Search
Nigerian Central Bank Affiliate Partners With Blockchain Startup Zone to Boost Payments
24.8.2024
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has partnered with Zone, a decentralized payment infrastructure company, to improve its payment services. NIBSS will use Zone’s blockchain technology to streamline its Payment Terminal Service Aggregation (PTSA) operations. Both NIBSS and Zone...
Blockchain Startup Rome Raises $9M to Serve Ethereum Layer-2s Through Solana
9.7.2024
Shared sequencers and data availability (DA) are services that Rome could provide, as blockchain builders increasingly rely on "modular" networks to handle Ethereum's myriad components and functions
Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz Sheds Light on XRP Sales Strategy
20.5.2024
Prominent blockchain startup Ripple came under scrutiny for selling more XRP tokens than ever before. But David Schwartz, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ripple, recently explained why the business was liquidating its XRP holdings on May 19.
The post Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz Sheds Light...
SEC Argues for Injunctions in Final Response of Ripple XRP Case
8.5.2024
The SEC challenged Ripple’s assertion that the blockchain startup acted without recklessness and that there should be no “widespread uncertainty” about XRP’s legal status, despite the court previously rejecting this “fair notice” defense.
The post SEC Argues for Injunctions in Final Response...
SEC files final response in Ripple XRP case
8.5.2024
The SEC argues that Ripple’s assertions do not negate the need for injunctions to prevent future violations
Polychain Capital Leads $38 Million Investment in Movement Labs to Integrate Facebook’s Move onto Ethereum
26.4.2024
As of April 25, monolithic Blockchain startup Movement Labs has raised $38 million in Series A funding from Polychain Capital. The goal of Movement Labs is to bring Facebook's Move Virtual Machine to the Ethereum ecosystem, and this funding will help them achieve that goal.
The post Polychain...
Blockchain Startup Figure Technologies Seeks US Regulatory Approval for Interest-Bearing Stablecoin
23.1.2024
Financial technology company Figure Technologies is seeking approval from US regulators to introduce an interest-bearing stablecoin. Founded by former SoFi Technologies CEO Mike Cagney, if successful, Figure will become the first company to offer a stablecoin regulated as a security within...
Blockchain Startup Kinto Plans 'First KYC'd' Ethereum Layer-2 Network After Raising $5M
15.11.2023
The Kinto network, built with the Optimism's OP Stack, features native know-your-customer (KYC) checks and investor accreditation mechanism to help onboard regulated financial institutions
Cubist Revolutionizes Wallet Management with New Wallet-as-a-Service Platform
1.11.2023
Blockchain startup Cubist has publicly launched a new “wallet-as-a-service” (WaaS) product, seeking to tackle the wallet management challenges behind making account keys both readily available and secure. The CubeSigner WaaS “lets users request signatures through revocable signing...
Blockchain Startup Etherfuse Rolls Out Tokenized Bonds in Mexico Targeting Retail Investors
31.10.2023
The company is targeting the second-largest and most liquid bond market in LatAm
Tokenization of RWAs Gets Boost with DTCC Deal to Buy Blockchain Startup Securrency
20.10.2023
Securrency provides institutions with blockchain-based regulatory technology on top of existing legacy systems to enable digital asset adoption in a compliant manner
US Clearinghouse DTCC Acquires Blockchain Startup Securrency in $50 Million Deal
19.10.2023
Today, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) agreed to acquire blockchain startup Securrency Inc. in a deal worth around $50 million, according to a Bloomberg report.
The acquisition is part of DTCC's broader push into blockchain technology and services for functions like post-trade...
Blockchain Startup Story Protocol Secures $54 Million Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz
6.9.2023
Story Protocol, a startup that uses blockchain tech to track intellectual property (IP), has secured more than $54 million in funding driven by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) crypto....
Read More: Blockchain Startup Story Protocol Secures $54 Million Funding Led by Andreessen...
Blockchain Startup Nova Labs Introduces Affordable $5 Phone Plan – Crypto Adoption on the Rise?
16.8.2023
Blockchain startup Nova Labs has announced the launch of a new phone plan that offers users unlimited text, talk, and data at just $5 per month.
In a Tuesday press release, Nova Labs said that the plan will initially be available only to residents of Miami or those who have received an invitation...
New R&D tax rules could bankrupt your blockchain startup
11.4.2023
A change to R&D tax rules means that a tech company could lose more than $1 million — but still be on the hook for hundreds of thousands in taxes
Zimbabwean Blockchain Startups Launch Service to Help Migrants Efficiently Move Funds Across Borders
1.3.2023
Two Zimbabwean startups, Flexid and Uhuru Wallet, recently launched a platform that offers digital identity and remittance services to migrants living and working in South Africa. The two startups hailed what they’ve described as the “first cross-chain collaboration between the...
Israeli Startup Chain Reaction Raises $70 Million to Build Blockchain Silicon
25.2.2023
Chain Reaction, a Tel Aviv-based blockchain startup, announced it has raised $70 million as part of its Series C funding round. The objective of the company is to expand its engineering staff to accelerate the production of its blockchain-focused silicon and collaborate in the development of...
Kenyan AI and Blockchain Startup Receives Investment From Swiss VC Firm
11.2.2023
Fastagger Inc, an artificial intelligence and blockchain startup from Kenya, recently revealed that it had received an investment from the Swizterland-based blockchain investor CVVC. Mutembei Kariuki, said the investment will be used to fund the further develop Fastagger’s “cutting-edge...
Blockchain Startup Elrond Rebrands to Focus on Metaverse
4.11.2022
Blockchain startup Elrond has rebranded itself MultiversX to reflect its pivot to metaverse exploration
Blockchain Startup Chain Inks Web3 Sponsorship Deal With Miami Heat
31.10.2022
Chain recently signed a similar partnership with the New England Patriots