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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. raised what it described as an “eight-figure USD investment” in a seed funding round from IDG Capital, Vision+ Capital and Tide Capital. ” Layoffs in a time of COVID-19. I’m seeking something different.

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Down bad

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Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Welcome back to Chain Reaction. crash redux.