BNY Mellon Joins $133M Investment in Crypto Startup Fireblocks

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Compound’s DeFi Craze Continues As Institutional Crypto Custodian, Curv, Opens Up Support

Curv, the crypto custody startup, is using the Compound protocol to help institutions earn passive income on their crypto assets. The startup has gained popularity among asset managers, exchanges, and other institutional clients.

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A Crypto Startup in India Raises $650k to Bring “Chit Fund” on Blockchain

Crypto startup ChitMonks has raised $650k in a pre-series A round with the help of early-stage investors Unicorn India Ventures (UIV). The firm aims to revolutionize proceedings by bringing 21st-century blockchain technology to the old-fashion chit-fund market.

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Binance to Launch Crypto Travel Rewards Card with Startup TravelByBit

Binance crypto exchange will launch a travel rewards card for crypto payments with startup TravelByBit

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Andreessen Horowitz Launches Crypto Startup School

Andreessen Horowitz is once again expanding its involvement in the crypto scene. The Silicon Valley VC firm is launching a free startup school for cryptocurrency and blockchain entrepreneurs. Silicon Valley Firm Expands Crypto Involvement The company announced the launch of the ‘a16z Crypto Startup School’ via a statement published on its website.

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Napster Founder’s IoT Startup to Go Crypto With $15 Million Series C

Helium, an internet-of-things startup founded in 2013, is adding crypto tokens to its business model with the backing of two major funders.

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Curv Raises $6.5 Million to Develop a Cloud-Based Crypto Storage Service

Curv, a New-York-based startup, announced it was able to raise $6. 5 million to develop a platform that will tackle the problem of custody in crypto, as noted by Fortune on February 26, 2019. The company was able to gather the investment from Israeli cybersecurity group Team8 and crypto giant Digital Currency Group (DCG), to buildRead MoreRead More.

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London Stock Exchange Invests $20 Million in Crypto Bond, Rapid Institutional Adoption

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) has led a $20 million funding round for London-based Nivura, a blockchain startup primarily known for issuing the world’s first automated crypto bond. Nivaura is a digital platform which utilizes the blockchain technology to automate the issuance of bonds, derivatives, and equities.

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New York Startup Raises $6.5 Million to Store Crypto For Institutions: Clear Rise in Demand

A New York-headquartered cryptography pioneer has raised $6. 5 million in order to create a new institutional standard for crypto asset security. In an industry first, the firm has unveiled an Institutional Digital Asset Wallet Service aimed at the bigger financial players that need more security and autonomy over their crypto assets.

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Lending Fintech SoFi Moves into Crypto Through a Partnership with Coinbase

CoinSpeaker Lending Fintech SoFi Moves into Crypto Through a Partnership with Coinbase Having entered in a partnership with Coinbase, fintech startup SoFi is going to launch crypto trading services which are said to become available by the second quarter of 2019.

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Wall Street Doesn’t Want Private Keys So We Got Rid of Them, Says Crypto Startup

Cryptography company Curve revealed its Institutional Digital Asset Wallet Service today, which aims to provide financial institutions and enterprises with a storage solution that makes their cryptocurrencies and digital assets instantly available — while also providing total autonomy and eliminating the need for private keys.

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125-Year-Old Swiss Bank Julius Baer Enters Cryptocurrency Market

Julius Baer, the 125 year-old Swiss private bank, has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency banking startup Seba Crypto AG. The bank did not release details of the agreement, but stressed that it was responding to increasing demand from customers for the capability to store, trade and invest in crypto assets.

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Fintech Startup SoFi to Roll Out Crypto Trading Via Partnership With Coinbase

Fintech startup SoFi is partnering with major United States-based crypto exchange Coinbase to introduce crypto trading

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Institutional Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $6.5 Million, ‘Eliminates Private Keys’

A U.S.-based digital asset startup raises $6.5 million from several companies to launch an institutional crypto wallet that “eradicates the concept of private keys”

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Swiss Private Bank Julius Baer Partners With SEBA Crypto AG To Offer Crypto Services

Swiss Bank Julius Baer Partners With SEBA Crypto AG To Offer Crypto Services A major bank has just decided to offer crypto services for its clients. The Swiss private bank Julius Baer has started a new partnership with SEBA Crypto AG, a Swiss crypto startup focused on banking solutions. The partnership was announced today and […]

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Top Swiss Bank Provides Crypto Storage and Trading Services, Massive For Awareness

Julius Baer announced today that it would offer crypto services to its clients all across the world. Switzerland’s third-largest banking giant partnered with a Zug-based startup SEBA Crypto to take advantage of their institutional-grade digital assets solution.

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Electroneum Launches $80 Smartphone That Rewards Users With Crypto

Blockchain startup Electroneum has just launched a dirt-cheap Android smartphone that mines cryptocurrency in the cloud.

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There’s No Crypto Winter in Argentina, Where Startups Ramp Up to Meet Demand

Argentina's thriving crypto startup scene offers a unique cocktail of technical development and tangible user demand for bitcoin.

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Unconfirmed: Crypto Startup Enjin to Back Rumored Samsung Galaxy S10 Blockchain Wallet

Samsung, which has recently introduced its Galaxy S10 with private key storage, is rumored to have partnered with Enjin to support its unconfirmed built-in blockchain wallet

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PR: Roger Ver Joins Livenpay Advisory Board

Blockchain superstar and Bitcoin. com CEO Roger Ver aka 'Bitcoin Jesus' is now an advisor to Liven, the Australian startup with ambitions to bring crypto to the real world starting with being the international currency of cuisine.

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You Can Win A D’CENT (x5) Crypto Hardware Wallet

After the resounding success of the Trezor giveaway, Ethereum World News has decided to team up with D’CENT, an up-and-coming crypto startup based in South Korea, to provide you, our lovely community, with the next.

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Spanish Mining Startup to Return $68 Million Raised During ICO

Spanish startup CryptoSolarTech will return $68 million in funds raised during its ICO after plans to open a crypto mining facility were abandoned

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SEC Charges ICO With Selling Unregistered Securities After Startup Self-Reports

A crypto startup has self-reported to the U.S. SEC for selling unregistered securities

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Quadriga CX Fiasco Highlights the Need for Crypto Insurance

A startup by the name of BitGo Inc. could be the answer to the menace of losing private keys of cold-storage crypto wallets, reports Bloomberg, February 19, 2019. Can too Much Safety Be Fatal? The recent fiasco surrounding the death of the CEO of Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga CX has rekindled questions regarding the safetyRead MoreRead More.

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Goldman Sachs Veterans Raise $3 Million to Fight Crypto Manipulation

A U.S.-based crypto market surveillance startup led by former Goldman Sachs fintech engineers has raised $3 million in seed funding.

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Binance CEO Finds Error In BitTorrent (BTT) Token Airdrop But Affirms Are Users’ Funds Are Safe

Binance is the largest crypto exchange in the world. The success story of the company is pretty incredible, especially when you consider that there are no heavy names from the traditional financial industry behind Binance.

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Coinbase Acquires Blockchain Analytics and Intelligence Startup Neutrino

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet providers in the US, has acquired Neutrino, a blockchain intelligence startup based out of Italy. The move is a potential acquihire to augment Coinbase’s analytics talent.

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Coinbase Snaps Up Blockchain Intelligence Startup Neutrino

U. S. -based digital asset platform Coinbase has acquired blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. The company made the news known earlier today, February 19, 2019, but the cost of the acquisition was not disclosed.

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Coinbase Acquires Cryptocurrency Surveillance Company Neutrino

Coinbase has acquired the cryptocurrency surveillance company Neutrino, whose team will be joining the American exchange’s European operation. The Milan, Italy-based startup develops blockchain intelligence platforms for crypto companies as well as law enforcement agencies.

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Crypto Startup TrueDigital Hires CEO from World’s Largest Hedge Fund

The startup that helped Signature Bank beat JPMorgan to the punch is hiring a former Bridgewater Associates manager as its new CEO.

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Coinbase Acquires Blockchain Analytics Startup Neutrino

U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired a blockchain intelligence startup from London to prevent theft of funds and investigate attacks

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Coinbase Acquires Blockchain-Tracking Startup Neutrino for Undisclosed Price

Coinbase has acquired blockchain analytics startup Neutrino as part of a push to offer more diverse crypto assets.

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IOTA Foundation Collaborates with Incubator Nova to Assist New Blockchain Projects Get Going

The Iota Foundation is known for launching the MIOTA crypto token. However, they have decided to take their progress in the crypto industry a little further with a new collaboration between themselves and Nova, a startup incubator.

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Canadian Crypto Startup Coinsquare Acquires StellarX After Layoff

While the value of Bitcoin screams crypto winter, industry upstarts have continued to put one foot in front of the other, making notable developmental strides. One of Canada’s leading crypto platforms (no it’s not QuadrigaCX), Coinsquare, made a promising acquisition, as the Toronto-based company continues to bolster its offerings at an unmatched pace.

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Crypto Startups Are Targeting Institutional Investors, But When Will They Finally Arrive?

In case you didn’t realize it during the brutal bear market of 2018, the days of stupid money flowing stupidly into any and every cryptocurrency-related project are over. Now, it’s all about the maturity of the nascent market, and that means institutional investors ‘need’ to step in — a sentiment not lost on some startup companies.

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XRP Holds Strong After JP Morgan ‘Slaps’ Ripple With Bank-Centric Crypto

Ripple and its go-to crypto asset, XRP, have long been a nuanced topic of discussion in the cryptosphere. Many have argued that the San Francisco-based fintech startup, deemed a company to watch by Forbes, is sleeping in bed with banks, along with other incumbents of the legacy world.

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Blockchain Startup Hopes To Streamline Patent System

Innovators filed 3. 17 million patents in 2017, representing the eighth consecutive year of growth. In the same year, nearly 14 million patents were in force, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

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Mastercard Teams Up With Stellar Fintech Startup

It may have taken some time, but legacy finance is starting to join the crypto crowd. In addition to Visa and JPMorgan, Mastercard is starting to #buidl on the blockchain, after joining hands with a Stellar-based technology company.

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IBM Helps Blockchain Startup Improve Food Transparency

Agriculture could be next in line for the blockchain, thanks to a new startup. Paris-based Connecting Food is one of 10 blockchain businesses to join IBM’s Blockchain Accelerator program, which is building and scaling the networks that are integrating the technology.

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Judge Hits Crypto Startup With Injunction In Reversal of Past Court Order

The move came after the same judge denied an SEC request for a preliminary injunction in November.

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Chainalysis Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding From Accel Ventures

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has completed a $30 million Series B round led by American VC firm Accel and Benchmark, who led the startup's Series A funding in April 2018.

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Status Launches a ‘Tap-to-Pay’ Crypto Hardware Wallet

Ethereum startup Status has just announced a brand new cryptocurrency hardware wallet the size of your credit card.

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Study Reveals Bitcoin Fees Can Be Cheaper Depending on the Timezone

Diar, a crypto firm focusing on data resource analyzing digital currency and assets, reported in its February 11, 2019, issue that Bitcoin fees depend heavily on the time zones in which users are living.

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Chainalysis CEO Quiets The Crypto Crowd With Latest Tether (USDT) Blockchain Audit Feedback

Chainalysis CEO Praises Tether’s Transparency And Raises $30 Million The blockchain analysis startup Chainalysis raised $30 million during a Series B funding round. In a recent interview with Fortune, the CEO of the company, Michael Gronager, talked about the importance of stablecoins in the virtual currency industry.

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Niall Ferguson Joins a Crypto Blockchain Startup, Krugman Angry

Niall Ferguson, world famous historian, presenter of The Ascent of Money, and named in 2004 as one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, has joined a crypto... The post Niall Ferguson Joins a Crypto Blockchain Startup, Krugman Angry appeared first on Trustnodes.

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This Uber Co-Founder’s Bitcoin Brokerage Just Went Public in Canada

Voyager, a brokerage startup that helps users easily find the best prices for Bitcoin and other crypto assets, has gone public in Canada on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSX-V) through a reverse merger reportedly worth $60 million.

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Arwen Crypto Startup, With Help From Highland And Underscore, To Make Exchange Swaps More Secure

Atomic Swap Pursuit For Benign Cryptocurrency Trades Gets A New Member Arwen has consistently been highlighted by the Boston Globe in its past publications. The startup has emerged as one of the numerous companies that are interested in making cryptocurrency exchanges more harmless.

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21 Lectures Offers Bitcoin Developer Courses by Schnelli, Decker and Chiang

Switzerland is an international bitcoin and blockchain mecca, known for its crypto culture and concentration of crypto businesses. Now, it is the new home to 21 Lectures, a school for bitcoin developers founded by Lucas Betschart.

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Breaking: Bitcoin Giant Bitfinex Sees Unexplained “Service Disruption”

Bitfinex Suddenly Shutters Site, Cites “Service Disruption” Not one hour ago, Bitfinex, the Hong Kong-headquartered Bitcoin powerhouse, divulged on Twitter that it was fully aware that its platform wasn’t “accessible to some users.

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