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    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      News in-depthTech start-ups
      Prologue pushes ahead with start-up accelerator despite tech sell-off

      Silicon Valley-backed firm with big ambitions could challenge famed rival Y Combinator

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      Platforms act as key decision makers on which digital assets are accessible to mainstream traders

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
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      The mauling of Tiger Global

      Tech stock sell-off has lost Chase Coleman’s hedge fund $17bn this year

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
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      Value of hedge fund’s public shareholdings fell by almost $20bn during first quarter

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
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      Traditional family offices emerge as unlikely venture capitalists

      A growing list of wealthy families are now looking to profit from the Silicon Valley tech boom

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
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      Investors have turned cautious following a boom period of billion-dollar valuations

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
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      Billionaire founder Masayoshi Son tells his top executives of need to raise money amid stock rout and China crackdown

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      Prime brokers report cuts to long and short positions in a ‘nowhere to hide’ market

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      Value of digital tokens drops by almost 50 per cent, renewing doubts over hype-fuelled market

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    • Monday, 14 February, 2022
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      Crypto platform BlockFi to pay $100mn penalty over interest accounts

      Settlement with SEC marks first enforcement action by US regulators on cryptocurrency lending

    • Monday, 14 February, 2022
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      Balyasny chief pushes hedge fund deeper into private start-ups

      Head of $13bn Balyasny Asset Management believes increasing number of his peers will enter market

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