Español
PortuguêsPrivacy tech company Aleo has launched a data privacy-oriented blockchain and developer kit to make writing zero-knowledge proofs in web applications easy and scalable. The startup is releasing its first…
Continue ReadingThailand based bitcoin exchange Bitcoin.co.th has relaunched as a full exchange after months spent offline and in testing, with a focus on security and ease of use, according to its…
Continue ReadingSucceeding in the cryptocurrency mining industry over the long term may require thinking outside of the box. It takes creativity to rise above the rest and survive in such a…
Continue ReadingUnchained Capital, an Austin-based financial services firm, has announced its new enterprise-grade self-custody offering, aptly named “Business Accounts for Bitcoin.” The underlying principle of this new offering is “collaborative custody,”…
Continue ReadingThe United States arm of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has entered a major organization focused on decentralized finance, or DeFi. According to a Sept. 17 blog post, Binance.US…
Continue ReadingBlockstack’s former head of growth, Patrick Stanley, is launching a complementary crypto company of his own, Freehold. Much like the former Ripple CTO Stefan Thomas who founded Coil to build…
Continue ReadingThe Ethereum Foundation has announced that over $3.8 million in grants will be awarded to teams working on the Ethereum blockchain. In a Sept. 8 post published on the Ethereum…
Continue ReadingFinancial services giants Visa and Mastercard have shown an increased interest in the trillion-dollar digital payment sector through their recent acquisitions of innovative fintechs. In January this year, Visa acquired…
Continue ReadingA conversation with a VC about changes in fintech, crypto and how public market trends shape the startup scene. Our main conversation features Race Capital’s Chris McCann. Chris was previously…
Continue ReadingBlockchain and crypto data platform LongHash revealed on August 8 in a tweet that China’s blockchain sector has grown substantially despite the pandemic this year. It stated that over 10,000…
Continue ReadingThe same type of crypto scams that plague Twitter are running rampant on Instagram in 2020. For example, there are more than 1.3 million Instagram posts using #Coinbase, an overwhelming…
Continue ReadingLast week the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down a key data-sharing agreement between the United States and European Union, with possible implications for U.S. blockchain…
Continue ReadingMajor South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group is cementing its involvement in the cryptocurrency industry with a new investment. Hanwha Investment & Securities, a securities brokerage subsidiary of Hanwha Group, has…
Continue ReadingPlutus, a crypto finance app founded in 2015, denied social media reports that its database was compromised by a hacking attack launched by alleged threat actors. On July 9, Israel-based…
Continue ReadingCoinbase has scheduled its first-ever investor day on Aug. 14, amid rumors that the crypto exchange is exploring a public stock listing. It is unclear, however, whether the virtual event…
Continue ReadingTim Draper, a famous American venture capitalist and serial cryptocurrency investor, believes that initial public offerings, or IPOs, are not the best source of funding for industry firms. The billionaire…
Continue ReadingMore than 40 companies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry collected at least $18 million in payroll loans from the U.S. government. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published details…
Continue ReadingCardano developer house IOHK has set up a $20 million “cFund” alongside Los Angeles-based Wave Financial. Edit (10:30 UTC): This article previously indicated that Wave Financial was based in Canada,…
Continue ReadingOnline events are becoming more common as coronavirus cases continue to surge. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the blockchain community has seen an uptake in virtual hackathons…
Continue ReadingA new startup wants to change the way freelance talent and respective clients find each other through a community-run platform. To accomplish this, the project will feature its own governance…
Continue ReadingKirobo, a two-year-old Israeli blockchain startup, announced on June 30 that it has found a way to tackle problems related to human error in cryptocurrency transactions. In a recent survey…
Continue ReadingLastbit, a Berkeley-based startup, has announced the beta launch of their Bitcoin and Lightning-enabled wallet. The company claims that their new solution is meant to address three critical problems preventing…
Continue ReadingDave Balter is the CEO of Flipside Crypto. His book, “The Humility Imperative,” will be released on June 30. This is a message to every cryptocurrency entrepreneur, employee, executive or…
Continue ReadingThe Summer of 2020 will forever go down as the “Summer of Giving” within the Bitcoin community as yet another significant grant is being given to support open-source development. Cryptocurrency…
Continue ReadingA freelance marketplace for sourcing specialized talent is placing its bets on a token to get the dirty work done. Braintrust launched out of stealth mode Wednesday, backed by a…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency-focused media startup BlockTV has shut down operations due to the economic strains of the COVID-19 crisis, according to two former employees. Following an initial round of layoffs in March,…
Continue ReadingThe New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and its French regulatory counterpart will work to “ease the entry” for fintech innovators into their respective markets. An agreement with…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency has seen a rise in mainstream attention starting last fall — before COVID-19 measures took off, according Floating Point Group, or FPG, an algorithmic trading technology startup conceived at MIT.…
Continue ReadingUnited States footwear giant Nike continues to explore the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry by introducing cash back in crypto. The famous footwear and clothing company has just entered an affiliate partnership…
Continue ReadingPartner at Initialized Capital Brett Gibson revealed the main criterias used by his VC firm to invest into early stage startups and shared his views on the most promising products…
Continue ReadingThis week’s headlines from Japan included GMO Coin exchange polling customers on their view of digital assets, Lisk opening a base in Japan, Bitflyer showing 2019 net losses, blockchain startup…
Continue ReadingFloating Point Group, or FPG, a startup delivering institutional crypto traders automation technologies, garnered $2 million of capital from several entities. “It’s becoming clear that sophisticated quantitative traders and platform…
Continue ReadingLess than a month after launching a new $515 million crypto fund, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is predicting that “high-quality projects” may drive a new growth cycle in the industry. The…
Continue Reading