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Cryptocurrency’s second act: the rise of Ethereum and what’s in store for 2017

Version One Ventures

Back in 2009, Bitcoin became the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Will this token-driven crowdfunding market become the equivalent of OTC/pink slip markets, dominated by speculators and promoters? And, most thought that Bitcoin would emerge as the winner in this race. What happened?

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

FDI, M&A’s WEIGHED DOWN BY CRISIS IN 2009, UPTURN EXPECTED IN 2010. billion in 2009, compared with $10.8 63 Israeli companies were acquired or merged in 2009, a 28 percent drop from an average of 87 companies in the previous three years. The top ten deals in 2009 yielded 80 percent ($2.02 billion in 2008 and $8.8

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