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BTC + DeFi = FTW

Version One Ventures

which are the primary means of trading in countries like Venezuela (see this excellent study of bitcoin as a censorship resistant bridge currency). The DEBNK proposal based on Dan Robinson’s Rainbow Network paper is the most interesting I’ve seen to date. I recently shared some thoughts about DeFi in light of recent market turmoil.

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The four waves of crypto disruption: where are they today? 

Version One Ventures

But you only have to talk to people from high inflation countries like Argentina or Venezuela to understand the appeal of a globally-accessible and permissionless digital currency. This wave probably experienced the most progress over the past two years with the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) built on top of Ethereum.

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How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose

Duct Tape Marketing

I had the opportunity to live in a number of foreign countries, Portugal when I was little, then Canada when I was 10 until college, and then I did my junior year in Spain and I worked in Venezuela, and I was able to study four languages, so Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Latin loved languages. That's what I did.

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Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. who derive a meaningful chunk of their revenue from operating ad networks. Facebook, Inc.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. I originally came from Argentina, and lived in Brazil and Venezuela before moving to the US. I never want renters to find themselves in my situation – scared, displaced and worried about my finances.