Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Luno (company)


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  15:20, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Luno (company)

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Notability not established. Only covered in reputable media as a side note. TechCrunch is reputable, but a single article noting how much they raised does not make it pass GNG. The article in The Economist mentions BitX (old name) in just a single sentence at the very end of the article. The Baobab section of The Economist was a blog, and I don't think the article was ever printed. Ysangkok (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Ysangkok (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Finance-related deletion discussions. Ysangkok (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep the subject seems notable to me. I found all the sources within a moment:, , , , , , , . However, This one should be ignored as it is written by a contributor rather than by a staff member. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 06:10, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't think Bitcoin.com and TheBlockCrypto.com would qualify as reliable sources according to . The article on Forbes is a blog, and therefore less reliable. FinanceMagnates seems suspicious since they single out cryptocurrency as one of their focuses. Their YouTube video is on an account call "Forex Magnates" which is related field full of scams. --Ysangkok (talk) 01:05, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * the crypto sources are indeed not regarded as evidence of notability (and that includes the Yahoo reprint of The Block piece). "IBS Intelligence" looks like they're promoting their consulting services, not a third-party RS. TechCrunch is news of them getting funding, which doesn't pass WP:NCORP. The Bloomberg and Business Times links might count, but they're pretty thin to base an article on - David Gerard (talk) 05:42, 27 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Leaning delete - two passing plausible RSes, seems a bit thin for WP:NCORP, and the article would be about three sentences - David Gerard (talk) 05:42, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per the nom and @David Gerard. Fails WP:GNG as the sourcing is overall quite dubious or minor. Even more problematic is this article about a dark money financial company was created by a WP:SPA. It should be swiftly uprooted to prevent corruption of the purpose of Wikipedia, which is not free advertising. Newshunter12 (talk) 02:27, 28 July 2020 (UTC)


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