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R3-led DrumG Raises $6.5 Billion Thanks to Investment from Ethereum Co-Founder

October 4, 2018 by Nigel Dollentas at Blockchain, Business, Development, Ethereum, Finance, Investment, News

ConsenSys, a studio founded by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, invested $6.5 million into blockchain startup DrumG on October 1, 2018. Series A Investments Led by the Competition ConsenSys isn’t new to making investments via investment arm called ConsenSys Ventures. What is intriguing, however, is the fact that DrumG is led...

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TEMCO Secures Investment from No. 1 Korean Venture Capital “Korean Investment Partners”

October 3, 2018 by Guest Post at Press Releases

TEMCO, Korean startup preparing supply chain based on bitcoin (RSK), said it has successfully secured institutional investment from “Korea Investment Partners” (KIP), the foremost leading venture capital of Korea. KIP has been investing in growing billion-dollar companies such as: Naver, Kakao, Korbit, DoubleU Games, Bithumb and now TEMCO. KIP will serve as...

Next-Gen Blockchain Red Belly Blockchain Breaks new Ground for Speed

September 25, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, Finance, Investment, News

The University of Sydney and CSIRO's Data61 have successfully created a blockchain that can process a mass amount of transactions significantly faster than public blockchains, such as the one behind bitcoin, The Financial Review reported on September 25, 2018. Red Belly Blockchain Validated in a Global Test The Commonwealth Scientific...

NBA’s Houston Rockets Land Sponsorship Deal with Bitcoin Mining Subsidiary AntPool

September 24, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Business, Finance, Investment, Mining, News

Bitcoin mining company AntPool, owned by Bitmain, one of the largest manufacturers of mining rigs in the world, landed a sponsorship deal with professional U.S. basketball team the Houston Rockets, The South China Morning Post reported on September 24, 2018. Bitmain Sponsors NBA’s Houston Rockets Bitmain Technologies, the world’s biggest...

Crypto Fund a16z Buys Up $15 Million Worth of MakerDAO’s MKR Stablecoins

September 24, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Business, Ethereum, Finance, Investment, News

Andreessen Horowitz’s specialized cryptocurrency and blockchain fund a16z crypto has purchased six percent of MakerDAO's total MKR token supply for $15 million, the company announced in a September 24 press release. First Stablecoin Investment Investment fund a16z crypto has purchased six percent of the total MKR token supply for $15...

What is ZEN And is it a Good Investment?

September 20, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Investment, News

Horizen is a privacy-oriented blockchain network for borderless, decentralized communications and transactions. The platform provides a secure framework which is designed to support a range of applications that prioritize privacy. Horizen is built on the core belief that individuals should have the right to control which information about them is...

Why Don’t Bitmex’s Arthur Hayes’ and Ethereum Get along?

September 18, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Commentary, Ethereum, Exchange, Finance, Investment

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes has recently been in the news as a high profile antagonist of ether, going as far as describing it as a “two-digit shitcoin.” Some have accused him of using his platform to encourage users to short the number two cryptocurrency. So, what exactly is Hayes’ problem...

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SBI Holdings to Use Ripple’s Distributed Ledger Technology for Mobile App

September 18, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, Investment, News

Japanese Fintech giant SBI Holdings will launch a Ripple-based mobile application called Money Tap by the end of 2018. Takashi Okita, the CEO of SBI Ripple Asia, announced the news via a tweet on September 12, 2018, and shared a website of the new mobile application. Money Tap: Easy Bank...

As Malta Continues to Attract Crypto Investment, not Everyone Is Thrilled

September 14, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, Crime, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News, Regulation

Long known for being a holiday hotspot in the Mediterranean, the island of Malta has been making headlines for a different set of reasons recently, and opinions are split firmly down the middle over this matter. From Chinese crypto exchanges fleeing anti-crypto restrictions in their home country to blockchain fintech...

TokenLot ICO Superstore in Hot Water with U.S. SEC

September 13, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Finance, Investment, News, Regulation

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has fined TokenLot and its founders more than $550,000 for doing business in the U.S. as unregistered broker-dealers. The regulatory watchdog has also slapped them with officer-director bar, amongst other penalties, according to a Finance Magnates report on September 11, 2018. TokenLot...

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