Uber

Uber

Uber’s Former Security Chief Charged With Trying to Conceal Hack Using Bitcoin

Danny NelsonAug 21, 2020

Joseph Sullivan allegedly insisted the hackers sign NDAs in exchange for $100,000 in bitcoin hush money.

Binance

Binance Hires Ex-Uber Product Lead as VP of Global Expansion

Paddy BakerFeb 13, 2020

Matt Shroder will help the Binance exchange scale its operations and services, especially in emerging markets.

DeFi

Braintrust Raises $18M to Bring DeFi-Thinking to the Gig Economy

Ian AllisonOct 1, 2020

Braintrust, a tech talent marketplace that will essentially be owned by the IT freelancers and companies using it, has raised an $18 million strategic growth round.

PayPal

Report: Uber, PayPal, Visa to Back Facebook’s GlobalCoin Cryptocurrency

Nikhilesh DeJun 13, 2019

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber are all backing Facebook's new cryptocurrency, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Gambling

12 Markets Crypto Decentralization Can Actually Improve

Kyle SamaniDec 27, 2018

What do virtual real estate and distributed computing have in common? They're both markets where P2P networks can improve efficiencies.

Uber

News

Uber, E*Trade Vets to Launch No-Fee Crypto Exchange

Anna Baydakova

A new cryptocurrency exchange is set to launch with no-feed trading – and it's got some notable backers behind it.

China

Ridesharing App Founder Wants to Build a Blockchain ‘Uber’

Chuan Tian

Chen Weixing, founder of Chinese ride-hailing app Kuaidi Dache, is planning to build a blockchain-based application for ride-sharing.

Argentina

Uber Argentina Enlists Bitcoin Partner in Fight to Continue Service

Pete Rizzo

The Argentinian subsidiary of ridesharing giant Uber is turning to a bitcoin payment option amid a crackdown by local authorities.

Startups

Uber Denies Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Pete Rizzo

Uber has denied rumors that is currently integrating bitcoin as a payment option for its on-demand mobile ride-sharing services.

Philippines

Bitcoin Supporters Should Take a Page Out of the Uber Playbook

Joe Maristela

Angel investor Joe Maristela explores what people in the bitcoin space can learn from regulatory developments in the Philippines surrounding Uber.

Coinbase

Unexpected Home Search Prompts Purse.io Customer Protection Guarantee

Yessi Bello Perez

Bitcoin shopping startup Purse.io is to offer users a $10,000 protection plan to cover any purchases made using its service.