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Robert Leshner

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Policy
Regulation
Who in Crypto Met With Brian Brooks When He Ran OCC? Here's His Calendar
As Donald Trump’s national bank regulator, Brooks met with a wide range of crypto market participants, from Fortune 500 execs to DeFi protocol founders, documents show.
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By Nate DiCamillo
Jul 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2021
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Compound founder Robert Leshner
Finance
Compound
Compound Labs Launches 'Treasury' to Get Big Firms Reaping DeFi Yields
The USDC-powered savings product could be "shockingly big" for getting fintechs into DeFi, said Compound's Robert Leshner.
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By Brady Dale
Jun 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2021
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Finance
Venture capital
Compound, Gauntlet Founders Raise $4M for New DeFi Scout Fund
Robert Leshner's Robot Ventures has secured $4 million in funding from Galaxy Digital and Paradigm to find early opportunities in DeFi.
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By Brady Dale
Sep 30, 2020 at 12:09 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2020
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Finance
Venture capital
This Startup Is Forking Compound to Make Hiring More Efficient
Braintrust launched out of stealth mode Wednesday, backed by a $6 million seed round featuring True Ventures, Homebrew Ventures, Uprising Ventures, Galaxy Digital, IDEO CoLab,...
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By William Foxley
Jun 24, 2020 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
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Tech
Tokens
Compound’s Approach to DeFi Governance Starts With Giving Away COMP Tokens
Users of the Compound lending platform will begin earning COMP governance tokens in mid-June.
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By Brady Dale
May 28, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
May 28, 2020
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Markets
Venture capital
Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Back $1.8 Million Round for Bitski Crypto Wallet
The startup looks to boost mainstream crypto adoption by making it easier for developers to put crypto wallets in their applications.
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By Zack Seward
Nov 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 13, 2019
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Compound founder Robert Leshner
Markets
News
DeFi Pioneer Compound Partners With Coinbase Wallet, Zerion for V2 Launch
For its Version 2 launch, crypto interest app Compound has partnerships with Coinbase Wallet, Zerion and a bridge to fellow DeFi leader Uniswap.
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By Brady Dale
May 23, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 23, 2019
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