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SoftBank Vision Fund 2 Takes Stake in OurCrowd

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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OurCrowd , Israels most active venture platform1, today announced that SoftBank Vision Fund 2, will make a $25 million convertible equity investment into the firm.

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  • OurCrowd , Israels most active venture platform1, today announced that SoftBank Vision Fund 2, will make a $25 million convertible equity investment into the firm.
  • Rated Israels most active venture investor by PitchBook, OurCrowd has invested in over 280 companies and 30 funds.
  • Under the agreement, OurCrowd will also enter into a strategic partnership with SoftBank Investment Advisers (SBIA Sub-Adviser to SoftBank Vision Fund 2), to consider investment opportunities via OurCrowds online venture capital investment platform.
  • OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved said: We are excited to be working with SoftBank Investment Advisers, one of the world's largest technology-focused investors.

New National Standards for Personal Financial Education Reflect an Increasingly Diverse & Digital World

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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The new National Standards for Personal Financial Education create benchmarks for concepts and principles instead of a focus on products, rules or conventional learning, which are subject to continual change.

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  • The new National Standards for Personal Financial Education create benchmarks for concepts and principles instead of a focus on products, rules or conventional learning, which are subject to continual change.
  • The single set of new standards consider todays and tomorrows financial realities and a more diverse student population, said Nan J. Morrison , CEE president and CEO.
  • The organizations developed the National Standards for Personal Financial Education in collaboration with distinguished K-12 and university educators, curriculum developers and researchers.
  • The updated and combined standards represent a new and significant collaboration by the two long-established leaders in personal finance education.

Omnicom Media Group Boosts Performance Media Offering with Acquisition of Jump 450

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Media Group (OMG), a subsidiary of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), today announced it has acquired Jump 450 Media, a performance marketing agency focused on customer acquisition for brands across the digital ecosystem.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Media Group (OMG), a subsidiary of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), today announced it has acquired Jump 450 Media, a performance marketing agency focused on customer acquisition for brands across the digital ecosystem.
  • Jump 450 will form the foundation for a dedicated performance media platform and business operation within OMG.
  • "Jump's focus on pure performance marketing and e-commerce media will add a distinct set of capabilities to OMG's existing performance media offerings," said Daryl Simm, Global Chairman and CEO, Omnicom Media Group.
  • Jump 450 Media is a performance marketing agency that helps brands acquire customers profitably through digital media.

MEMX, the Fastest-Growing U.S. Exchange, to Deliver Real-Time Market Data to the Pyth Network

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Software, Technology, Data Management, Decentralized finance, CEO, Asset, Jump, Technology, Security (finance), MEMX, the Pyth Network, MEMX, THE PYTH NETWORK

As the fastest-growing U.S. equities exchange with 4% market share, MEMX will help the Pyth network scale by providing robust, trusted, and verifiable equities market data on-chain.

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  • As the fastest-growing U.S. equities exchange with 4% market share, MEMX will help the Pyth network scale by providing robust, trusted, and verifiable equities market data on-chain.
  • We are excited to support this effort by providing MEMXs robust equities exchange data to the Pyth network.
  • The Pyth network is a specialized oracle solution for latency-sensitive financial data that is typically kept behind the walled gardens of centralized institutions.
  • The Pyth network is focused on finding a new and inexpensive way to bring this unique data on-chain and aggregating it securely.

VTOMAN Announces Launch of Jump 1500 - World's 1st Expandable-Capacity Power Station w/ Jump Starter

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Saturday, October 2, 2021
Technology, USP, LCD, Solar panel, Lithium, 5V, AC, Travel, Electronics, DC, Solar power, Recreation, Lithium iron phosphate, Kickstarter, Time, Jump, Automobile auxiliary power outlet, GLOBE, Electric battery

HONG KONG, Oct. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VTOMAN Technology, an R&D focused provider of portable power solutions, just announced the launch of Jump 1500 - the world's first portable power station with extra battery and 12V jump starter.

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  • HONG KONG, Oct. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VTOMAN Technology, an R&D focused provider of portable power solutions, just announced the launch of Jump 1500 - the world's first portable power station with extra battery and 12V jump starter.
  • Compact, portable and ultra-powerful, Jump 1500 provides fast-charging for mobile devices, clean power for home appliances and reliable jump starting for all 12V vehicles.
  • This versatile new power station is available now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/593885229/worlds-1st-expandable-cap...
    The VTOMAN Jump 1500 goes beyond the use cases for a typical portable power station.
  • VTOMAN Jump 1500 Expandable-Capacity Power Station is the ultimate power solution for travel, recreation, and home emergencies.

Jump Trading Group Launches Jump Crypto

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Jump Trading Group, a leading data and research-driven trading business in operation for more than twenty years, today announced the formal launch of Jump Crypto, a dedicated team of talent and resources focused on the growth and development of blockchain ecosystems and cryptocurrencies.

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  • Jump Trading Group, a leading data and research-driven trading business in operation for more than twenty years, today announced the formal launch of Jump Crypto, a dedicated team of talent and resources focused on the growth and development of blockchain ecosystems and cryptocurrencies.
  • Jump Crypto takes an active role in building software infrastructure and tooling for blockchain ecosystems, in addition to being an active participant in trading and market-making activities that help make global crypto markets more efficient.
  • Through a combination of trading intelligence, liquidity, and code contribution, Jump Crypto is one of the most sophisticated entities involved in crypto today.
  • Jump Crypto is the crypto division of Jump Trading Group, a research-driven quantitative trading firm that's ONE of the largest traders by volume across traditional asset classes.

Susquehanna To Contribute Market Data to the Rapidly Expanding Pyth Network

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --SIG DT Investments, Inc. ("SIG DTI") announced today that it will begin contributing market data to the Pyth network, a decentralized financial market data distribution platform created to publish high fidelity, full streaming market data to smart contracts.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --SIG DT Investments, Inc. ("SIG DTI") announced today that it will begin contributing market data to the Pyth network, a decentralized financial market data distribution platform created to publish high fidelity, full streaming market data to smart contracts.
  • SIG DTI will initially contribute pricing information in respect of Bitcoin with plans to contribute market data in other cryptocurrencies as the Pyth network continues to scale.
  • The Pyth network is built on Solana, a blockchain that handles quick and efficient transmission of fast-moving data, and other blockchains to deliver aggregated market data across protocols.
  • The Pyth network is focused on finding a new and inexpensive way to bring this unique data on-chain and aggregating it securely.

Hudson River Trading Joins the Expanding Pyth Network

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Monday, August 23, 2021
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Hudson River Trading, a leading quantitative trading firm with an established presence in global financial and cryptocurrency markets, today announced that it has joined the Pyth network, a next generation oracle solution designed to bring real-world data on-chain on a sub-second timescale.

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  • Hudson River Trading, a leading quantitative trading firm with an established presence in global financial and cryptocurrency markets, today announced that it has joined the Pyth network, a next generation oracle solution designed to bring real-world data on-chain on a sub-second timescale.
  • HRT will provide real-time U.S. equities and crypto pricing data to a node on the Pyth network.
  • The company handles nearly 10% of daily U.S. stock trading volume and will contribute equities and crypto data to the Pyth network.
  • With their research-oriented and scientific approach to trading financial products, we are delighted to welcome HRT to the Pyth network, said Michael Cahill, Head of Business Development, Digital Assets, EMEA, of Jump Trading Group.

XR Trading Joins Rapidly Expanding Pyth Network

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Monday, August 9, 2021
Technology, Business development, Asset, EMEA, Jump, Gaps, Efficiency, Growth, Multimedia, Blockchain, Decentralized finance, XR, Cryptocurrency

XR Trading will begin providing cryptoasset data with plans to expand into other asset classes in the future.

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  • XR Trading will begin providing cryptoasset data with plans to expand into other asset classes in the future.
  • The Pyth network allows consumers to acquire aggregated market data and consume it directly from a blockchain.
  • "We welcome XR Trading to the network and look forward to the continued support from the trading community."
  • "We are firm believers in the growth and potential of DeFi as well as the importance of strong oracle solutions like the Pyth network," said Matt Haraburda, President of XR Trading.

Zeelo raises $12M for expansion after 600% growth

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Thursday, August 5, 2021
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Zeelo offers both turnkey and SaaS solutions to multinational customers such as Ocado, Amazon and Wincanton.

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  • Zeelo offers both turnkey and SaaS solutions to multinational customers such as Ocado, Amazon and Wincanton.
  • The growth of the business during the pandemic has been extraordinary and we are delighted to continue to support the business.
  • Zeelo is a smart bus platform for organizations, on a mission to enable access to safe and sustainable transportation for everyday journeys.
  • Zeelo was founded by serial mobility entrepreneurs Sam Ryan and Barney Williams, who exited JumpIn, a ride-sharing business, to Addison Lee in 2014.