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People are making millions playing blockchain games, but will it stick?
With billions in VC backing, Leah Callon-Butler believes blockchain gaming will ‘inevitably’ be part of big-name franchises.
- by Dominic Powell
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Meet the Australian Bored Ape owner who turned $300 into $5 million buying NFTs
If you owned a digital picture of a gold-skinned monkey in a striped shirt and someone offered you $5 million for it, would you sell it?
- by Dominic Powell
‘Invest bravely’: Cancer-fighting giant sets sights on Australia
Australia’s streamlined trials approval system and its diverse patient population attracted the Beijing-founded pharmaceuticals firm.
- by Emma Koehn
Fintech unicorn Airwallex on the hunt for more funding
Melbourne-based payments start-up is looking to raise as much as $209 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
- by Manuel Baigorri and Vinicy Chan
Don’t judge a book by its cover: the promise behind edtech investments
Australia’s edtech sector may not have delivered a herd of unicorns but the start-ups are hopeful their wares will find a meaningful audience in the long term.
- by Anthony Segaert
How Heaps Normal CEO Andy Miller is brewing change in beer culture
Having a beer doesn’t have to mean getting drunk, believes Andy Miller, the chief of alcohol-free craft brewer Heaps Normal.
- by Jessica Yun
This ‘influencer-free’ social media app is taking on Instagram - can BeReal make it big?
BeReal’s user base has grown by 315% since January, promising an authentic social media experience. But in a crowded digital environment, can this new type of network have an impact?
- by Anthony Segaert
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‘Dynamo’: Meet the boss of Australia’s fastest-growing university
Linda Brown has never been focused on traditional metrics like higher education institution rankings.
- by Emma Koehn
‘No substance’: the Aussie-led checkout app that burned through millions before closing
Online checkout app Fast, which has raised over $160 million from investors since 2019, is shutting down after failing to secure more funding.
- by Anthony Segaert
Robin Hood of crypto: The 30-year-old billionaire who wants to give his fortune away
Sam Bankman-Fried’s road to becoming a billionaire started when he spotted a seemingly too-good-to-be-true pricing anomaly in bitcoin. But he isn’t planning on holding onto his fortune.
- by Zeke Faux
Mission Impossible: Persuading meat lovers to buy fakes
Alternative meat companies are hoping to crack the Australian market, as their products start becoming more affordable for consumers.
- by Jessica Yun