Tagged: blockchain

August 3, 2020 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Electric Capital, a venture firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, blockchain-based businesses, fintech companies, and marketplaces, announced on Monday the closing of its second fund, a $110 million Seed and Series A fund, focused on crypto networks and blockchain-enabled businesses. Founded in 2018, Electric Capital claims it… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Singapore-based blockchain developer Pundi X announced on Thursday its support for Wanchain’s cross-chain assets into all XPOS devices. According to Pundi X, coins such as WAN, the Wanchain native coin, WBTC, WEOS, and WETH will be added as cryptocurrencies to the XPOS point-of-sale systems… Read More

July 20, 2020 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital assets exchange OKEx announced on Monday it has has finished its Beacon Program — European Edition. According to OKEx, the program provided three masterclasses by prominent players in the cryptocurrency space and individual mentoring from top OKEx executives, including CEO Jay Hao and Director… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Incognito and encrypted DNA extraction kit brand, Genobank.io, has successfully raised nearly $435,000 in funding through its crowdfunding round on Republic. As previously reported, Genobank.io’s kits notably enable users to establish ownership & control of their genomic data using a decentralized blockchain-based DNA wallet. “Genobank… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Teller, a blockchain project for decentralized lending incubated by A16Z’s crypto startup school, announced on Thursday it secured  $1 million through its seed investment round, which was led by Framework Ventures with participation Parafi Capital and Maven11 Capital. Teller revealed it is on a mission… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Klaytn, a global public blockchain platform developed by Ground X, the blockchain affiliate of the leading South Korean Internet company, Kakao, announced on Wednesday it has implemented a fee delegation policy for its partners operating blockchain applications on its platform. According to Klaytn, developers would… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) recently announced that it and Blockpool.eu, funded under the ECs Horizon 2020, have selected 25 SMEs for funding and participation of the Business and Technical Support Program for blockchain and distributed technology (BDLT) implementation. The program is set to run for… Read More

July 7, 2020 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security and analytics firm Chainalysis announced on Tuesday it raised an additional $13 million to expand its Series B round to $49 million with an investment from Ribbit Capital and Sound Ventures.  Founded in 2014, Chainalysis claims it offers cryptocurrency investigation and compliance solutions to global law enforcement… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 9:11 am By Olivia Halsall  |  

China has indicated an interest in using blockchain technology to promote data sharing among medical institutions amid fears of pandemics becoming the norm. The People’s Republic were praised by the WHO for their Covid-19 response; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lauded Beijing’s ‘speed, scale and efficiency’. Despite… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Public blockchain network Telos announced on Monday it has teamed up with hackathon management platform TAIKAI to replay transparent hackathon voting and token incentives on the blockchain. According to Telos, the Telos network will provide TAIKAI a blockchain-based voting mechanism that enables competition evaluation to be… Read More

June 28, 2020 @ 11:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (TSX.V:HIVE) (OTCQX:HVBTF) reported it has put into operation its recently acquired 1,090 Bitmain Antminer T17+ 58 Terahash per second (TH/s) SHA 256 mining machines at its green energy-powered bitcoin mining operation in Quebec. “Combined with the recently installed 750 Bitmain Antminer S17+… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Klaytn, a blockchain project led by the South Korean Internet platform Kakao, announced on Thursday the launch of a pilot program of ‘Klaytn Improvement Reserve’ and selected its devtools partner ‘Ozys’ as the first recipient of the program. According to Klaytn, the Klaytn Improvement Reserve,… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Draper Goren Holm, a blockchain and Fintech venture firm, announced on Tuesday it signed the Equity.District’s #RacialEquityEcosystem pledge, which is led by Techstars Co-Founder Brad Feld, and Draper Goren Holm Venture Partner and Opportunity Hub (OHUB) Chairman and CEO Rodney Sampson. Along with signing the… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlphaPoint, a blockchain company focused on enabling institutions to launch, scale, and operate digital asset exchanges, is celebrating its seventh birthday. The company was founded in June 2013, with a mission to play a part in that change by enabling access to this new asset… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Civic Technologies, the premier blockchain-powered identity and payment solution provider, announced on Wednesday its  Civic Wallet, previously only available in private beta, is now generally available. Civic claims that Civic Wallet offers a safer way to store and transact with digital identity and currency. Civic… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced on Monday its payment network, RippleNet Cloud, has signed its first-ever bank customer, Brazil’s Banco Rendimento, which will join nearly two dozen financial institutions already running on RippleNet Cloud. According to Ripple, RippleNet Cloud allows… Read More

June 14, 2020 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Interchain Foundation (ICF), a Switzerland-based foundation that is supporting, promoting, and advancing open and decentralized systems, announced last week it was awarding grants to blockchain architects Althea, Chainsafe, Confio, Lunie, Iqlusion and Regen Network. According to ICF, the funding will help these projects build… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 10:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ledger, a security and infrastructure solutions for critical digital assets and blockchain applications, announced on Friday it has integrated with DeversiFi, a decentralized exchange that offers traders an “edge in fast-moving” decentralized finance (DeFi) markets. According to Ledger, users will be able to connect their… Read More

June 4, 2020 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ground X, the blockchain subsidiary of the leading South Korean mobile platform, Kakao, announced on Wednesday the launch of its digital asset wallet, Klip. According to Ground X, Klip offers users the opportunity to experience digital asset on their mobile devices. The wallet is available… Read More

May 28, 2020 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

VC Draper Goren Holm has invested in open-source blockchain firm CasperLabs. According to the company, CasperLabs is building a platform that is powered by “Correct-by-Construction (CBC) Casper Proof-of-Stake consensus protocol.” CasperLabs is said to be designed for real-world applications with better usability, scalability and security…. Read More