Bitcoins surges past $30,000 as large investors bet on currency joining mainstream

In a significant development, Bitcoin extended its bull run smashing its previous record and surging over $30,000 for the very first time; investors and traders are betting that the digital currency is on its way to becoming a mainstream payment method. On Saturday, Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency traded as high as $33,099 with…

Cloud security startup SentinelOne’s valuation touches $3 billion in latest funding round

In an interview, Tomer Weingarten, the CEO of SentinelOne said, the startup has raised $267 million from venture capital backers including Sequoia and Tiger Global, and saw its valuation jump to more than $3 billion – nearly three times its valuation in February 2020. The startup uses artificial intelligence technology to protect mobile phones and…

Airbnb hires former Apple designer Jony Ive ahead of anticipated IPO

In a statement Airbnb Inc stated it was hiring former Apple designer Jony Ive and his firm to design new Airbnb products and services, under a multi-year contract agreement, Incidentally, Ive was a close creative collaborator with Apple Inc’s co-founder Steve Jobs and has spent nearly three decades in Cupertino leading the design of the candy-colored…

EV startup Faraday Future plans to go public through SPAC merger

In a statement electric vehicle startup Faraday Future’s Chief Executive Carsten Breitfeld said, it is aiming to go public through a reverse merger with a special-purchase acquisition company (SPAC). “We are working on such a deal … and will be able to announce something hopefully quite soon,” said Carsten Breitfeld of the potential SPAC deal.…

U.S. gaming platform Roblox Corporation preparing to go public in early 2021

According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Roblox Corporation is working with investment banks for its potential market debut in the United State early next year, which could see the online gaming platform double its recent $4 billion valuation. Demand for video games has surged in the United States with consumers seeking home…