Uber

Uber, Goldman Sachs Veteran Joins Ripple as Asia Managing Director

Ripple taps a finance and tech veteran to be managing director in Southeast Asia.

News  ·  19 March 2021

Uber CEO Says Company to Consider Crypto for Rides, Not Its Balance Sheet

The rideshare company will look into cryptocurrencies including bitcoin as a potential form of payment.

Markets  ·  11 February 2021
DeFi

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

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.

Business  ·  1 October 2020
CoinFlash

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

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

News  ·  21 August 2020
Binance

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

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

People  ·  13 February 2020
Visa

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

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

Markets  ·  13 June 2019
Uber

12 Markets Crypto Decentralization Can Actually Improve

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

Tech  ·  27 December 2018
Uber

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

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

Markets  ·  25 July 2018
China

Ridesharing App Founder Wants to Build a Blockchain ‘Uber’

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

Business  ·  28 May 2018
Uber

Uber Argentina Enlists Bitcoin Partner in Fight to Continue Service

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

Markets  ·  5 July 2016
Uber

Uber Denies Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments

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

Business  ·  8 July 2015
Regulation

Bitcoin Supporters Should Take a Page Out of the Uber Playbook

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

Policy & regulation  ·  7 June 2015
Exchanges

Unexpected Home Search Prompts Purse.io Customer Protection Guarantee

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

Business  ·  8 January 2015