Daily Crunch: YouTube sets $249 starting price for NFL Sunday Ticket subscriptions

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Tuesday Crunch! Did you know TechCrunch’s weekly event series has a podcast? Aptly called The TechCrunch Live Podcast, these shows are condensed versions of the weekly event minus the video. Of course, if you prefer to watch the show, it’s available on YouTube. Because we believe in your power to choose! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 The biggest ticket in streaming: If you’re a football fan, we know where you’ll be on Sunday night. YouTube started presales of its NFL Sunday Ticket subscription, which will set you back $249, Ivan writes. It’s nice when an idea comes together: You use Venmo and your friend uses PayPal. In the past, we might have said you weren’t compatible, but not today. Paul reports that Visa has partnered with peer-to-peer payment offerings, including PayPal and Venmo, to make digital payments interoperable so no one has to change providers. Crystal clear: Fintech startup Clear Street, a company building “modern infrastructure” for capital markets, snagged $270 million at a $2 billion valuation. This is the company’s second round
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