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Blockchain Startup Everledger Partners with Singapore Diamond Exchange and Kynetix

June 19, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Business, News

Everledger, the London-based startup that uses the blockchain to securely store data and provide provenance for high-value physical assets such as diamonds and artwork, has entered into a partnership with the Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX) and physical commodity markets expert Kynetix. The Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX) is the...

Coinsilium Invests in Blockchain-Based Professional Network Indorse

June 15, 2017 by Joseph Young at Business, News

Singaporean blockchain startups are continuing to attract more investors to this emerging sector. On June 9, early-stage startup accelerator Coinsilium announced a SGD$100,000 ($72,500) investment in Singaporean blockchain-based Linkedin-like professional network Indorse. According to the official press release, the deal was secured with the issuance of a convertible loan which...

Dubai Announces Digital Blockchain Passport for ‘Borderless’ Airport

June 14, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, News, Tech

The Government of Dubai has announced its collaboration with UK-based blockchain startup ObjectTech to create digital passports for quick and efficient entry at the Dubai International Airport. Working closely with Dubai's Immigration and Visas Department (GDRFA - General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners' Affairs), ObjectTech seeks to create the world's...

Decentralized Internet Startup Blockstack Announces Developer Edition of Browser

May 30, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, News, Tech

Giving the morning keynote speech on May 23 at the Consensus 2017 Conference in New York, Muneeb Ali and Ryan Shea, co-founders of the blockchain startup Blockstack, announced the readiness of the developer edition of their Blockstack browser. New York-headquartered Blockstack is a bitcoin blockchain-based browser that seeks to create...

Funderbeam Report Shows Blockchain Funding Is Growing

May 9, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Business, Finance, News

Estonia-based “stock exchange for startups” Funderbeam released its Blockchain Report 2017, which includes details on blockchain startup funding such as total funding and individual funding rounds since 2012 as well as industry funding by region, industry co-relations, top investors, and the most funded startups. Funderbeam, the world's first primary and...

Spotify Acquires Blockchain Startup Mediachain to Improve Royalties Distribution

April 30, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Business, Entertainment, News

Digital music streaming service Spotify has acquired blockchain company Mediachain with a view to solving the problems associated with royalties attribution on its platform. New York-based Mediachain has been developing blockchain solutions to address the challenges faced by musicians and the creative industry when it comes to content attribution and...

The State of Bitcoin in South Africa

April 12, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, News

South Africa has one of the most active bitcoin economies on the African continent, gauged by its bitcoin trading volumes and the amount of bitcoin and blockchain startups it has. South Africa is one of the most developed countries in Africa and has the third largest economy in the continent...