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Peter Thiel (Funder) - Footnote 15

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The claim mentions that Confinity merged with X.com, but the source does not mention X.com at all. The claim states that Confinity was initially focused on cryptography for Palm Pilot payments, but the source only mentions cryptography. The claim states that Thiel served as CEO until the company's sale, but the source states that he served as CEO until its sale to eBay.

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partial80%Haiku 4.5 · 4/3/2026

Found: Through Nosek, Thiel met Max Levchin and launched Confinity in 1998, initially focused on cryptography for Palm Pilot payments. Confinity merged with Elon Musk's X.com in 1999, eventually becoming Pay…

Note: The claim mentions that Confinity merged with X.com, but the source does not mention X.com at all. The claim states that Confinity was initially focused on cryptography for Palm Pilot payments, but the source only mentions cryptography. The claim states that Thiel served as CEO until the company's sale, but the source states that he served as CEO until its sale to eBay.

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