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Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Raises $700,000 in Crypto Donations
19.12.2019
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading critic of the current Kremlin administration, has attracted a serious amount of cryptocurrency in the form of anonymous donations for his corruption-combatting NGO. The digital coins collected since the beginning of this year have amounted to well over...
Ethereum Foundation USD 100 Million Deal Raises Transparency Questions
16.12.2019
Source: iStock/Ivan-balvan
The waters of transparency issues have been stirred with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin saying that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) sold ETH 70,000 at the top. It was worth c. USD 100 million at the time, and less than USD 10 million today.
“I did get the Ethereum...
Japanese Firm Good Luck 3 Raises 100,000 USD in Crowdfunding Campaign
4.12.2019
Having established itself as one of Japan’s renowned blockchain, entertainment, and production management studio, Good Luck 3, Inc. has started a Crowdfunding campaign through “FUNDINNO.” The strategically planned event was organized on November 27, 2019. Good Luck 3 is the proud creator of social...
What’s Really Private in Crypto? Research on Grin Raises Questions
25.11.2019
Following a report last week on the anonymity features of grin, one big question emerged: What is privacy in crypto, anyways?
Gocrypto SLP Token Starts Trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange
25.11.2019
On 25 November 2019, the Gocrypto (GOC) token will start trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange. The new SLP token enables merchants with physical or online stores to accept instant crypto payments from different digital wallets with millions of users and to receive settlement in their local fiat. Also...
US Deputy Treasury Secretary: Crypto Raises Questions on Self-Government
22.11.2019
Digital currencies can shift some functions usually performed by the government to the private sector, the U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary argued
Bison Trails Raises $25M in Funding Round Led by Blockchain Capital
19.11.2019
Libra Association founding member Bison Trails raised $25.5 million in a new funding round led by Blockchain Capital, Coinbase and ConsenSys
Decentralized Payment Firm Radpay Raises $1.2M in Seed Round
18.11.2019
Radpay has secured $1.2 million in a seed round, with the participation of investment firms Resiliency Ventures and BlackLaunch
Crisis Fears Rise as Global Debt Hits a Record $250 Trillion
18.11.2019
The world’s total liabilities continue to grow rapidly as a new report reveals global debt is now over a record $250 trillion. For many investors and market watchers this raises the specter of another potential major economic crisis triggered by a collapse of the global financial system....
DeFi Startup Compound Finance Raises $25 Million Series A Led by A16z
14.11.2019
It's one of the largest venture capital investments in a decentralized finance (DeFi) startup to date
BitOrb Exchange Raises $6.4 Million
14.11.2019
The BitOrb Exchange has successfully secured its funding round, raising a total of USD 6.4m. The round was led by the W-Rex Algo Trading Platform a product of the Wota Group.Additionally, the Wota Group will act as a strategic partner and help the BitOrb Exchange grow its network of traders, user...
ITFC Raises Its Trade Finance and Development Efforts in OIC Countries
12.11.2019
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has announced that in the third quarter of 2019, it helped in boosting growth in these nations by financing transactions to the tune of $2.2 billion. It is a significant development and shows the sort of financial commitment that has been made...
Fintech Startup DEXTF Raises $460,000 in Oversubscribed Seed Funding Round
8.11.2019
In an important development in a FIntech startup, DEXTF (Decentralized Traded Funds) has been able to raise $460,000 in seed funding. DEXTF garnered an oversubscribed response in a funding round with SGInnovate and LuneX Ventures. Investment Platform DEXTF is a platform where investors...
Tmunity Raises $75 Million in Series B funding for T-cell Therapies Advancement
7.11.2019
Biotherapeutics is an industry that has grown at an impressive pace throughout the past few years, and one of the better-known companies in that space is privately held Tmunity Therapeutics. In a new development that must have come as a big boost to the company and the wider industry, Tmunity...
Filecoin, But Forever: Arweave Raises $5 Million to Build Out ‘Permaweb’
5.11.2019
Arweave, a startup building a decentralized storage protocol for the world's knowledge, raises $5 million via token sale from a16z, USV and Multicoin
BA-Backed Firm Raises $5 Million to Put Airline Security on a Blockchain
28.10.2019
Zamna – a startup backed by the parent firm of British Airways – is building a blockchain bridge for security information between agencies and airlines
Blockchain Startup Raises $5M to Automate Airport Security Checks
28.10.2019
Zamna raised $5M to automate airport checks with blockchain
Huobi Japan Raises $4.6 million From Tokyo-Listed Financial Services Firm
28.10.2019
Huobi Japan has received $4.6 million in investment from a Tokyo-listed company involved in real estate and financial services
Huobi Japan Raises $4.6M From FPG to Expand Crypto Trading Business
25.10.2019
FSA-licensed crypto exchange Huobi Japan has raised $4.6 million from FPG to provide support for new financial assets and payment methods
App-Controlled Bank Current Raises $20M From Galaxy Digital and Others
24.10.2019
Mobile-only bank Current has secured $20 million from a group of investors, including Galaxy Digital EOS VC Fund