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Crypto Startup Alum Katherine Wu Joins VC Firm Notation Capital
8.8.2019
Former Messari director (and crypto-law Twitter fixture) Katherine Wu has joined Notation Capital, a small VC firm
Blockchain-keen Gaming Firm Snaps up Platform With 208K Active Users
8.8.2019
Mobile gaming platform Animoca Brands has struck a deal that will see it take over digital collectibles marketplace Quidd.
The Hong Kong-based gaming company said it would be acquiring 100% of Quidd’s shares, paying an initial USD 5 million upfront to Quidd shareholders, in addition...
BlockFi Raises Over $18M in a Round Led by PayPal Co-Founders’ VC Firm
6.8.2019
Crypto lender BlockFi secures $18.3 million in a funding round led by a PayPal co-founder’s VC firm Valar Venture
Co-Founder Sues Israeli Blockchain Firm for Breach of Contract
5.8.2019
An Israeli ICO company is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit following a founding partner's ejection from the firm
Firearm Firm Justifire Bags Patent for Incorporating Blockchain Technology
1.8.2019
The invention of blockchain technology has never failed to surprise us with new smart uses of the technology. Be it the field of Internet of Things (IoT), or education, or funds transfer at surprisingly low rates in a fraction of seconds. Recently, a brand new industry has been in awe of...
Tech Firm Seagate Pilots Anti-Fraud Blockchain Tracking With IBM
1.8.2019
Data storage giant Seagate has extended its blockchain work with IBM to gauge the fake-fighting potential of the tech
Firearm Firm Wins Patent for Integrating Blockchain into ‘Black Box’ for Guns
30.7.2019
A new solution adds a blockchain-based recording system to firearms
Governance Service and Data Privacy Firm BlueTalon Acquired by Microsoft
30.7.2019
In this day and age, data privacy is one of the most important pillars of any tech business. Considering the sort of data breaches that have happened throughout the past few years, it is only natural that tech giant Microsoft is doing everything in its power to further enhances its data privacy...
Meet the CEO of Blockchain Firm- Aqilliz: Gowthaman Ragothaman
30.7.2019
Gowthaman Ragothaman is all set to launch ‘Aqilliz.’ What is ‘Aqilliz’? Well, it is a blockchain solution provider. This firm has come into existence with the supportive collaboration with another blockchain company ‘Zilliqa,’ which is here to offer infrastructure for safe and measurable futuristic...
Facebook Libra Might Not Ever Launch, Concedes Firm
30.7.2019
Facebook has acknowledged what many have been saying – that regulatory issues may be an insurmountable barrier to its Libra project
US Investment Firm Launches a Hedge Fund With Holdings in Coinbase, Bakkt
29.7.2019
The NYCQ Fund is a tokenized venture fund with holdings in Coinbase, Bakkt, Nomics, and Tagomi
200-Year-Old Passport Printing Firm Launches Hardware Crypo Wallet
29.7.2019
An Austrian printing company that has history going back to the early 1800s has launched a secure bitcoin storage device
Blockchain Firm BUIDL Introduces a New AML Tool
27.7.2019
BUIDL, the Japan-based blockchain firm, has introduced a new tool called SHIEDL for digital currency exchanges in the previous week. SHIEDL is an AML (anti-money laundering) as well as CFT (counter financing of terrorism) tool. The address risk analysis tool SHIEDL helps calculate a particular...
Florida-based Firm ‘Letting Venezuela Dodge US Sanctions with Bitcoin’
26.7.2019
Venezuela is reportedly using cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to sidestep American sanctions using a Florida-based company – while the country’s financial regulator has green-lighted wide-reaching crypto pay measures for its own Petro token.
Per a report published earlier this week by Spain’s...
Firm That Monitors Coinbase’s Stablecoin Audited Over $10 Billion in Client Assets
26.7.2019
Grant Thornton audited more than $10 billion spread over 40 cryptocurrencies in more than 100 million addresses
DOJ Says Bitcoin Escrow Firm Bilked Investors for $7 Million
25.7.2019
U.S. prosecutors have charged the head of a bitcoin escrow company with defrauding investors for $7 million.
Global Accounting Firm KPMG Partners with Microsoft, R3 on Telecoms Blockchain
19.7.2019
KPMG is piloting a way to handle massive amounts of telecom data prior to the full implementation of 5G service. They're trying blockchain
Bitso Becomes First Regulated Crypto Firm In LATAM, Adoption To Get Boosted In The Region
19.7.2019
Cryptocurrency trading platform Bitso has become the first crypto company to be regulated in Latin America, which has opened the door for numerous possibilities. At a time when regulators in Washington and other major countries are lashing Bitcoin and other digital tokens, the move in Mexico...
Blockchain Start-Up Vostok Sold to Financial Consultant Firm GHP Group by Wave CEO
17.7.2019
Russian blockchain start-up Vostok, backed by Waves Platform, has been sold to financial consultancy firm GHP Group. The group was one of the earliest investors of the Vostok project. Vostok founder and Waves CEO Alexander Ivano has sold his stake in the project to GHP chief Mark Garber. Vostok...
Korea’s Biggest Credit Card Firm Wins Patent for Blockchain Credit System
15.7.2019
Shinhan Card has been granted a patent for a blockchain payment system that could reportedly do away with physical credit cards