Extra Crunch roundup: Antitrust jitters, SPAC odyssey, white-hot IPOs, more

Extra Crunch roundup: Antitrust jitters, SPAC odyssey, white-hot IPOs, more

3 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/15/extra-crunch-roundup-antitrust-jitters-spac-odyssey-white-hot-ipos-more/

Some time ago, I gave up on the idea of finding a thread that connects each story in the weekly Extra Crunch roundup; there are no unified theories of technology news.

The stories that left the deepest impression were related to two news pegs that dominated the week — Visa and Plaid calling off their $5.3 billion acquisition agreement, and sizzling-hot IPOs for Affirm and Poshmark.