Peter Thiel

Thiel-backed spac weighs US$2.5 billion Circles.Life deal - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

SPACs

Thiel-backed spac weighs US$2.5 billion Circles.Life deal

Enthusiasm for SPACs has waned amid heightened market volatility

Cryptocurrency

Thiel blasts Dimon, Buffett and Fink as 'finance gerontocracy'

Thiel blamed them for Bitcoin's failure to reach US$100,000

Company in the news

PropertyGuru near US$1.8 bil merger with Peter Thiel SPAC

The company scrapped plans for an initial public offering on the Australian stock exchange back in 2019 over valuation concerns.

Cryptocurrency

Peter Thiel calls Bitcoin 'a Chinese financial weapon' at virtual roundtable

The statements seemed to represent a change of heart for Thiel, who is a major investor in cryptocurrencies.

US-China trade war

Trump calls for inquiry into Google's work with China

WASHINGTON (July 16): US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration would investigate whether Alphabet Inc’s Google supports the Chinese government, following accusations that a company official refuted hours later at a Senate hearing.

Fintech

Thiel's Founders Fund has been quietly buying bitcoin since 2012

(Jan 3): Bitcoin has gained global fame in the past year, but it’s been popular at Peter Thiel’s venture firm since at least 2012.

Tech

Stripe to use Singapore as beachhead in Asian payments expansion

SINGAPORE (Sept 20): Stripe Inc., the US payment startup backed by Sequoia Capital and PayPal founders Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, is bringing its service to Singapore to help local startups build online businesses.
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