Tagged: lolli

August 5, 2022 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, it was reported that a bipartisan group of US Senators had developed legislation aimed at providing greater regulatory clarity regarding crypto in the US. Senators from the Senate Agriculture Committee joined to craft a bill that gave the Commodity Futures Trading Commission… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 4:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New York state legislature has approved a bill that would commence a moratorium on crypto mining operations. The bill was designed as an attempt to mitigate emissions caused by crypto mining which tends to be an energy-intensive process as servers compete to create and… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was widely anticipated, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 50 basis points. Simultaneously, the Fed said it would be significantly reduce its balance sheet as it battles fast-rising inflation. The increase was the largest increase since 2000. In the Federal Open Market… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 4:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

After an extended wait for financial services firms attempting to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on Bitcoin, the very first Bitcoin ETF is expected to trade tomorrow on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Last week, it was revealed that ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 10:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin rewards company Lolli today announced a partnership with StubHub. It will give users the ability to earn up to six per cent bitcoin back on tickets for sporting events, theatre and concerts. StubHub will join more than 1,000 other retailers offering bitcoin rewards with… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin rewards startup Lolli has closed on a $10 million Series A funding round, according to a note from the company. The funding was led by Acrew Capital with participation from Banana Capital, Up North Management, and Animal Capital. Investments included the backing from social… Read More

May 11, 2020 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lolli, a U.S.-based bitcoin rewards platform, announced on Monday it secured $3 million through its Seed II funding round, which was led by Pathfinder, with participation from beauty entrepreneur Michelle Phan, Sound Ventures, Craft Ventures, Company Ventures, Adam Leber, Abe Burns, and Chapter One Ventures…. Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 12:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a release today, Shopify announced that it had joined the Libra Association, the entity in charge of launching Facebook’s proposed non-sovereign digital currency. Shopify appears to have ignored the trend where multiple members have exited the consortium as it has become more apparent that… Read More

December 3, 2019 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lolli, a bitcoin rewards application for online purchases, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with traveling reservation platform Expedia to give travelers the option to earn bitcoin when they book travel reservations. Lolli reported that through this collaboration its users will be able… Read More

November 11, 2019 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alibaba’s annual Singles Day has turned into a huge event in China. Headlines today indicate that singles day has delivered a record-setting amount of transactions as sales top a whopping $38 billion. According to Alibaba, $1 billion was settled via Alibaba’s Fintech platform Alipay within… Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Party, a Brooklyn-based startup that is made up of designers and engineers who experiment with storytelling and technology to create weird and wonderful experiences, recently launched a campaign on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter for a new fun (and adorable) project, Disco Dog vest. According to its description, Disco… Read More