🤔 The iPod of Crypto
The world has a new richest man, Dyson's headphone air-purifier and SBF gets arrested!
So, what happened this week in the Tech & Startup world? 🌍
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10 tech & startup stories in 139 super short seconds.
✈️ The Virgin CEO. Richard Branson has done an hour long podcast with Steven Bartlett. Branson is a pretty well known entrepreneur, but there is some really interest content here around expanding into multiple verticals (Virgin Experiences, Virgin Airlines, Virgin Galactic). Watch it below 👇
🎉 Magic Eden Launches on Polygon! The second biggest NFT marketplace in the world has launched on Polygon (a blockchain). Why Polygon? Polygon has super cheap gas fees and has attracted plenty of creators, especially in the gaming space. Read their article on the move here.
💰 The Worlds Richest Man! Musk? Gates? Warren Buffet? Nope. Bernard Arnault is the new worlds richest man, owning brands like Louis Vuitton, Moet, Tiffany & Co and Christian Dior. Interestingly though, he’s also fairly involved in the startup ecosystem. Read this quick and snappy article by Sifted on his startup and crypto investments.
🔒 The iPod of Crypto. Tony Fadell, the legendary ‘inventor’ of the iPod is now working with Ledger who lead the crypto ‘cold storage’ market. The core idea of Ledger is that the only way to keep your crypto safe from others (e.g. FTX) is to store it on a physical device disconnected from the internet. Have a read here.
🌱 How Did Wise Grow? Flick through this legendary powerpoint by the VP of Growth at Wise (Transferwise). It covers growth, product, people and vision.
🎧 $949 For That?! Engineering firm Dyson has launched more details of their high end ‘air-purifying headphones’. So our instant reaction is to laugh at this, but we can see some dystopian world where these are cool.
🚨 SBF Arrested! In the least surprising news ever, SBF has been arrested by The Royal Bahamas Police Force. What’s next for SBF? Read here.
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