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Weird Commerce: DNA11, Uniquely Personal Artistic Portraits From Chromosomes
weird commerce // November 14, 2016

Greatness may come from within — and so does personal, unique artwork. DNA11 is an 11-year-old company that will create a “batch of one” portait: hyper-personalized art based off of your own chromosomes, thanks to a quick cheek swab. “Just like a snowflake, all DNA portraits...

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FinTech SPAC Stock Listings Face Tough Reckoning as 2023 Looms

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For FinTechs looking to go public, 2023 will not be the year of the SPAC stock listing. If they opt to go public at all, that is. As PYMNTS’ own data shows, the pace of SPAC deals slowed to the low single digits in most cases, most notably in  payments, shopping and work-related verticals. To […]

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Weird Commerce: DNA11, Uniquely Personal Artistic Portraits From Chromosomes

November 14, 2016
Greatness may come from within — and so does personal, unique artwork. DNA11 is an 11-year-old company that will create a “batch of one” portait: hyper-personalized art based off of your own chromosomes, thanks to a quick cheek swab. “Just like a snowflake, all DNA portraits look essentially the same, but no two are alike,” said […]