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French startup Brigad just raised a new $30 million funding round (€28 million) as well as more than $5 million in debt. The company operates a marketplace for restaurants, caterers, private clinics, retirement homes and hospitals so that they can find freelancers for short-term missions. Balderton Capital is leading the round, with Wendel Group, Serena […]

Brigad raises $30 million for its freelancer marketplace for hospitality and care workers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

It was only a matter of time before frustrated customers of the fallen crypto exchange FTX went after its deep-pocketed venture backers. Indeed, the most surprising thing about a class-action lawsuit flagged earlier by Bloomberg — one that accuses Sequoia Capital, Paradigm, and Thoma Bravo of promoting FTX to the detriment of its users — […]

If Sequoia, Paradigm and Thoma Bravo settle a new lawsuit, it could upend VC; here’s why by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, expects to pay monetary penalties to settle probes into its business in the U.S., a top executive said, in a major about-face after publicly disputing the idea that it was under any investigation and mocking media outlets that reported otherwise. In an apparent admission of breaking laws, Binance chief […]

Crypto exchange Binance expects to pay penalties to settle US investigations by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter is allowing cannabis ads to run on its platform in U.S. states where cannabis is legal and in Canada, according to the company’s blog and Axios. Twitter updated its ad policy Wednesday, making it the first social media app in the U.S. to allow cannabis advertising. Google last month updated its policies to allow […]

Twitter allows cannabis ads in states where it’s legal by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The SEC proposed a new rule that may back crypto companies further into a corner as regulators continue to crack down on the space.

SEC’s proposal could affect which crypto companies can manage assets by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Over a month after Roku announced its first Roku-branded TVs, which will launch in the U.S. in spring 2023, the hardware company reported its quarterly earnings this afternoon which showed Roku beat its own revenue expectations, reporting a total net revenue of $867.1 million for Q4. The company previously cautioned investors of a shaky fourth […]

Roku soars past revenue expectations as it bets on streaming devices to boost growth by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch