvest, a fintech startup that allows investors and advisors to create portfolios composed of companies that follow certain environmental, social and governance criteria, has raised $10.4 million from prominent Silicon Valley investors. What Happened The San Francisco-based company's Series...

The cryptocurrency market struggled again on Tuesday, with most major cryptocurrencies trading lower by more than 2 percent on the day. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which currencies were on the move. Headlines Popular...

It's almost that time of year. The 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards is a competition to showcase the companies with the most impressive technology that are paving the future in financial services and capital markets. To get you prepared for this year's awards, Benzinga will profile each...

According to a Bloomberg report, venture capital funds are investing less cash in startups today than they were a year ago. Notable Silicon Valley firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners aren't having any problems raising cash; in fact, they are doing so at levels that haven't been...

After meeting with the United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, appeared on Bloomberg to share some thoughts on the Chinese market volatility and the ongoing CEO search at Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). The Markets & Currency Shifts The...

Wit.ai announced on its blog Monday that it is being acquired by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). According to the company, joining Facebook “is an incredible acceleration in the execution of our vision. Facebook has the resources and talent to help us take the next step. Facebook’s...

Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor, but Robinhood (a new Fintech startup) wants to give investors the ability to trade without robbing anyone. "We really intend for Robinhood to be a product for a new generation of investors," Vladimir Tenev, co-founder of Robinhood,...

BloomNation set out with the goal three years ago of disrupting the flower delivery business. A $5.55 million series A venture capital round led by Ronny Conway reaffirms this mission. Other series A investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital and Chicago Ventures, who funded a...

This week, Pantera Bitcoin Partners announced a $150 million joint venture from Venture Capital Firms Fortress Investment Group, Benchmark Capital and Ribbit Capital. They join Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners and Lightspeed Ventures in...

In January, activist investor Carl Icahn called for eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) to spinoff PayPal. Since then, he has repeated his stance several times. Commenting last week at a conference in Silicon Valley, PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel was asked if he thought PayPal should be...

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) plans on continuing its spending spree in 2014, and is rumored to be acquiring business app developer Tomfoolery for approximately $16 million. According to two Wall Street Journal sources, talk between the two companies isn't final yet, but is in the advanced stages....