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Sila

Sila CEO Shamir Karkal (left) with CTO Alexander Lipton, Chief Legal Officer Angela Angelovska-Wilson and COO Isaac Hines. (Credit: Sila)
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Banking API Platform Sila Raises $7.7M on Promise of Programmable Money
The $7.7 million round from Madrona Venture Group and others will help Sila bring bespoke stablecoins to fintech entrepreneurs.
Sila CEO Shamir Karkal (left) with CTO Alexander Lipton, Chief Legal Officer Angela Angelovska-Wilson and COO Isaac Hines. (Credit: Sila)
By Nate DiCamillo
Apr 8, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2020
Venture CapitalBankingStablecoinsAPIsSila
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MIT Fellow Says Facebook 'Lifted' His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency
MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year.
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By Ian Allison
Jul 26, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2019
MITLibraBankingNewsSilaSandy PentlandAlex Liptonbusiness newsTechnology News
Sila CEO Shamir Karkal (left) with CTO Alexander Lipton, Chief Legal Officer Angela Angelovska-Wilson and COO Isaac Hines. (Credit: Sila)
Markets
Ethereum
Former Simple Bank Co-Founder Unveils New Blockchain Payments Startup
Sila, a startup launched by former Simple Bank co-founder Shamir Karkal, has unveiled an open beta for its ethereum-based payments platform.
Sila CEO Shamir Karkal (left) with CTO Alexander Lipton, Chief Legal Officer Angela Angelovska-Wilson and COO Isaac Hines. (Credit: Sila)
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 4, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2019
EthereumBankingNewsERC-20SilaShamir Karkalbusiness news