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Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles to Serve as CTO of New Japanese Blockchain Venture
5.6.2019
Mark Karpeles — the former CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox — has revealed he will serve as the CTO of a new Japan-registered blockchain technology firm
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Prominent Venture Capitalist Raises Doubts on Bitcoin (BTC)’s Future
4.6.2019
Jason Calacanis, a prominent venture capitalist, has recently downplayed the importance of Bitcoin. The price prediction of Bitcoin for 2019 remains subject to volatility, if performed really well it is likely go beyond the highest resistance price $9000 to set a new height. The whole crypto market...
Compliant Token Startup Standard Tokenization Protocol Secures $7 Million in Funding
29.5.2019
Seven million dollars in funding have been secured by compliant tokenization startup Standard Tokenization Protocol
Barclays Leads $5.5 Million Round for Blockchain Business Payments Startup
29.5.2019
Barclays Bank has jointly led a $5.5 million Series A funding round for blockchain-based B2B payments startup Crowdz
BitGo Co-Founder and Facebook Alum Joins Blockchain Capital
28.5.2019
Crypto entrepreneur and investor Ben Davenport is joining Blockchain Capital as a venture partner
Finistere Along With 3 Israeli Companies To Invest $100 Million In Food Tech
27.5.2019
Finistere Venture, a food technologies based company along with three other Israeli firms, announced their partnership in investing $100 million in Israel in agrifood startups. Finistere will be joined by OurCrowd, Israel’s largest venture investors, Tempo, a beverage company, and Tnuva,...
How Crypto-Based Microfinance Benefits Small Businesses
27.5.2019
Starting your own business isn’t easy given the reluctance of banks to grant credit. Gone are the days when a compelling business plan would be enough to have the branch manager shaking your hand and bankrolling your venture. For entrepreneurs in developing nations, where even obtaining...
Blockchain Firm Raises $4 Million From Draper’s VC Fund to Provide Uncensorable Domains
23.5.2019
San Francisco-based blockchain firm Unstoppable Domains raised $4 million in a round backed by Tim Draper to offer domains that cannot be shut down
$71 Million: Galaxy Digital Sells Stake in EOS Blockchain Maker Block.One
22.5.2019
Galaxy Digital, the crypto bank founded by Michael Novogratz, has sold its position in Block.one, the maker of the EOS blockchain, for $71 million
Sports Blockchain Venture Chiliz Announces Strategic Partnership With Binance Chain
17.5.2019
Sports fan engagement blockchain project Chiliz has announced a strategic partnership with Binance Chain, the mainnet of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance
Brave Browser to Raise Over $30 Million in Series A Equity Round: Sources
16.5.2019
Privacy-centric web browser Brave is raising a Series A round at a valuation of roughly $133 million, sources tell CoinDesk
Japanese Unicorn Liquid Enters Joint Venture as It Eyes US Expansion
15.5.2019
Liquid has established a joint venture with Virtual Currency Partners in order to enter the U.S. market
Staking-as-a-Service Startup Raises $2 Million From DHVC, Plug and Play
15.5.2019
New funding for InfStones, a node operator currently staking over $450 million worth of EOS, will fuel hiring and an expansion into more PoS networks
More Capital Flows to the Crypto Sector as Bloomberg Suggests that Bitcoin is Running out of Steam
14.3.2019
A Bloomberg Intelligence analyst believes that Bitcoin’s recent momentum may be running out of steam, resulting in another sell-off and price plunge. Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX has garnered financial support from two crypto venture firms and added more big names […]
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Overstock Venture Chief Expects Market for Blockchain Products in 2019
13.12.2018
Overstock's blockchain arm, Medici Ventures, has big plans for 2019, as the e-commerce giant moves towards a February sale
Fund Seeks $200 Million to Help Startups Survive a Crypto Winter
11.12.2018
David Johnston’s new Yeoman’s Growth Capital will invest exclusively in live blockchain projects
Overstock’s Medici Ventures Invests in Wine-Tracking Blockchain Startup
4.10.2018
Medici Ventures, the blockchain accelerator arm of Overstock.com, has made a seven-figure investment in wine-tracking startup VinX
Ve střední Evropě vzniká 2,6 miliardový startupový fond, investovat plánuje i v ČR
24.7.2018
Lead Ventures (LV), nově založená venture kapitálová společnost, plánuje investovat v následujících pěti letech v Maďarsku, resp. střední a východní Evropě celkem 100 milionů eur (2,58 miliardy korun). Se dvěma kapitálovými fondy chce vyhledat perspektivní firmy a startupy, a ty podpořit v jejich...
Přemysl Rubeš (BVC): Vzrůstá počet lidí, kteří na startupech parazitují a vnucují jim služby pochybné kvality
28.6.2018
Techničtí zakladatelé startupů jsou stále pozadu v soft-skills a chybí jim kontakt s reálným světem. Na druhou stranu se však pořád zlepšují, i když pomalu. Objevují se promakanější a krásné byznys plány, které jsou ale obsahově nesmyslné. A v Česku je málo investovatelných projektů s globální...
Které startupové metriky VC fondy nezajímají a které ve skutečnosti ano
7.6.2018
Startupy mají v některých případech zvyk mluvit jazykem, kterému nikdo nerozumí. Podobné situace nastávají, pokud se jich zeptáte, jak se jim daří. Zejména když jde o investici do dalšího rozvoje, je potřeba vyložit karty na stůl a nesnažit se o svém reálném progresu lhát. Magazín Fast Company...