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Michael Stothard

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Early-stage investor at @firstminutecap. Previously founding editor of Sifted & the FT's guy in Paris, NYC, Madrid & Stockholm.
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Hopin is officially Europe's fastest growing startup of all time

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By Michael Stothard
| Sifted Verified
Virtual events platform Hopin has officially become the fastest-growing European startup ever, in terms of the time it has taken to reach a $5bn valuation, according to data compiled by Dealroom for Sifted. The company has a new benchmark for what 'hockey stick growth' really means. Hopin, which has seen huge demand for its software as corporations have moved events online during the Covid-19 pandemic, was founded in June 2019 and only launched its first product in March 2020.
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Meet Northern Data, Europe's biggest bitcoin miner

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By Michael Stothard
| Sifted Verified
Six months ago, Northern Data made a big move. It spent €365m buying a company called Decentric, acquiring tens of thousands of high-powered servers that could be used to “mine” millions of euros worth of cryptocurrencies. The deal propelled the little-known German company into a whole new league, in a stroke making it Europe’s largest crypto miner. In an industry dominated by big US miners such as Core Scientific, Marathon and Riot, suddenly there was a European force on the scene.
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Meet Northern Data, Europe's biggest bitcoin miner

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By Michael Stothard
| Sifted Verified
It spent €365m buying a company called Decentric, acquiring tens of thousands of high-powered servers that could be used to “mine” millions of euros worth of cryptocurrencies. The deal propelled the little-known German company into a whole new league, in a stroke making it Europe’s largest crypto miner. In an industry dominated by big US miners such as Core Scientific, Marathon and Riot, suddenly there was a European force on the scene.
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