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Staax thinks peer-to-peer payments can onboard a new generation of stock investors

TechCrunch

Now that investing is cool again, upstarts like Staax , which pitched today at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, are finding new ways to cash in on its cachet, particularly among young people. What sets Staax apart, though, is that it allows for peer-to-peer payments in stock. Image Credit: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch.

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Music in the Metaverse: Harmony from Discord?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

But in the background, some excellent use cases for NFTs were being tried, including something that will disrupt how we consume music. It included exclusive animations and a digital download?—?other Kings of Leon released the first NFT album in March 2021. other NFTs in the collection included front-row seats for their concerts.

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

Both Sides of the Table

By now many of you know the Harlem Shake but what you may not appreciate is the broader trend behind the video and it has mirrored my general views on how TV will work in the future. 200 million views. Suck it traditional TV. TV of the future will not always have linear stories. Why would it? Gangnam Style Meets Torso TV. think Apple.

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

Scaling a consumer-focused financial platform—that is also now the primary bank account for millions of UK consumers—in the midst of a once in a century pandemic is close to impossible. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. This did not happen by magic. Banking is a ubiquitous but hard to crack industry.

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Chief community officer is the new CMO

TechCrunch

To be a startup aiming to disrupt a category that still has a tone of gray in it comes with its own challenges. To be a startup aiming to disrupt a category that still has a tone of gray in it comes with its own challenges. who is building the best community in edtech right now? Market map of community tools.

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The Future Came Early

OurCrowd

Traditionally, corporations that invest in innovation during a crisis outperform peers by up to 30% during recovery, a recent McKinsey report reveals. The main reason is tech disruption, or the introduction of a new technology to market that renders all previous products obsolete. . Download the full edition here.

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Hormona wants women to track their ‘hormonal health’ with at-home testing

TechCrunch

London-based femtech, Hormona , which is pitching its hormone tracker in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt, hopes to encourage people with periods to do just that: Add hormone-monitoring to their quantified health mix. Today it’s announcing the launch of its app in the U.S. The 2019-founded U.K. The 2019-founded U.K.

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