Lizuna | Disrupt 2020
We’re building a fraud detection platform for eCommerce merchants. The TC Top Picks program showcases outstanding early-stage startups across these categories: AI/Machine Learning, Biotech/Healthtech, Blockchain, Fintech, Mobility, Privacy/Security, Retail/E-commerce, Robotics/IoT/Hardware, SaaS and Social Impact & Education. TechCrunch is a leading…
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google appear before the House Antitrust Subcommittee
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google appear before the House Antitrust Subcommittee
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Ali Yahya: Crypto Business Models
Andreessen Horowitz crypto partner Ali Yahya discusses “Crypto Business Models.” Yahya explains that the consensus mechanisms of blockchains create trust among independent participants in decentralized networks. At first glance, this may seem at odds with the idea of capturing value,…
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Sam Williams: Mechanism Design 101
Sam Williams, founder and CEO of decentralized storage system Arweave, gives an overview of “Mechanism Design,” a field of study that has become newly relevant with the development of Bitcoin and subsequent blockchains that require carefully designed incentives for network…
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Brian Armstrong: Setting Up and Scaling a Crypto Company
Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong walks us through “Setting Up and Scaling a Crypto Company,” explaining how crypto can help startups raise money, acquire customers and build a global profile. The issuing of tokens, for example, can align the…
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Balaji Srinivasan: Applications: Today & 2025
Balaji Srinivasan, an angel investor and cofounder of multiple companies including Earn.com and Counsyl, gives an overview of “Applications: Today and 2025.” Srinivasan starts off by tracing the history of crypto from Bitcoin and Ethereum to the present. He highlights…
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Reviewing the Mavic Air 2, DJI’s latest drone, during quarantine
The DJI Mavic Air 2 is a big improvement over the original, and maybe the best drone for most consumers. TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.…
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Dan Boneh: Blockchain Primitives: Cryptography and Consensus
Stanford professor Dan Boneh teaches “Blockchain Primitives: Cryptography and Consensus,” providing an introduction to the cryptographic foundation of blockchains and how developers can use them to build new types of applications. Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup School brought together 45 participants…
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Chris Dixon: Crypto Networks and Why They Matter
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) General Partner Chris Dixon discusses “Crypto Networks and Why They Matter,” giving an overview of the crypto space, the transformative implications of its technology, and the potential for crypto networks to lead a new wave of innovation.…
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Interview: Relativity CEO Tim Ellis on 3D printing rocket ships
We sat down with co-founder Tim Ellis to talk about the 3D printing process, and the new space industry. Read more: https://tcrn.ch/2ThduJe TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking…
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