Margaux MacColl, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:35:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Margaux MacColl, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 136296444 SEC charges BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji with fraud; says proceeds paid for L.A. mansion, gifts https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/30/sec-charged-crypto-founder-bitclout-startup-backed-by-a16z-sequoia/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:56:10 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2817424 The founder of once-hyped crypto startup BitClout is facing trouble. On Tuesday, the SEC charged him with fraud and other offenses.

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]]> 2817424 Lavish parties and moral dilemmas: 4 days with Silicon Valley’s MAGA elite at the RNC https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/20/parties-dilemmas-4-days-with-silicon-valley-maga-tech-elite-rnc/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2812313 All week at the RNC, I saw an event defined by Silicon Valley. But I also saw the tech elite experience flashes of discordance.

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]]> 2812313 VC David Sacks delivers a fire-and-brimstone speech at the Republican National Convention https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/16/vc-david-sacks-delivers-a-fire-and-brimstone-speech-at-the-republican-national-convention/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:45:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2809302 On the first night of the RNC, venture capitalist David Sacks took the stage to warn Republicans of “a world on fire.” 

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]]> 2809302 More ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35B https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/10/ex-military-officials-becoming-vcs-defense-tech-investment-reached-35-billion/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:24:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2807329 As venture capitalists continue to pour money into defense tech startups, they’re turning to a new hiring pool: ex-military officials.  

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