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decrypt.co - André Beganski - Kalshi Scores FIFA World Cup Spotlight as Prediction Market Trading Surges to Record
Kalshi Scores FIFA World Cup Spotlight as Prediction Market Trading Surges to Record
Decrypt

The world's most anticipated sporting event continues to raise the profile of prediction markets, with a record amount of outstanding bets punctuated on Friday by a high-profile deal between Kalshi and an official partner of the World Cup 2026. ADI…

bloomberg.com - Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Live from Uncharted
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Live from Uncharted
Bloomberg

Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and…

fool.com - James Brumley - Nvidia Owns This Under-the-Radar $20 Stock Poised to Disrupt a $1.8 Trillion Market
Nvidia Owns This Under-the-Radar $20 Stock Poised to Disrupt a $1.8 Trillion Market
The Motley Fool

You've almost certainly heard the term 'smart money,' usually in reference to Wall Street's most proven investment managers. This label isn't necessarily limited to money managers, though. Any organization that picks stocks can be 'smart' for any…

axios.com - Alan Neuhauser - Energy and climate deals of the week
Energy and climate deals of the week
Axios

• Stegra, a Swedish green steel manufacturing infrastructure company, raised €1.4b led by Wallenberg Investments. IMAS, Temasek, Bolero, and SEB-Stiftelsen joined, along with existing investors Altor, Hy24, Just Climate, AIP…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Chinese AI, chip firms are driving an onshore IPO rebound
Chinese AI, chip firms are driving an onshore IPO rebound
The Standard

China's onshore technology IPOs are on track for their strongest year since 2023 as Beijing seeks to bolster listings of chip and artificial intelligence companies in a push for tech self-reliance amid the country's rivalry with the US. SCROLL TO…

fastcompany.com - Krystal Duarte - Why mid-career women are leaving corporate America for entrepreneurship
Why mid-career women are leaving corporate America for entrepreneurship
Fast Company

You landed your dream job, or so you thought. But quiet doubts grow harder to ignore: “Did I choose right?” “Can I do this for the rest of my life?” “I want something more.” These questions seem to collide…

fool.com - Alex Carchidi - Is Hyperliquid Actually Worth the Hype?
Is Hyperliquid Actually Worth the Hype?
The Motley Fool

Hyperliquid (HYPE +0.87%) is a blockchain that operates as a decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures -- a type of financial derivative that tracks an asset's price without expiring. It captures around 80% of all decentralized perpetual…

axios.com - Ryan Lawler - This week in fintech: Kalshi, Airwallex, Clearwater Analytics
This week in fintech: Kalshi, Airwallex, Clearwater Analytics
Axios

• Kalshi is in talks to raise funds at a $40b valuation, per the FT. Go deeper • Meta invested $900m in Indian fintech CRED, valuing it at $4.5b post-money. CEO Kunal Shah will step down to join Meta as its head of WhatsApp. Go deeper…

americanbanker.com - Melinda Lucy - Airwallex announces $320 million fundraise and CFO hire
Airwallex announces $320 million fundraise and CFO hire
American Banker

Key insight: Global payments provider Airwallex raised $320 million in venture capital funding and instituted a new CFO. Supporting data: The company's valuation increased by 38% to $11 billion in six months. Forward look: Airwallex plans to use…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - Framework Ventures Expands Into AI, Raises $400M Fund
Framework Ventures Expands Into AI, Raises $400M Fund
The New York Ledger

Framework Ventures, a venture capital company that backs crypto platforms, has closed its fourth fund while expanding its investment strategy beyond blockchain. The San Francisco-based investor has raised $400 million to target “frontier…

thewrap.com - Jon Lafayette - The Ledger: The Case for Investing in a Free Press
The Ledger: The Case for Investing in a Free Press
TheWrap

How much is a functioning free press worth to you? That's the question posed to potential investors in the Media Development Investment Fund, a non-profit investment opportunity. Yes, you read right. MDIF is set up to funnel capital into…

axios.com - Chelsea Naso - The week in M&A: Danone buys Made Group, Superhuman's super valuation, Blue Owl eyes Cavs
The week in M&A: Danone buys Made Group, Superhuman's super valuation, Blue Owl eyes Cavs
Axios

🚑 Advent International plans to acquire Japanese nursing care firm Japan Well-being from MBK Partners for around $1.24b, per Nikkei. Go deeper ⚽ Arctos is in early talks to buy a stake in Premier League club Newcastle United FC from…

sfstandard.com - Natallie Rocha - Can tech swag ever be fashionable?
Can tech swag ever be fashionable?
The San Francisco Standard

In an alley outside the Financial District's Corgi Cafe, a 24-hour coffee shop operated by an AI insurance startup, around 50 people lined up Thursday evening to admire the latest tech company swag. It was the Founder Fashion Show, an event hosted…

entrepreneur.com - Logan Simmons - They Grew Up in 'Mortgage Families.' Now These 21-Year-Olds Have Raised $4.1 Million to Put an AI Loan Officer Inside America's Lenders.
They Grew Up in 'Mortgage Families.' Now These 21-Year-Olds Have Raised $4.1 Million to Put an AI Loan Officer Inside America's Lenders.
Homepage | Entrepreneur

The idea for Copperlane started with a phone call to Athan Zhang's mother. She had spent her career in the secondary mortgage market, on the risk side, and Zhang, then a computer science student at Princeton, was struck by something she described:…

cyprus-mail.com - Space startups seek insurance for orbital AI data centers
Space startups seek insurance for orbital AI data centers
Cyprus Mail

Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign ‌of early progress for an experimental industry backed by Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPCX.O) and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. The concept of data center…

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