February 13, 2018 @ 12:48 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

BlockFi, a New York-based non-bank lender that offers USD loans to cryptoasset owners, announced a $1.55 million raise from ConsenSys Ventures, Kenetic Capital, PJC, SoFi,  Purple Arch Ventures and Lumenary. The new capital injection will be used to bridge the gap between traditional debt capital markets and… Read More

February 13, 2018 @ 12:33 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm has received an investment from cryptocurrency investment firm BlockTower Capital. BlockTower Capital launched in August, raising $140 million from backers including Union Square Ventures LLC and Andreessen Horowitz to bring professional trading and portfolio management to emerging digital assets like… Read More

February 13, 2018 @ 11:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Coinsource, reportedly the world’s largest Bitcoin ATM network, has expanded its services to the Northeast, unveiling 10 new machines in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.  The introduction, due to increasingly high-demand from Bitcoin users, comes two weeks after Coinsource made the pivot from using… Read More

February 13, 2018 @ 11:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Augmate,  a B2B enterprise company specializing in wearable devices, has received a grant from BitcoinLatina to promote blockchain development in Latin America. BitcoinLatina provides blockchain solutions to scale Latin American consumer, enterprise, government, military, and university services and distributed applications. Its grant, which comes in… Read More

February 13, 2018 @ 8:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Datawallet, a C2B blockchain-based data exchange, is participating in the Kochava OnXCHNG program, a partnership program for the industry’s open source blockchain framework for the digital advertising ecosystem, XCHNG. Last week Datawallet announced that its DXT token sale sold out after reaching its $40 million USD… Read More

February 12, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Razitall, a phonetic play on Raise-It-All, is a new crowdfunding platform founded with both entrepreneurs and investors in mind. The goal of the New York-based platform is to help entrepreneurs raise the target amount needed during a Reg CF campaign in order to succeed and to help… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 3:03 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  CoinDesk, a leading global digital media company focused on crypto assets and blockchain, released its Q4 State of Blockchain Report, a respected authority on blockchain trends research and analysis. The quarterly report comes on the heels of one of the busiest quarters in the… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 2:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

SingularityNET is developing a blockchain powered platform that serves as a decentralized, open market for AI service and products. The protocol is designed to facilitate AI discovery and allow anyone to find the AI services or products they need, purchase them, and then implement them… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 1:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Coinbase has launched the Coinbase Open Source Fund from which we’ll be donating $2500 each month to open source projects. According to its blog, Coinbase also began “as a humble Rails project” and has relied  on open source software to build its systems and products. “As… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Kochava Labs SEZC, a research and development subsidiary of Kochava Inc., is proud to announce four new advisors to XCHNG, the open source blockchain framework for the digital advertising ecosystem: David Weild IV, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Weild & Co., Inc. and former Vice… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 12:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications and services, has established a strategic relationship with blockchain developer CG Blockchain. Through this relationship, FactSet clients will have access to CG Blockchain investment products through its BCT Fundstore. CG Blockchain’s current and future clients will… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 12:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Dash, (DASH), a digital currency for payments, today announced its partnership with Bitrefill, reportedly the largest cryptocurrency top-up prepaid phone company, reaching over 160 countries and supporting 600 operators worldwide, including Verizon Wireless, TMobile and AT&T. The partnership will allow Dash customers to pay for their… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 7:08 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fintech and cryptocurrency solutions company Tech Bureau noted that that Japan’s first online bank, Japan Net Bank, Limited is testing blockchain technology integrations using mijin and Hyperledger and has initiated a proof-of-concept project to evaluate to utilize the cryptocurrencies for paperless contract administration, scheduled to be… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 7:01 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Goji, a UK direct lending investment manager and platform,  has partnered with Prestige-Prime group, a specialist alternative investment lender, to launch an ISA-eligible Renewables Lending Bond which aims to provide financial advisers and wealth managers with an opportunity to earn a steady return from a… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 4:07 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Datawallet, a leading C2B blockchain-based data exchange, announced that its DXT token sale has sold out after reaching its goal of $40 million USD. The pre-sale, which started on January 22, 2018, was available to Datawallet’s earliest supporters on a first-come-first-served basis, with the final… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 2:17 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Envisioning itself as the “go-to platform for building new partnerships, finding love or jobs and building new products” with the assistance of the community, Tel Aviv- based Matchpool has launched a new social platform seeking and sourcing crypto from the crowd called fund0x.  The cryptocurrency-only site… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 1:17 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Coinbase, co-founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, provides support for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin in 32 countries, with over 10 million customers served and over $50B in digital currency exchanged. Now the six year-old digital wallet and crypto-exchange Coinbase has reportedly crossed $1 billion in revenue… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 12:11 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The European Commission has launched a Blockchain Observatory and Forum with the express aim of supporting the EU’s emerging fintech industry. The Commission indicated the initiative will aim to reinforce European engagement with multiple stakeholders involved in blockchain activities, consolidating expertise and addressing the challenges created… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 10:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The German Artificial Intelligence-based collections company collectAI has partnered with payments provider Pay360 by Capita for its UK launch. With collectAI as the tech provider, Pay360 aims to build a branded receivables management solution for its business and government clients. By partnering with Pay360, collectAI, an… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 9:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Venezuela has issued a White Paper on its proposed cryptocurrency Petro (PTR). Petro has its origin in former President Hugo Chavez’s controversial idea of a strong currency backed by raw materials, in this case, petroleum; Venezuela is recognized as having the largest oil reserves in the… Read More