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Benchmark partners Eric Vishria, left, and Peter Fenton. Screenshot via YouTube
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Benchmark Joins the Late-Stage Crowd

By Laura Mandaro · Jun 4, 2026 4:48pm PDT · 1 comment
For most of this decade, venture capital has morphed from a game of spotting the best young startups to making a more complex range of investments—from public stocks and cryptocurrencies to multibillion-dollar bets on older startups. General Catalyst even bought a hospital system!But industry stalwart Benchmark had held fast to a definition of... For most of this decade, venture capital has morphed from a game of spotting the best young...
Senators Thom Tillis, left, and Angela Alsobrooks. Photos via Getty Images.
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Can Crypto Beat the Banks and Win Over Washington?

By Ken Brown · May 13, 2026 8:00am PDT
This is a critical week for the crypto industry. The most important crypto law ever to hit Congress is about to take a big step forward, and with the crypto market in the doldrums, the timing couldn’t be better.This could be the last chance for the long-delayed bill to become law, as vacations and election season suck up much of the rest of the... This is a critical week for the crypto industry. The most important crypto law ever to hit...
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Crypto Hack Puts Big Lender in Turmoil

By Yueqi Yang · Apr 23, 2026 11:42am PDT
The latest in a series of crypto hacks has spread turmoil across the market, toppling the biggest lender in the industry, freezing billions of dollars in assets and causing big losses for highly leveraged traders. The hack, which involved $290 million of fraudulent tokens, began at a little-known startup but the impact quickly spread to Aave,... The latest in a series of crypto hacks has spread turmoil across the market, toppling the biggest...
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SEC Is Moving to Allow Stocks to Trade Like Cryptocurrencies

By Yueqi Yang · Sep 30, 2025 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
The Securities and Exchange Commission is working on a plan to allow stocks to trade like cryptocurrencies on the blockchain, but is facing strong opposition from traditional financial firms such as Citadel Securities, according to people involved in the process. The SEC’s staff is talking to industry representatives about the plan, which is a... The Securities and Exchange Commission is working on a plan to allow stocks to trade like...