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6 Risks For Taking A Side Door Into A Public Exchange

Startup Professionals Musings

Most public shells ready for sale are not listed on a national securities exchange, but are instead traded in a less glamorous setting, such as the OTC Bulletin Board. Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq. Of course, they can be renamed and moved, but that may negate the cost and time advantages originally sought.

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

Version One Ventures

The prevailing thinking then was that the cryptocurrency market was going to be a winner-takes-all race due to the strong network effects around mining. While still very early, Ethereum has also unlocked new use cases, like decentralized storage (https://sia.tech/) and decentralized prediction markets ( https://www.augur.net/).

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6 Considerations For Going Public Via Reverse Merger

Startup Professionals Musings

Most public shells ready for sale are not listed on a national securities exchange, but are instead traded in a less glamorous setting, such as the OTC Bulletin Board. Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq. Of course, they can be renamed and moved, but that may negate the cost and time advantages originally sought.

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How Do Pink Sheets Stocks Work And Are They Any Good?

YoungUpstarts

“Pink sheets” are stocks that are trading in the over the counter (OTC) markets. Over the counter markets are well known for small cap stocks. Pink sheets and penny stocks go hand in hand, and the name pink sheets often means penny stocks to many people. What are Pink Sheets?

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

Bitrefill makes it easy for anyone to buy gift cards and phone minutes (a big use case in emerging markets) instantly using Lightning. The market for mobile gaming is insanely large and growing quickly: >$77B in 2020 with >10% YoY growth. But that’s a discussion for another time ?? . 2) Gaming . At least not yet.

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6 Hurdles For Going Public Through A Reverse Merger

Startup Professionals Musings

Most public shells ready for sale are not listed on a national securities exchange, but are instead traded in a less glamorous setting, such as the OTC Bulletin Board. Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq. Of course, they can be renamed and moved, but that may negate the cost and time advantages originally sought.

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Penny Stocks And The Profit Potential

YoungUpstarts

The freedom to watch the markets and let your nest egg do your work for your, providing capital and freedom from bosses is a great thing. OTC markets are the over the counter stocks that are not traded on the New York Stock Exchange or the NasDaq. And you need the paper trading elemnt too.

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