💆 Adam Neumann's blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z

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Adam Neumann's blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z. In a classic “pivot-to-crypto-to-reinvent-yourself” moment, controversial WeWork founder Adam Neumann recently launched a startup, Flowcarbon, to sell tokenized carbon… (Anita Ramaswamy / TechCrunch)

Anita Ramaswamy @AnitaRamaswamy

Adam and Rebekah Neumann's new startup is selling a cryptocurrency called the "Goddess Nature Token." you really couldn't make this up lol

techcrunch.comAdam Neumann’s blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z – TechCrunchThe WeWork founder’s new startup raised $70 million in funding, partially through selling its “Goddess Nature Token” cryptocurrency

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Watchdogs to Joe Biden: Start leading on Congress stock-trade ban. 16 watchdog groups are demanding that Joe Biden push Congress to ban stock trades by its members. An Insider investigation published in December found widespread violations of conflicts of interest law. Biden has remained largely silent on the… (Dave Levinthal / Business Insider)

Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal

NEW: 16 watchdog groups and government reform advocates are demanding @JoeBiden break his silence and publicly call on Congress to ban its lawmakers from trading stocks. w/ @leonardkl

businessinsider.com16 watchdog groups demand Joe Biden ‘publicly and actively’ push Congress to ban lawmaker stock tradesInsider found dozens of members of Congress and nearly 200 top-level Capitol Hill staffers violating the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012.

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Niantic moves beyond games with AR platform and Campfire social network. Niantic made a name for itself in the mobile gaming industry through the enduring success of Pokémon Go. Now the company is hoping to become something else: a platform for other developers to build location-aware AR apps on top of. This plan… (Alex Heath / The Verge)

Avi Greengart @greengart

Niantic isn’t the only company tying location to #AR, but its gaming pedigree and crowd-sourcing model gives it a real opportunity to compete against much larger rivals.

theverge.comNiantic moves beyond games with AR platform and Campfire social networkThe maker of Pokémon Go is releasing a location-based social network called Campfire and an AR map for other apps.

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Andreessen Horowitz raises $4.5 billion crypto fund to take advantage of bargains in down market. The Silicon Valley firm announced a new $4.5 billion fund for backing crypto and blockchain companies on Wednesday. Partners Ariana Simpson Chris Dixon liken the long-term opportunity in crypto to 'the next major computing cycle,' after PCs in the… (Kate Rooney / CNBC)

Wu Blockchain @WuBlockchain

Andreessen Horowitz announced a new $4.5 billion fund for backing crypto and blockchain companies on Wednesday. It marks Andreessen’s fourth fund for the asset class and brings its total raised for crypto and blockchain investments to $7.6 billion. CNBC

cnbc.comAndreessen Horowitz raises $4.5 billion crypto fund to take advantage of bargains in down marketAndreessen Horowitz plans to plow billions of dollars into crypto start-ups while digital asset markets are in a downturn.

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US New-Home Sales Plunge to Lowest Since Start of Pandemic. Sales of new US homes plummeted in April by the most in nearly nine years, dented by the combination of high prices and a steep climb in mortgage rates. Purchases of new single-family homes decreased 16.6% to an annualized 591,000 pace, the weakest… (Jordan Yadoo / Bloomberg)

Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 @C_Barraud

🇺🇸 US New-Home Sales Plunge to Lowest Since Start of Pandemic - Bloomberg *Purchases of new single-family homes fall by most since 2013 *Link: bloom.bg/3LJllbY

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