Tanay VenkataBain Capital and the Largest Asset Managers make a $4.5BBain Capital, Reverence Capital Partners, BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton, and State Street have committed $4.5B to buy…Jul 14Jul 14
Tanay VenkataBlackrock Acquires Preqin Private Markets Data Platform for $3.2B CashBlackRock announced its acquisition of Preqin for $3.2 billion in cash, the second major acquisition the 10.5T asset manager has made this…Jul 2Jul 2
Tanay VenkataTerraform Labs and founder Do Kwon found guilty of fraud by New York juryA court filing states that Kwon must pay $204.4M, including $110M in disgorgement, interest, and an additional 80M penalty. Furthermore,Jul 2Jul 2
Tanay VenkatainLila FinanceStablecoin Interest Rates (Nov 2023)After tracking and plotting historical rates, we find that rates have steadily risen for all stablecoins. This past month, Dai had the…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
Tanay VenkataThe Original Decentralized Financial Protocol: MakerDAO and DAIImagine a currency that matches the value of a regular, physical dollar in the United States but can be accessed through the internet…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
Tanay VenkataMaking Energy Payments Cheaper Using Bitcoin Technology Startup SynotaThe average consumer pays around 10% more than necessary on their energy bill because of inefficiencies in energy payment systems. One out…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
Tanay VenkataAustin Mitchell and VCsIf you don’t like a venture capitalist’s offer, tell them “hell no,” and other lessons from a Carnegie Mellon alumnus. At the CMU…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
Tanay VenkataDecoding Silence in Communication BreakdownsDealing with unresponsive counterparts is frustrating: did they simply not see the message, or is there a deliberate intent to ignore? Be…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
Tanay VenkatainCarnegie Mellon BlockchainOptimism Special Voting Cycle #12aCMU Blockchain Voting Status for Cycle #12aMay 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Tanay VenkatainCarnegie Mellon BlockchainCMU Governance: Optimism Cycle 11 RecapWelcome to GovernanceApr 24, 2023Apr 24, 2023