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Marina Temkin

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Marina Temkin covers technology and startups for PitchBook News in San Francisco. Previously with Venture Capital Journal, Marina wrote about the venture industry, and she was a reporter with Mergermarket in New York and San Francisco. She also has been a financial analyst and is a CFA charterholder. Marina received an economics degree from the University of California, Davis, and she attended the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Articles by Marina

Despite BlockFi's $100M penalty, demand for crypto lending is here to stay

Crypto lending specialist BlockFi's $100 million penalties to settle regulators' allegations sets the bar for other blockchain-based financing startups that may come under scrutiny from the SEC.

Feb 14, 2022

A tech insider skewers the metaverse, Web3's utopian 'propaganda'

We caught up with Silicon Valley veteran Phil Libin to hear his take on the two technologies, their future and why the hype reminds him of Soviet propaganda.

Feb 13, 2022

As IPOs and SPACs freeze, secondary deals seen heating up

Secondary deals have gained prominence as companies stay private for longer. Now they may become more important than ever as exit alternatives are dwindling in the IPO market and the blank-check craze has frozen over.

Feb 9, 2022

FTX's valuation swells to $32B in fundraise for crypto exchange

Cryptocurrency exchange operator FTX has raised a $400 million Series C at a valuation of $32 billion, up from $25 billion in October 2021.

Jan 31, 2022

Marcelo Claure to leave SoftBank as the 'great resignation' keeps hitting VC

SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure plans to step down from the Japanese investor over a compensation dispute in what would be the latest in a string of exits from VC firms.

Jan 27, 2022