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Latin American Payment App Mercado Pago Can Be Topped-Up With Crypto
26.9.2019
The Atlanta-based blockchain payment provider Bitpay has announced the firm has partnered with Mercado Livre, one of the largest ecommerce providers in Latin America. The collaboration provides people with the ability to purchase Mercado Livre gift cards with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin cash...
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
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
Bitcoin Shopping App Fold Raises $2.5 Million to Bring Lightning to Retailers
25.9.2019
Competition among bitcoin retail apps is heating up, with the newly funded Fold App doubling down on lightning network experiments
Bittrex International To Offer 25 Million Worth Bittrex Credits To International Customers
25.9.2019
Bittrex International, the leading European-based cryptocurrency exchange for non-US customers, has announced an expansion of its beta rewards program to a larger international client base. The program will foster rewarding of Bittrex Credits of over 25 million worth to the loyal Bittrex...
Crypto Venture Firm 1confirmation Announces New $45 Million Fund
25.9.2019
Backed by some of crypto's most high-profile LPs, the Nick Tomaino-led 1confirmation is announcing a new $45 million venture fund
Kleiner Perkins Backs $2 Million Seed Round for Crypto Derivative Data Firm
25.9.2019
Crypto data analytics startup Skew has raised $2 million in seed funding from several VC firms including Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins
BitFinex Can Hold On to Documents About Alleged $850 Million Cover-up
24.9.2019
Crypto exchange Bitfinex can hold on to documents about alleged $850 million cover-up
Token Tech firm Securitize Raises $14 Million From Santander, MUFG, Nomura
24.9.2019
The SEC-regulated firm raised $14 million from notable investors across traditional and blockchain finance
Flipside Crypto Raises $7.1 Million to Give Token Projects Better Analytics
24.9.2019
This firm taps blockchain analytics across hundreds of projects to reveal what really makes prices go up
Tencent, Fidelity Back $20 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Everledger
24.9.2019
Blockchain provenance startup Everledger has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by internet giant Tencent
Crypto Startup Sues Toronto Exchange Group for $500 Million Over Soured Deal
23.9.2019
Paycase is suing TMX Group for $500 million after the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange canceled their deal to create crypto-related products
‘Gods Unchained’ Crypto Game Raises $15 Million from Naspers, Galaxy
23.9.2019
The maker of "Gods Unchained" just raised $15 million from Naspers and Galaxy Digital, signaling mounting investor interest in digital ownership
Startup Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Ethereum Raises $2 Million
23.9.2019
Matter Labs is using "mathematical magic" to speed up transactions on ethereum. Now Placeholder VC and others are investing $2 million in the project
Fidelity Affiliate Joins $3.5 Million Blockchain Firm Funding Round
23.9.2019
Elementus $3.5M funding round sees conspicuous donors line up
MicroBT Expects $400 Million Q3 Revenue From Bitcoin Miner Sales Despite Chip Holdup
23.9.2019
The maker of WhatsMiner bitcoin miners says it expects to have delivered 200,000 devices by the end of the quarter
How Merge Mining and Anchored Blockchain Projects Capitalize on Bitcoin’s Security Model
21.9.2019
Since 2011, just after Satoshi Nakamoto left the Bitcoin project for good, networks have emerged that leverage the BTC chain in some way. A variety of projects over the last nine years have found value in anchoring some sort of feature set to BTC in order to bolster the satellite’s underlying...
Japanese University Allegedly Lost $1 Million in Fraudulent Crypto-Investment
21.9.2019
In a yet another incident of fund embezzlement, Japanese authorities have started an investigation against Meijo Gakuin Educational Corporation. The Mainichi, a Japanese newspaper, reported that the educational group had lost $1 million in cryptocurrency investment and this amount had been...
Stripe Worth $35 Billion After Raising $250 Million in New Funding Round
19.9.2019
Fintech startup Stripe is valued at $35 billion during funding round that garnered $250 million to expand its global reach