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Bitcoin ETF: How SEC Exemptions Help Firms Offer Interim Products
6.9.2019
There are several exemptions the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offers that allow companies to launch their bitcoin investment products without registration. While waiting for the SEC to approve their bitcoin ETF, some firms have taken advantage of these exemptions to offer...
Startup Tests New Ethereum Sidechain Following Coinbase Investment
6.9.2019
With new investment from Coinbase Ventures, a startup has launched Alpha-version testing of its sidechain solution to Ethereum’s transaction speed
DappRadar Announces that it has Raised 2.3 Million Dollars in Seed Funding
5.9.2019
The leading global platform for analyzing and discovering Dapp, DappRadar, has declared it has raised 2.33 million dollars in seed funding. Further, this investment was driven by a global internet group and one of the most prominent technology investors on the planet, Naspers, through its Naspers...
Tech Companies in China Struggle in Their Efforts to Turnaround the Supermarket Industry
5.9.2019
The supermarket sector can be regarded as one of the bedrocks of most developed economies since a large portion of the population shops at one of those establishments at least once a week. However, the way in which the tech sector has managed to revolutionize a whole range of industries in...
Large Number of Goldman Sachs Partners Could Exit by the End of 2019
5.9.2019
Over the past decades, Goldman Sachs has grown into the world’s most powerful investment bank, and one of the biggest reasons behind its success has been its ability to take decisive steps early. It may be about its investment decisions, adoption of new technology, or the possibility of bringing...
AlphaCode of South Africa Invests $1.5 Million in Three Domestic Fintech Startups
4.9.2019
The growth in technological innovation and the easy availability of cheap internet has made it possible for Fintech to grow at a breakneck pace over the past few years. The Fintech industry has become one of the biggest disruptors in the financial sector over the past half a decade and it...
$23 Million Fintech Startup Fund Established by Accion Venture Lab
4.9.2019
For the past five years or so, the Fintech sector has grown at a breakneck pace and has quickly become a multibillion-dollar industry spread across the world. The easy availability of data, the advancements in technology and the innovative ideas of a range of Fintech startups have made the industry...
HTC, Alibaba Join $3M Investment in Blockchain Property Rights Startup
3.9.2019
HTC and Alibaba join $3 million funding round in Taiwanese blockchain digital property rights startup Bitmark
Norwegian Bank Invests in Crypto Exchange Founded By Airline Magnate
3.9.2019
Savings bank Sparebanken Øst has just taken a stake in NBX, a crypto exchange set up by Norwegian Air founder Bjørn Kjos
Van Eck, SolidX to Offer Bitcoin ETF to Institutions via SEC Exemption: Report
3.9.2019
VanEck and SolidX aim to launch a limited bitcoin ETF in the U.S. later this week, according to a report
Crypto Payments Startup Eligma Raises €4 Million From Bitcoin.com and Pangea Blockchain Fund
3.9.2019
Many retail stores would like to welcome the added business that the crypto community brings, but find that they don’t have the capability to do so within their existing payment infrastructure. One company bridging this gap is Slovenian startup Eligma which is now set to start global...
Kedaara Capital Considering Investment in Indian Eyewear Startup Lenskart
2.9.2019
The Indian startup space has grown at a breakneck pace over the past decade or so, and a handful of companies have come up that have grown into high growth unicorns. Those firms are involved in a range of businesses, and there is a hope that more startups will eventually join that coveted club....
Super-Rich Indians Choose Bitcoin Over Altcoins for Investment: Poll
30.8.2019
Cryptocurrency is the fourth most preferred asset class to invest in for wealthy Indians
Hodlers’ Crypto Investment Strategy: Meet Dollar Cost Averaging
29.8.2019
Trading cryptocurrencies is fundamentally different from investing in cryptocurrencies. Traders typically look for opportunities to buy coins at a low price and to sell the coins at a higher price. The duration of buying low and selling high then forms the basis of whether you are a day trader...
Taxi Hailing Company Grab to Invest $500 Million in Vietnam Over the Next Half a Decade
28.8.2019
Investment in the different potentially high growth Asian economies is now one of the pet strategies of some of the biggest tech companies in the world, and in that regard, Vietnam is an excellent choice. Over the years, Singapore based ride-hailing service Grab has grown into a behemoth, and...
Macquarie of Australia Set to Raise $675 Million to Invest in Renewables and Tech
28.8.2019
Tech and renewable energy are two sectors that are expected to be much bigger in the years to come, which is why some of the biggest investment banks in the world are getting into the sectors in a big way. Tech is already big, but the scope of growth is still immense, while renewable energy...
Central Bank Asks Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund to Wind Up Investments in North America
27.8.2019
The world of investments is no longer only restricted to funds and the investment divisions of the biggest investment banks. In the past, such investors had a huge influence over the capital markets, but over the past few decades, some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds have become...
Ripple Announces 1 Billion XRP Grant to Coil, a Micropayments Platform for Content Creators
16.8.2019
Ripple‘s investment auxiliary, Xpring has sanctioned 1 billion XRP to Coil, which is a micropayments platform for content makers, expecting to drive the adoption of the world’s third-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap. The grant is worth approximately 262 million dollars at...
Development ‘On the Chain’ to Promote Off-Chain Blockchain Adoption?
13.8.2019
What does the next decade hold for #blockchain? Amid a weakened global economy, cryptocurrencies could be a great portfolio diversifier and more institutions will likely adopt blockchain, writes Alexandra Tinsman (@Inside_NEM) of @NEMofficial
New Zealand’s ASB Bank Takes Stake in Trade Finance Blockchain Startup
13.8.2019
ABS has invested a "significant" amount in TradeWindow, a startup working to put trade finance on a blockchain