Interview Archives - Page 33 of 45

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Mostly Tricks, Few Treats For Pot Stocks in 2022

October 30, 8:58 PM

Halloween is prime spooky season, but for most investors, all of 2022 has been quite scary. Stocks across the board have taken substantial hits this year, with cannabis particularly affected. Cannabis' surging pandemic performances have been dashed mostly. Now, Fed uncertainty looms while profitability continues to elude most operators, from MSOs to the ancillary market.

ACB

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EXCLUSIVE: StartEngine CEO Talks SeedInvest Acquisition, Why Equity Crowdfunding Is Thriving

By Wayne Duggan

October 28, 2:51 PM

Crowdfunding platform StartEngine has announced a buyout deal to acquire competitor SeedInvest from the Circle Internet Financial affiliate Pluto Holdings in a deal that will combine two of the largest equity crowdfunding platforms in the market.

ATVI

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Laguna Labs Launches The World’s First Flatcoin Pegged To The Cost Of Living

By Justin Roberti

October 25, 2:11 PM

In a time of record inflation in the U.S., the idea of "flat" has its appeal.

COIN

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Vayner3 Creates ‘Phygital’ Integration For Chester Cheetah On Meta

By Justin Roberti

October 23, 2:39 PM

If you are a fan of cheesy, crunchy snack foods then you are probably aware of Chester Cheetah, the Cheetos official cartoon mascot of Frito-Lay North America, the $19-billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP).

Elon Musk’s Starlink Files For Data Imagery, GPS Location Trademarks: Why This Expert Says They’re ‘Something To Pay Attention To’

By Chris Katje

October 21, 3:04 PM

Satellite company Starlink has quietly filed new trademarks that could lead to new business ventures for parent company SpaceX. A trademark attorney shared insights with Benzinga on what the filings mean and what could be coming from the Elon Musk-led company.

GOOG

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Jamaica Awaits: How About A Ganja Vacation? Get Out Of The Cold & Into The Sun With Weed Galore

By Maureen Meehan

October 18, 1:33 PM

With temps dropping throughout most of the U.S. and Canada, isn’t it time to start thinking about a vacation to Jamaica? We’ve got some info on a visit that is just about as unique as you can imagine.

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Cosmos Co-founder Ethan Buchman On Cosmos End-Game, ATOM 2.0, & IBC: Exclusive Interview From Cosmoverse 2022

By Ryan McNamara

October 17, 10:57 AM

Benzinga traveled to Medellin, Colombia to attend Cosmoverse 2022. The event curated the brightest minds in the Cosmos ecosystem––from developers putting carbon credits on-chain, to industry leaders in interchain security. Among the speakers at the conference was Ethan Buchman, CEO of Informal Systems and co-founder of Cosmos.

ATOM

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EXCLUSIVE: Josh Ong On Minting Bored Ape, Looking Forward To Hearing Garga Speak (And Dance?) At Benzinga’s Future Of Crypto

By Chris Katje

October 17, 10:16 AM

Well-known in the NFT community as Bored Ape Yacht Club #1037 or Maui Prime, Josh Ong is more than just a Bored Ape holder.

BTC

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Interview: Cronos Provides First Ethereum-To-Cosmos Bridge And Is Building An Interchain Web3

By Justin Roberti

October 14, 9:03 AM

Cosmos (CRYPTO: ATOM) has blazed its path in blockchain by approaching the blockchain equation not with a single star blockchain but with its stated "internet of blockchains," with

ATOM