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Trump Pressures Fed for More Rate Cuts as Mega Banks Drain the Balance Sheet
2.10.2019
U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring the central bank to cut interest rates even further as a spike in oil prices has offset the Federal Reserve’s ‘normalization’ tactics like rate-cutting and overnight repos. Additionally, the mega bank JP Morgan Chase (JPM) is being blamed...
Pantera Leads $5 Million Round for Decentralized Derivatives Market
2.10.2019
A protocol built to put financial middlemen out of business has secured a $5 million seed round from Pantera, Ripple's Xpring, Hashed and others
Ex-Google Product Manager Joins Multicoin Capital as Investment Principal
2.10.2019
Ex-Google product manager joins Multicoin Capital as its investment Principal
Acquisition Marks Broadridge Financial’s First Foray Into Crypto Services
2.10.2019
Broadridge Financial Solutions has bought a startup offering products that serve the cryptocurrency and crypto derivative space
Financial Services Giant Morningstar to Offer Ratings for Crypto Assets
2.10.2019
Morningstar Credit Ratings is planning a rating system for tokenized debt securities to make the emerging asset class more credible for investors
Binance and Polychain Are Funding a Crypto-Friendly Bank in Malta
2.10.2019
Paula Pandolfino is raising more than $10 million to launch a crypto-centric bank in Malta in 2020
Coinbase, Pantera Capital Participate in $2.4M Seed Round of DeFi Startup
2.10.2019
InstaDApp has secured $2.4 million in a seed round from an array of strategic investors, including Coinbase Ventures and Pantera Capital
Ethereum Scaling Project SKALE Raises $17.1 Million for Mainnet Launch
1.10.2019
Multicoin Capital, ConsenSys Labs, Hashed and others are providing fresh funding for the mainnet launch of ethereum's SKALE Network
Stripe-Backed Payments Firm Raises $100 Million to Compete Against Stablecoins
1.10.2019
Rapyd raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to face off against the arrival of stablecoins
Trading Volume for Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Hit Just $5 Million in First Week
1.10.2019
Just 623 bitcoin futures contracts were traded during Bakkt's debut week
Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Lines Up Buyers for ‘Initial Digital Offering’
30.9.2019
Swiss stock exchange SIX's SDX blockchain platform has organized a consortium of institutions to back its "initial digital offering" set for mid-2020
Fidelity Digital Assets to Provide Custody for Bitcoin Derivatives Yield Fund
30.9.2019
The Los Angeles-based Wave Financial has launched what it touts as the first crypto-derivatives-based yield fund on the market
Asian Institutions Are Finally Warming to Crypto Hedge Funds
29.9.2019
Asian institutional investors are increasingly showing interest in allocating a small portion of their portfolios to crypto hedge funds
New Interest in DAOs Prompts Old Question: Are They Legal?
29.9.2019
New tools have made DAOs all the rage in the ethereum community. Now one startup is trying to make them work within U.S. legal frameworks
Casa Looks For Fresh Capital to Catch a Bigger Bitcoin Wave
26.9.2019
Jameson Lopp. Casa, the U.S.-based private key security specialist, also known for its plug-and-play Bitcoin and Lightning node, is looking to raise more capital to finance their business growth as the company aims to ride the Bitcoin adoption wave, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Jameson Lopp told...
Casa Looks For Fresh Capital to Catch a Bigger Bitcoin Wave
26.9.2019
Jameson Lopp. Casa, the U.S.-based private key security specialist, also known for its plug-and-play Bitcoin and Lightning node, is looking to raise more capital to finance their business growth as the company aims to ride the Bitcoin adoption wave, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Jameson Lopp told...
Data Privacy Startup StrongSalt Raises $3 Million for Encrypted API Service
26.9.2019
StrongSalt aims to bring standardized encryption techniques to the blockchain and will showcase its API product later this year
Overstock’s Venture Arm Invests $2 Million in Blockchain ID Firm
26.9.2019
Overstock's Medici Ventures has invested in blockchain ID firm Evernym in a $2 million seed round for potential equity
Data Analytics Provider Skew Raises $2M From FirstMinute Capital, Kleiner Perkins
26.9.2019
UK based reputed cryptocurrency data analytics startup company; Skew has raised a whopping amount of $2 million from the seed funding round which saw backing from giant venture capital firms, including Kleiner Perkins, the Silicon Valley gem. The announcement concerning the seed funding which came...
Peter Thiel-Backed Investment Fund 1Confirmation Raises $45 Million
25.9.2019
Backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, crypto venture firm 1Confirmation raises $45 million for its second fund