Tagged: blockchain

April 24, 2022 @ 9:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

WeOwn has announced new cross-chain asset interoperability. WeOwn is a blockchain technology provider that targets the lending and equity capital space. Among other services, it aims to allow firms to raise capital via a digital securities or securities token offering. WeOwn is based in Munich,… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 5:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Quadrata, a passport network bringing the identity and compliance layer to DeFi applications on existing public blockchains, this week launched their Web3 passport. The Quadrata Passport allows network participants to build DeFi applications, expand financial services and leverage the proprietary technology to initially access… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 8:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Okcoin, a cryptocurrency platform, along with the Stacks Accelerator and Stacks Foundation, today announced the launch of the Bitcoin Odyssey, a year-long pledge among venture firms to deploy $165 million collectively into solutions for accelerating bitcoin adoption. The participating firms—which include Digital Currency Group, GSR,… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 5:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform, today announced the accelerated launch of two sanctions screening tools – an on-chain oracle available today and an API expected to launch next month – for the cryptocurrency industry free of charge. As countries around the world continue to leverage economic sanctions… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 9:38 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Immutable, a carbon-neutral, scalable platform for trading NFTs on Ethereum, this week announced it secured $200 million in Series C financing led by Temasek, with investments from Animoca Brands and Tencent, bringing its valuation to $2.5 billion. ParaFi Capital, Princeville Capital, Arrington Capital, Mirae Asset and Liberty Global also… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 7:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crypto platform Wirex has partnered with DEX aggregator Paraswap, the companies announced today. Using Paraswap’s price algorithm, Wirex Wallet users will now be able to exchange multiple tokens, saving users large amounts of money and effort. The Paraswap integration will enable users to swap their… Read More

March 4, 2022 @ 4:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

All venture capital is not created equal, especially when it flows into newer areas of technology such as blockchain, DAO Maker co-founder and CSO Hatu Sheikh cautions. DAO Maker creates growth technologies and funding frameworks for startups, while simultaneously reducing risks for investors. Sheikh said… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 10:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tenderly, a blockchain development platform for Web3 developers, today announced $40 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raised to $58.6 million. This latest round was led by Spark Capital, with additional participation from existing investors Accel and Point Nine Capital. Other investors include… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The BSV blockchain’s Switzerland-based industry association this week announced the formation of a BSV Blockchain Global Advisory Council. The council brings together senior professionals and thought leaders from diverse industries who support the growth of blockchain technology. While they may be blockchain-agnostic, council members will advise… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 2:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain infrastructure provider InfStones today announced the close of $33 million in Series B financing from Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Dragonfly Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, DHVC, A&T, INCE Capital, and Value Internet Fund. InfStones previously raised $12 million in seed and Series A financing, bringing the company’s total funding… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 9:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

HashKey Group, a digital asset financial services group in Asia, announced its asset management subsidiary has completed an initial closing of its new fund in December 2021 with commitments of US $360 million. The newly raised capital will be used to fund entrepreneurs and startups… Read More

January 20, 2022 @ 8:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cardano, a rival cryptocurrency to Ethereum, is likely to hit all-time highs of $2 before the end of 2022, predicts deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. The bullish guess comes as Cardano (ADA), the fifth-largest crypto, has jumped by almost 50 per cent in seven days… Read More

January 20, 2022 @ 5:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Folks Finance, a capital markets protocol for borrowing and lending built on the top of the Algorand blockchain, today announced the closing of its $3 million seed funding round, led by Borderless Capital with participation from a group including Jump Crypto, ParaFi Capital, Coinbase Ventures,… Read More

January 19, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Like many Fintech entrepreneurs, Tokeny CEO Luc Falempin, was immediately excited when he read the Bitcoin whitepaper, so much that he devoted his career to using blockchain technology to make financial markets available to everyone. A few years later, Falempin is well on his… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Archethic, a blockchain network, has launched the Archethic Lab web portal, featuring a series of tools that help users and developers to join the project’s ecosystem. The website contains links to the platform’s testnet and mainnet beta, regular video tech updates, and all the tools… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 12:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain venture studio Draper Goren Holm recently announced an investment in Mavryk Finance, a decentralized, non-custodial, community-governed platform. Mavryk Finance allows users to borrow, earn, and unlock the world from legacy financial systems. “We’re thrilled to welcome Mavryk Finance into our family as Alex Davis… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 11:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

ADDX, a Singapore-based firm, is making private market investing available to many wealthy investors who were previously excluded from the opportunity. There is strong demand for the service, Oi-Yee Choo ADDX chief commercial officer said. Choo brings two decades of capital raising and mergers and… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 9:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

JCB, a Japanese international payment brand and Singaporean Fintech Keychain GK have implemented offline payments using near-field communication (NFC), self-sovereign identity, and blockchain technology, the companies recently announced With the spread of 5G and the development of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, machine-to-machine payments will… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 3:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Nansen, a blockchain data analytics platform, has raised a $75 million Series B round led by Accel. GIC, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Tiger Global, and SCB 10X are among the VCs and angel investors who also participated in the round. This funding will be used to… Read More

December 3, 2021 @ 4:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Umbrella Network, a decentralized Layer-2 oracle solution, today announced its launch on Avalanche, providing the ecosystem access to high-scale and low-cost oracles. Avalanche is designed as a highly scalable ecosystem, with the aim of delivering near-instant transaction finality while levying low transaction fees. It has… Read More