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XELS Launches Eco-Conscious Blockchain Platform for Carbon Offset Credits
7.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain-based carbon offset platform XELS provides global access to the decentralized carbon market and its ERC20 token will launch on Bittrex Global on April 8th, 2021. 7th April 2021, Date Tokyo, Japan — XELS is one of the leading startups tackling climate change...
Prepare Your Crypto Startups as Binance is Shopping
7.4.2021
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/binance
Major crypto exchange Binance plans to do about three acquisitions every month, according to CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ).
Binance is "actively doing acquisition deals, especially in a lot of these new areas. My view is I’m not an expert in these areas...
Blockchain and Crypto Startups Raise $2.6 Billion in Q1 of 2021— Figure Surpasses 2020 Total by $300 Million
6.4.2021
According to data analysis firm, CB Insights, about $2.6 billion was raised by some 129 blockchain-focused start-ups during the first quarter of 2021. This figure easily surpasses the $2.3 billion raised from a total of 341 deals that were seen in the whole of 2020. Large Capital Raising Rounds...
Draper Goren Holm adds Tezos startups to its $25M venture fund
1.4.2021
The Los Angeles-based venture fund plans to incubate startups building on the Tezos blockchain
Crypto.com launches $200M investment fund for cryptocurrency startups
4.3.2021
The $200 million will be used to invest in seed and Series A funding rounds for promising cryptocurrency startups
US Education Department promotes putting student records on blockchain
23.2.2021
A new government-funded challenge seeks blockchain-based solutions to simplify educational data sharing, but implementation could take time
Enterprise blockchain of today: While some fail, others show potential value
18.2.2021
Enterprise blockchain startup Insolar ceases operations, but what went wrong?
New Emerging Markets Fund Targets Blockchain, DeFi Startups
15.2.2021
The Arcanum Emerging Technologies Fund will start in India, but its founders plan to expand to other regions
New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups
11.2.2021
Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange
Crypto-Centric VC Fund Lures in Billionaire Investor Paul Tudor Jones and Rapper LL Cool J
5.2.2021
This week the former Digital Currency Group (DCG) Vice President of Investments, Travis Scher, announced a $72 million crypto-focused venture capital fund backed by the billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones and hip-hop star LL Cool J. The crypto VC fund was invoked by Scher, the private equity...
Dan Tapiero Launches $200M Fund to Invest in Crypto Companies
3.2.2021
Tapiero is joined by Michael Dubilier and Stan Miroshnik
Algorand names 11 blockchain startups for its first accelerator program
2.2.2021
The Algorand Foundation introduced its Europe Accelerator program in October. Now, 11 startups have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort
Aave’s Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi’s Head Start on the Banks
29.1.2021
Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead
Binance and Orbs sponsor new accelerator for DeFi startups
11.1.2021
The accelerator will incubate new and innovative DeFi projects with a blockchain-agnostic outlook
UK FCA gives crypto startups a hindering hand
22.12.2020
The United Kingdom is shutting the door for digital asset firms: Crypto startups are no longer welcome to the country
SM Digital Holding and Wallex Prove That Bulgaria Is the Next Leading Hub for Fintech Companies
18.12.2020
Many fintech startups and established companies are now looking for a new home across Europe due to Brexit. Bulgaria is shaping up to be the top destination for many of them, including crypto, blockchain and licensed electronic money institutions, as proven by leading firms such as SM Digital...
How Israeli VCs Are Doubling Down on DeFi Startups
15.12.2020
The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020
Estonia Revokes More Than 1,000 Crypto Firms’ Licenses This Year
15.12.2020
Over 1,000 cryptocurrency firms’ licenses have been revoked in Estonia this year as the country tightens the oversight of the crypto industry amid heightened money-laundering concerns. 1,000+ Crypto Firms Lost Their Licenses This Year The Estonian Ministry of Finance revealed Friday that...
Million-dollar startup taps Algorand to fight climate change
2.12.2020
Climatetrade will launch its marketplace for carbon offsetting on the Algorand blockchain
Why Europe Bests the US at Attracting Crypto Startups
1.12.2020
The EU has created a common framework for regulating crypto across the economic bloc. The U.S. is still working out its approach