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23andMe
Virgin Group's VG Acquisition Corp. Announces Date of Shareholders Meeting in Connection with its Pending Business Combination with 23andMe
PRNewswire
May 17th, 2021
VG Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: VGAC), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Virgin Group, today announced that the date of its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to vote on its proposed business combination with 23andMe, Inc., a leading consumer genetics and research company, will be June 10, 2021. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 5, 2021 are entitled to vote on matters that
come before the extraordinary general meeting. The business combination, if approved by VGAC's stockholders, is expected to close as soon as practicable following the extraordinary general meeting. Upon the closing, VGAC will change its name to 23andMe Holding Co. ("New 23andMe"), and New 23andMe's shares and warrants are expected to trade on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbols "ME" and "ME WS", respectively.
OpenSea
NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23 million
Author: Lucas Matney TechCrunch
March 28th, 2021
OpenSea has been one of a handful of NFT marketplaces to explode in popularity in recent weeks as collectors wade into the trading of non-fungible tokens on the blockchain. While new startups have been popping up everyday, platforms that launched in crypto’s earlier times are receiving rampant attention from investors who see this wave of excitement for cryptocurrencies and tokens as much different than the ones that preceded it.
Author: Amir Bandeali 0x Blog
February 5th, 2021
Today we’re thrilled to announce that 0x Labs has raised $15M in Series A financing led by Pantera Capital with participation from Jump Capital, Nima Capital, Blockchain.com Ventures, Nascent Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, IOSG Ventures, DeFi Alliance, and a host of operators, market makers, and builders across DeFi.
The past 12 months have been pivotal for our team. After spending three years developing 0x Protocol to serve as a decentralized exchange infrastructure layer and the foundation for open and globally accessible markets, our organization expanded our focus in 2020 to include building vertically on top of 0x Protocol to drive growth and adoption.