Dragonfly Ventures is raising a $100 million fund focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain investments, having already held a first close and deployed $20 million.
The plan: Co-founders Alex Pack, who previously led cryptocurrency investing for Bain Capital Ventures, and Bo Feng, often credited with helping bring Silicon Valley’s VC style to China, will invest in Western companies that have users or appeal in Asia.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's office said that North Korea's Kim Jong-un told Moon during their summit last month that he would "enthusiastically" welcome a visit from Pope Francis in North Korea, the Associated Press reports.
The big picture: An invitation was offered to Pope John Paul II after a 2000 meeting between the two Koreas, which never resulted in a visit. Back then, the Vatican said a visit could only happen if North Korea — which is officially atheist and strictly monitors its citizens' religious activities — would allow priests inside its borders.
Two men with large international profiles and powerful enemies vanished. Two repressive regimes were reportedly responsible.
What we know: Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and insider-turned-critic who wrote a Washington Post column from exile, vanished after entering a Saudi consulate in Istanbul last Tuesday. Two days later, Interpol President Meng Hongwei was reported missing while traveling in China. It later emerged that the government was holding him.
