# business News

Venture Capitals, technology firms and financial institutions are actively investing in blockchain technology startups building infrastructure for the cryptocurrency industry, though they are still wary of bitcoin and altcoins due to their volatile nature, according to a Reuters report on April 18, 2019. $850 Million Poured Indirectly into the Cryptospace...

Despite the ongoing bear market, Binance has seen an increase in its net profit according to their most recent burn data, released on April 16, 2019. Going Higher Even though the price of bitcoin has seen some stability over the last few weeks, the bear market is far from over,...

Leading blockchain analysis company, Chainalysis, has managed to secure $6 million in funding from Japanese financial services giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and venture capital firm Sozo Ventures. This according to a report by Reuters, April 16, 2019. Expansion Into Asia New York-based Chainalysis hopes that the raised funds will...

Following underwhelming profits for 2018 and the laying off of staff, ConsenSys is seeking an investment of $200 million and a valuation of $1 billion, reported on April 15, 2019. New Backers In late 2018 and early 2019, many blockchain and crypto firms were forced to lay off some of...

Okta, a leading provider of secure identity management solutions for enterprises, has announced the launch of Okta Ventures, a $50 million investment fund whose primary objective is to invest in and nurture new technologies that could solve the problem of security, privacy and identity theft across the global technology landscape,...