Tagged: blockchain

September 10, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“We believe in the power of blockchain technology to transform how financial assets are transferred, but it has to be done with the right partners to insure it gets off the ground,”  Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain said in an interview with the WSJ. It feels like everything… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 9:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UBS has shown an increased interest in fintech developments, creating an innovations lab to explore potential applications of bitcoin and the blockchain technology, according to NewsBTC’s Sarah Jenn. Swiss global financial services company based in Zurich recently announced the launch of the Future of Finance Challenge, which is… Read More

July 30, 2015 @ 11:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Startupbootcamp FinTech, a global accelerator focusing on financial innovation, hosted its first Demo Day in Singapore on 29 July for the top 11 FinTech teams selected out of 300 applications earlier this year. “Startupbootcamp FinTech is the first FinTech accelerator in Singapore and the only… Read More

June 9, 2015 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Symbiont, one of the creators in smart securities on the blockchain, has secured $1.25M of seed funding. Early investors include Duncan Niederauer, former CEO of the NYSE Euronext; Matt Andresen, founder of the Island ECN and trading head at Citadel; Getco, LLC founders Dan Tierney and Stephen Schuler through Wicklow Capital; Scott Carmilani, Chairman… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockCypher, a block chain web services company, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding.  The San Mateo based company was founded in 2014. The  over-subscribed round included; Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), AME Cloud Ventures (Jerry Yang), Tim Draper, Upside Partnership, Streamlined Ventures and Fenox Venture… Read More