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PortuguêsPlutus, 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 ReadingLamborghini, a famous Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars, continues to utilize the Blockchain in its corporate operations. Among the latest technology developments, the well-known brand is applying blockchain to…
Continue ReadingA key bank regulator in the U.S. may be open to allowing crypto companies to be licensed as financial institutions on a national, rather than state-by-state, level. Brian Brooks, chief…
Continue ReadingBuoyed by scandals including Facebook and Cambridge Analytica and the perennial reports of breaches at companies including Equifax and Marriott, the data privacy industry has expanded significantly over the last…
Continue ReadingUK cryptocurrency and blockchain startups are turning focus back to conventional means of raising capital, as initial coin offering (ICO) coffers dry up. According to a new report, initial coin…
Continue ReadingAs China is moving forward with blockchain projects amid the COVID-19 crisis, the government has tapped another tech partnership to continue the development of China’s digital yuan. Domestic artificial intelligence…
Continue ReadingThere are roughly 15 known entities sponsoring Bitcoin Core developers in 2020, and the Wyoming-based startup CardCoins just became one of the smallest industry players to join the pack. CardCoins…
Continue ReadingAccording to Coinopsy.com, over 1,500 cryptocurrencies have collapsed in the past eight years. With so many failures, what is the best way to determine which projects are worth investing in,…
Continue ReadingWith companies closing, unemployment rising and investors spooked in the age of the pandemic, NLW speaks with Swan BTC co-founder Yan Pritzker about the experience of launching a startup in…
Continue ReadingA report from law firm Fenwick & West LLP reveals venture capitalists have tightened spending in light of the economic crisis, spelling trouble for crypto startups looking for investment money.Not…
Continue ReadingCrypto startup, Mudrex, has come out with a new platform called Mudrex Invest. The new product allows average users to profit from expert-built automated trading accounts. “Sophisticated traders create trading…
Continue ReadingBitcoin startup Purse will shut down after six years in the space, according to an email sent to customers Thursday and confirmed by CoinDesk. “We’ve made the very difficult decision…
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