Jen Wieczner
Fortune
New York, NY, United States
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Reality-TV Born Startup Clearbanc Raises $300 Million to Help Companies Buy Instagram Ads
Clearbanc grew out of 'Dragons' Den,' Canada's version of 'Shark Tank.' It's investing $1 billion this year to fund other companies' Facebook and Instagram ads. → Read More
Look Out Crypto Land, Here Comes the IRS—The Ledger
Where finance and technology intersect. → Read More
Financial Data Privacy? Consumers 'Could Care Less'—The Ledger
Where finance and technology intersect. → Read More
Why Away Doesn't Sell Luggage on Amazon
Away's co-founder says one of the travel luggage company's best decisions was not selling its suitcases on Amazon. → Read More
Verizon: U.S. Privacy Laws Needed with 5G
Verizon was the first to launch 5G in the U.S. this spring. Now, the CEO of Verizon Media Group is calling on the U.S. government to regulate privacy. → Read More
Can Blockchain Build a Better Bank? Experts Weigh In
Here's what a selection of entrepreneurs and executives had to say about cryptocurrency technology and regulation on a roundtable at Fortune's inaugural Brainstorm Finance conference in Montauk, N.Y. → Read More
Fintech Trends 2020: Project Libra, Amazon Banking, Millennials
The top fintech and cryptocurrency trends for 2020—from Facebook's Project Libra to rising millennial net worths—as predicted by executives from Amazon, Bank of America, Citi and others at Fortune Brainstorm Finance. → Read More
Disrupting the Dollar, Gold vs Bitcoin, Marvelous Montauk—The Ledger
At Fortune's Brainstorm Finance summit executives asked whether new tech, notably cryptocurrency, will end the dominance of the U.S. dollar. → Read More
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Ambitions Provoke Heated Debate—The Ledger
Bitcoin fans and tech stock analysts are divided over Facebook's "Project Libra" cryptocurrency plan. Here's what everyone is saying. → Read More
Mastercard Plans to Put Cash Out of Business
Mastercard's biggest competitor today isn't Visa—it's cash. Now the credit card giant is rolling out QR codes and more ways to pay globally. → Read More
The Occidental-Anadarko Petroleum Merger's Crude Truth About Oil Prices
With $10 billion worth of chips from Warren Buffett, Occidental Petroleum CEO Vicki Hollub just took the biggest poker hand in the American oil patch. But she shouldn’t count her winnings just yet. → Read More
5 Numbers to Watch to Spot the Next Recession
Today's good times can't last forever. Here's how to decode the economy's messages before a bear market eats your savings. → Read More
5 Numbers to Watch to Spot the Next Recession
In June, economists will mark the 10th anniversary of the end of the Great Recession. But even as traumatic memories of that crisis recede, investors collectively have grown more jittery in anticipation of the next one. Market volatility has soared as relatively minor economic setbacks trigger frequent, dramatic selloffs. And over the past 12 months, […] → Read More
Bitcoin Accounts for 95% of Cryptocurrency Crime, Says Analyst
Bitcoin is still criminals' favorite cryptocurrency for illicit activity, according to blockchain tracking firm Chainalysis. → Read More
The Pinterest IPO Might Have Made You Richer—Even If You Didn't Buy the Stock Today
You didn't have to buy Pinterest stock to make money off its IPO: Many investors already own Pinterest stock, as well as Lyft, in a 401(k). → Read More
5 Reasons Jamie Dimon Isn't Too Worried We'll See A Recession in 2019
In Jamie Dimon's annual letter, the JPMorgan CEO lays out five reasons why he isn't too worried about recession—or the inverted yield curve. → Read More
Quadriga's Bitcoins Would Have Been Safer in Bermuda, Country Leader Says
One country thinks it can prevent cryptocurrency CEOs from taking their assets to their graves. → Read More
Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency Is Almost Here
After launching a dollar-backed cryptocurrency, Paxos now plans to roll out the first-ever digital tokens tied to gold, stocks and bonds. → Read More
Ethereum Fork Could Help Restore Parity's Frozen Cryptocurrency
The Ethereum fork and Constantinople upgrade paves the way for Parity to recover millions of dollars in funds frozen by a hacker in 2017. → Read More
Cryptocurrency Bear Market May Be Taking a Toll on VC Valuations
Venture capitalist Jalak Jobanputra joins "Balancing the Ledger" to discuss. → Read More