Good morning. It’s Jason, helping fill in for Andrew, as he takes some time off after welcoming his second son into the world earlier this week. I’m back on the East Coast, where I’m based, after co-hosting our 24th annual Brainstorm Tech event in Park City this week. At the conference, I had the opportunity to interview the founders and CEOs of innovative companies big and small, from John Furner of Walmart and Tony Xu of DoorDash, to Jeff Wilke and Chris Barman, who’ve incubated and launched the electric ...

Blockchain lender Figure Technologies was set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday under the ticker symbol “FIGR” after raising $787.5 million through an initial public offering alongside existing investors, according to a press release. The New York-based firm, which uses a blockchain-based platform to facilitate lending outside its traditional scope, sold 31.5 million shares at $25 apiece. The firm and its investors initially targeted a range of $20 to $22 per share for its IPO across 26 million sha ...

Figure Technology was valued at $7.62 billion after its shares jumped 44% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, adding to a run of strong first-day performances by crypto-linked firms as the digital-assets industry edges closer to the mainstream. ...