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In yet another bold step towards becoming the next blockchain hub, the city of Seoul announced on February 18, 2019, that it will offer $1 billion in funding towards blockchain and fintech firms up to the year 2022.
2019-2-21 04:00 | |
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The Singapore government continues to lend support to blockchain innovation in the country with more investments. Today, in a press release the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore announced seed funding for companies to develop a comprehensive blockchain platform to connect all stakeholders from within and outside the industry.
2018-11-22 13:24 | |
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Venture capital investments into the blockchain industry have surged in 2018 as retail speculation faded away, a new report reveals. Sign of Maturation? According to a press release sent to Bitcoinist, a new report dubbed Q3 State of Blockchains prepared by European venture firm Outlier Ventures reveals that VCs are particularly active across all funding stages and that 119 deals are disclosed in Q3 of 2018 alone.
2018-11-22 05:00 | |
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The AERGO which is a funded startup venture for Samsung and also a strategic technology partner for Blocko has just gone ahead to announce that it has been able to secure $30 million in a venture funding round.
2018-11-21 13:41 | |
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Humans. net has officially launched its peer-to-peer, blockchain-based freelancer marketplace, following a US$10 million seed funding round and a successful trial run in the US that attracted 200,000 users.
2018-11-20 23:47 | |
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Next-generation game technology studio Mythical Games arrived on the mainstream gaming scene with a bang. The studio secured $16 million in funding in a Series-A round led by Galaxy Digital’s EOS VC Fund.
2018-11-20 23:25 | |
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As the ICO fades, crowdfunding will come back stronger When the Ethereum blockchain came online in March of 2016 (the first stable version) it ushered in a new era in funding for startups. Easily created “coins” or “tokens” on Ethereum’s public blockchain allowed virtually anyone with an idea to raise funding from global sources with […] The post The Demise Of The ICO And The Rise Of The Digital Security appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2018-11-19 20:38 | |
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The Department of Homeland Security posted a solicitation for proposals for companies that can improve government processes using the blockchain. Accepted proposals would receive up to $800,000 in government funding.
2018-11-19 20:00 | |
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CryptoNinjas AERGO, the strategic technology partner of Blocko, a Samsung Ventures funded startup, announced today it has secured $30 million in a venture funding round to allow businesses to share data through trustless blockchain networks.
2018-11-19 15:04 | |
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URIS, the blockchain technology-based platform for startups and VC funds that will revolutionize how new ventures raise capital in a truly global, transparent and efficient way. Our goal - create a fully decentralized venture ecosystem to drive economic growth in emerging markets, where startups can gain cheaper access to funding, and investors can find new alternatives to support new ventures and earn above-average returns.
2018-11-17 18:43 | |
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Startup Mythical Games has emerged in the blockchain and gaming space, announcing $16 million in Series A funding. Not to mention a founding team of ex-Activision, Blizzard, and Yahoo employees.
2018-11-18 08:00 | |
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KuCoin recently raised $20 million in funding in a Series A round led by Venture Capital Firms and included IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and NEO Global Capital. According to the Straits Times’ article published on November 15, 2018, the cryptocurrency exchange is excited to leverage the newly raised capital and strategic partners to help expand their global reach, develop technology,.
2018-11-17 02:00 | |
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An exceptionally low success rate and a substantially high risk of scams are already making the much-hyped ICOs obsolete. And now, according to a Nov. 12, report from Beyond Blocks, there might be a better, faster, and more secure way of funding blockchain projects.
2018-11-15 15:00 | |
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Sweetgreen Salad Chain Announces Second Funding Round To Develop Blockchain Sweetgreen is based out of the United States, and they are a fast-casual chain for salad. Though they have already held their first funding round, they are now trying to raise an additional $200 million.
2018-11-15 02:27 | |
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The Bitfury Group has acquired a minority stake in blockchain services firm Final Frontier. Both organizations are looking to utilize each other’s knowledge and experience in the traditional and digital finance spaces to potentially release a new line of financial products and services designed to assist professional investors in getting their hands on digital assets.
2018-11-14 00:53 | |
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The bank’s backing raises the total of Axoni Series B funding to $36 million.
2018-11-14 20:44 | |
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CryptoNinjas Axoni, a provider of enterprise blockchain technology, announced today that HSBC has joined its Series B financing round, bringing the total amount raised in this round to $36 million and total funding to date.
2018-11-13 17:14 | |
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Global, multi-asset, investment platform eToro today announces the launch of the GoodDollar experiment with $1 million in funding from the company. The company is calling on more partners to join the initiative which aims to reduce wealth inequality using new technologies underpinned by blockchain.
2018-11-10 12:00 | |
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Blockchain-based payments startup Travacoin is seeking $1. 7 million via traditional funding methods to reimburse airline customers in the event of travel disruption, reported Irish Times on November 8, 2018.
2018-11-9 14:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfury Group has closed a Series C, $80 million funding round led by EU-based Korelya Capital. The round also included crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Lian and Jabre Group, Dentsu Inc.
2018-11-7 01:06 | |
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Blockchain will be airdropping approximately $125 million worth of Stellar lumens to its users, in conjunction with the Stellar Development Foundation. This marks the largest airdrop in cryptocurrency history.
2018-11-7 00:24 | |
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Bitfury, a San Francisco-based provider of blockchain infrastructure, has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital, the company announced in a press release on November 6, 2018.
2018-11-7 19:30 | |
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A new report has revealed the perception the American public has towards digital currencies, especially in the context of politics and political party funding. The report was prepared by Clovr and is called “Crypto and Politics: Voters Perceptions of Cryptocurrency and Politics.
2018-11-6 10:00 | |
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The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities.
2018-11-5 22:04 | |
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The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities.
2018-11-7 22:04 | |
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American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has closed its fifth Series E funding round. On October 30, 2018, the company announced that it had successfully secured a $300 million investment “to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
2018-11-4 13:00 | |
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The Ethereum Foundation is funding efforts to create specializing mining hardware in partnership with blockchain data storage network Filecoin.
2018-11-3 00:30 | |
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The Tron foundation announced on Nov. 1st that Justin Sun, the founder and chief executive of Tron, a foundation building a decentralized internet had donated $10,000 to Donatefornetneutrality. com.
2018-11-2 18:00 | |
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Blockchain financial service company Unchained Capital will now offer multi-signature and multi-institution cold storage solutions for borrowers who leverage its crypto-collateralized loans service.
2018-11-2 21:42 | |
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The path to mainstream blockchain adoption may lie in the B2B (business-to-business) applications. A majority of businesses are looking into the technology for enterprise use, MetLife is using it for an automated insurance platform, and we may see Bitcoin ETF’s after all.
2018-11-1 21:14 | |
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The rumors about an imminent IPO for Coinbase were fanned by the largest crypto exchange in the US on Tuesday as it revealed a successful Series E fundraising. Coinbase raised $300 million at a post-money valuation of $8 billion.
2018-10-31 18:59 | |
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Once again, the cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase makes headlines as they announced $300 million in new funding. According to… The post Coinbase Receives $300 Million in New Funding, Aims to Add “Hundreds of Cryptocurrencies” appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2018-10-31 07:04 | |
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Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has raised a fresh $300 million in a Series E financing round, bringing the company valuation to $8 billion. Coinbase plans to use the funding to "accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrencies," as it plans to remain the "entry-point into crypto" for millions of investors, according to a published blog post.
2018-10-31 20:51 | |
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StarkWare Industries, an Israeli blockchain startup recently completed a $30 million funding round. The current round of funds comes on top of a $6. 7 million grant to StarkWare from Ethereum Foundation, Tezos’ Arthur Breitman, Bitmain amongst others.
2018-10-30 19:57 | |
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Establishing its dominance as the “Google of Cryptocurrencies,” San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase raised $300 million in a recent Series E Round, as reported by Fortune on October 30, 2018.
2018-10-31 19:30 | |
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Privacy-focused cryptocurrency startup StarkWare has announced the successful closure of its Series A funding round made up of a who’s who of blockchain industry organizations such as Intel Capital, Sequoia, Atomico, DCVC, Wing, Consensys, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Collaborative Fund, Scalar Capital and Semantic Ventures.
2018-10-30 17:00 | |
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With Ethereum’s launch in 2015 came a flurry of excitement over the future potential of smart contracts. Utilizing a more flexible scripting language than Bitcoin, the platform’s decentralized applications (DApps) were touted by proponents as unlocking a plethora of formerly untapped use cases for the blockchain.
2018-10-30 21:45 | |
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In recent regulatory news, a report by the Center for Public Integrity has explored the potential for cryptocurrency donations to obfuscate politicians’ sources of funding, a U.S. judge has urged the Malaysian public to exercise due diligence when considering seeking exposure to cryptocurrencies, and a report conducted by IBM Blockchain and the Official Monetary and […] The post Regulations Roundup: Cryptocurrency Campaign Donations, US Judge Warns Malaysians appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-10-28 22:00 | |
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ChromaWay, a startup based out of Sweden, announced earlier today that its initial capital funding phase had been a success. During the fundraiser the firm was able to successfully procure an impressive sum of $15 million.
2018-10-27 21:05 | |
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Usually, blockchain companies hold an initial coin offering (ICO) to raise funds for an idea. They write a white paper, throw up a website, put a team together, and then ask for public funding. It’s pretty rare for a blockchain company to have a working product before asking for the money to help build it. […]
2018-10-27 09:00 | |
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What Is VIAZ? VIAZ is a decentralized application (“DAPP”) running on the Tezos blockchain. It seeks to eliminate the gap between the lenders and borrowers of cryptocurrencies and fiat and in doing so, make the cryptocurrency market conducive for both cryptocurrency and fiat enthusiasts.
2018-10-26 11:32 | |
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Huobi Group revealed at the World Blockchain Summit in Dubai that the company is looking to expand its operations to the Middle Eastern, African and South Asian markets in a bid to provide services to its unbanked or underbanked residents.
2018-10-26 21:07 | |
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Algorand, a Boston-based startup founded by Silvio Micali, a Turing award winner, and cryptographer, has reportedly secured $62 million in equity investment and complimented the funding with the appointment of the executive team.
2018-10-25 18:59 | |
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MIT Academics-Led Blockchain Startup Algorand Raises $62 Million for Enterprise Use Algorand, a blockchain startup launched earlier this year by an MIT computer science professor, has now raised $62 million and named a pair of high-profile Boston tech executives to lead the effort to commercialize its technology. The funding comes from a list of about […]
2018-10-25 04:57 | |
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Minds, a blockchain-based social network, announced on Oct. 22 that it had received $6 million in Series A funding from Medici Ventures, an Overstock. com subsidiary that focuses on crypto venture funding activities.
2018-10-24 17:29 | |
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Algorand, the blockchain protocol founded by MIT professor and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, has raised $62 million in new funding.
2018-10-24 11:15 | |
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Medici Ventures, the wholly-owned blockchain subsidiary of Overstock. com, was the sole investor at the Series A funding round of blockchain-powered social network Minds with an investment of $6 million.
2018-10-24 01:00 | |
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The venture capital arm of Temasek Holdings, Vertex Ventures, announced an investment in the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world — Binance. The amount of the investment is unknown, but the government-backed firm suggests that it would be dedicated to building a fiat-to-crypto exchange in Singapore.
2018-10-23 20:29 | |
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The blockchain investment company Pantera Capital and the venture capital firm Khosla Ventures backed the smart contract security startup Synthetic Minds in a $5. 5 million funding round. The information has been released on Monday by Synthetic Minds.
2018-10-23 00:44 | |
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Tim Draper, the venture capitalist known for early investments in Skype and Tesla, is once again ruffling feathers with his sky-high Bitcoin prediction. In a recent interview, Draper claimed the world’s most famous cryptocurrency could soar to a mind-boggling $10 million, fueled by widespread adoption and a weakening US dollar. “Now, $250,000 or a million, […]
Mezo, a Bitcoin (BTC) layer-2 (L2) network, has emerged from stealth mode with $21 million in venture capital.
Tim Draper, a longtime advocate of Bitcoin and blockchain, has quickly become one of the most prominent figures in the blockchain and venture capital world. The post Tim Draper Crypto Industry Highlight appeared first on CoinCentral.
Advancements in AI have made it possible to create deepfake videos and voices in which scammers write the scripts to try and illegally obtain others' crypto.
Billionaire Tim Draper launches Draper Goren Blockchain (DGB), aiming to bolster DeFi technologies and user-centric crypto applications
Tim Draper elucidates his vision for Bitcoin’s transformative role in redefining the future of currency and commerce. Bitcoin (BTC) has become a focal point of discourse. Esteemed American venture capitalist, Tim Draper, has championed this discourse, asserting that Bitcoin’s emergence…
Standard Chartered Bank has revised its bitcoin price prediction, forecasting a rise to $120,000 by the end of 2024. The renewed push for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by BlackRock and other institutions could potentially propel the cryptocurrency even higher.…