2019-12-3 19:01 |
San Francisco-based fintech firm Figure Technologies has secured $58 million in a funding round that aims to raise $103 million
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Coinspeaker Former SoFi CEO Mike Cagney’s Figure Technologies Raising Additional $100 MillionSoFi founder Mike Cagney’s Figure Technologies is reportedly aiming to raise an additional sum of $100 million through a Series C funding.
2019-12-3 17:54 | |
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Американская финтех-компания Galileo Financial Technologies закрыла свой первый инвестиционный раунд, собрав $77 млн. Раунд возглавила венчурная фирма из Пало-Альто — Accel. В Galileo также вложил деньги Райан Смит — генеральный директор компании по разработке программного обеспечения Qualtrics.
2019-10-18 12:48 | |
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Human trafficking affects every country in the world. In fact, estimates say that 20-40 million people are enslaved across the globe, earning criminals profits of approximately $150 billion a year.
2019-10-14 14:37 | |
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Bitcoin. com, one of the world’s oldest and most established cryptocurrency innovators with over 4. 5 million wallet holders worldwide, and leading telecommunications manufacturer HTC have announced the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership to drive innovation and adoption of crypto technologies.
2019-9-17 12:30 | |
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Bitcoin. com, one of the world’s oldest and most established cryptocurrency innovators with over 4. 5 million wallet holders worldwide, and leading telecommunications manufacturer HTC have announced the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership to drive innovation and adoption of crypto technologies.
2019-9-16 12:30 | |
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Canadian-based blockchain firm, Vanbex has confirmed selling its IP to Hyperion Technologies, a Canadian crypto brokerage firm, CoinDesk reports. According to Lisa Cheng, Vanbex co-founder, the buy off means that the products, as well as business models under Vanbex, will continue to operate under Hyperion Technologies.
2019-9-6 21:49 | |
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It used to be that a job in finance would set you up for life. Steady, reliable, dependable, calculators and sweater vests. These things come to mind when you think of a career in finance. Just like in other industries, AI and machine learning are entering the scene and causing great disruption in what used to be one of the most stable career choices.
2019-9-2 16:27 | |
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The United Africa Blockchain Association (UABA), a non-profit organization that claims to be focused on promoting blockchain adoption on the African continent, has announced plans to train at least one million people on distributed ledger technology (DLT) as well as other innovative technologies this year, reports ITWebAfrica on August 12, 2019.
2019-8-13 23:00 | |
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US law enforcers have busted a Bitcon-fuelled dark web drug ring after one of the alleged dealers messed up and bought pre-printed postage online using his real identity. The dealers, which sold almost $9 million worth of counterfeit Adderall, leveraged the anonymity afforded by the dark web and received payments in Bitcoin.
2019-6-28 11:44 | |
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According to Bloomberg sources, Chinese Bitcoin mining giant, Bitmain Technologies Ltd, is looking to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the U. S, to raise $300- $500 Million. Bitmain Reportedly Planning U.
2019-6-22 00:00 | |
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After giving a tough competition to other cryptos, XRP would be tapping into another firm that would make use of technologies requiring the use of crypto. Ripple struck a deal with money transfer giant, MoneyGram and according to the deal, the settlement company would buy $30 million worth of shares at a price of $4.
2019-6-21 12:15 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Some Chinese listed companies have jumped on the bandwagon of bitcoin mining following the bitcoin bull run throughout 2017, either under the guise of cloud computing or providing mining hosting services, in an effort to bypass regulations considering the country’s tough stance on bitcoin.
2019-5-29 18:53 | |
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AICoin, a Singapore-based blockchain firm has invested in Sevamob, a leading platform in AI healthcare technologies. AICoin, a tokenized group that uses profits from its crypto trading operations to invest in early-stage AI startups, has invested in Sevamob Ventures USA Inc.
2019-5-21 23:23 | |
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The privacy-focused startup Nym Technologies was able to raise $2. 5 million in a private token sale. Some of the companies that participated in the funding round include NEO Global Capital, Lemiscap, Edenblock and many others, including Binance Labs.
2019-5-14 02:04 | |
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This startup is betting tokens can help incentivize privacy infrastructure across the internet.
2019-5-14 00:00 | |
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Hut 8 Mining (named after Hut 8 in Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing broke the enigma code and accelerated the end of World War II) has just filed its audited financial statements for 2018, detailing a tight but still profitable bitcoin mining business.
2019-5-10 20:04 | |
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The cryptocurrency ecosystem has witnessed integration with major technologies since its inception. Despite being in its formative years, the cryptocurrency exchanges have significantly evolved. A promising platform in the cryptocurrency ecosystem is – Bibox.
2019-4-30 14:30 | |
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HIVE Blockchain Technologies, a publicly traded crypto mining company in Canada, demanded $50 million from Genesis Mining for alleged breach of contract. In response, the largest cloud miner in the world was said to have attempted a hostile takeover of HIVE’s board of directors.
2019-4-24 17:50 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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CryptoNinjas Flexa, a soon to launch payment network seeking to unite retail and blockchain technologies, announced today that it has raised $14. 1 million in funding, led by Pantera Capital, 1kx, Nima Capital, Access Ventures, and other strategic partners.
2019-4-12 23:05 | |
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Cryptocurrencies opened the gates to an impressive business development opportunity and every day new companies large and small adapt their investment models to incorporate the use of blockchain technologies and acceptance of cryptocurrencies as mechanisms.
2019-4-10 11:11 | |
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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, according to a press releaseRead MoreRead More.
2019-4-6 20:00 | |
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In a bid to expand its distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered MLB Champions and Crypto Space Commander games and make them available on traditional platforms, Lucid Sight, the developer of innovative games for blockchain technologies, has raised $6 million from several investors, including Digital Currency Group, Galaxy EOS VC Fund and others, reports VentureBeat onRead MoreRead More.
2019-4-4 01:00 | |
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Bloc, a new fund unveiled earlier this week, aims to raise EUR 100 million to invest in companies that use new technologies, in particular blockchain, to benefit the low- and middle-income populations in emerging markets.
2019-3-30 16:50 | |
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South Korea has always been one of the nations where cryptocurrencies generate a strong enthusiasm in the population, and several major corporations are determined to exploit the full potential of blockchain technologies and their surrounding.
2019-3-20 21:02 | |
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Moshe Hegog, the chairman and co-founder of Singulariteam, an important VC fund in Israel, has been sentenced to settle a $4. 2 million USD lawsuit with a Chinese investor in 30 days. According to local media outlets, the investor won a $4.
2019-3-15 17:15 | |
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Moshe Hogeg, the co-founder and chairman of venture capital investment fund Singulariteam, and the alleged head of Stox Technologies, has been given 30 days to settle with a Chinese investor. The disgruntled investor has brought a 17 million Israeli new shekels (approximately $4.
2019-3-15 22:45 | |
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A service that helped startups collect more than $250 million allows blockchain businesses to cut costs when developing new products with its technologies #SPONSORED
2019-3-14 19:41 | |
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Xpring, Ripple’s developer ecosystem initiative, has partnered with blockchain platform Forte to form a $100 million fund to support game developers. According to the company’s press release, the fund will operate alongside Forte’s platform technologies and include Ripple’s open-source solutions, including XRP, aimed at mainstream adoption for blockchain gaming.
2019-3-14 23:54 | |
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CryptoNinjas Forte, a provider of blockchain-based platform technology for the games industry, and Xpring, Ripple’s developer ecosystem initiative, have formed a $100 million fund to support game developers.
2019-3-13 20:59 | |
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Kava Labs recently announced that they have raised $1. 2 Million in funding led by Lemniscap and Digital Asset Capital Management, along with other investors including Xpring of Ripple, Coil Technologies, 2020 Ventures, Arrington Capital, Hard Yaka, Robot Ventures, UniValues Associates, and a number of private investors.
2019-3-1 19:42 | |
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Blockchain-based home equity loan startup Figure Technologies has raised $65 million in a round backed by Morgan Creek.
2019-2-28 13:05 | |
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According to a report by PwC, podcasts made well over $600 million in 2018 — and the golden age is yet to come. PwC further projects the industry‘s revenue will move past the nine-figure benchmark by 2022.
2019-2-27 16:22 | |
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According to the inaugural ranking of hedge fund managers by news outlet Bloomberg, the top ten highest-earning hedge fund managers made a mouth-watering $7. 7 billion in 2018. James Simmons led the inaugural list, earning $1.
2019-2-18 21:12 | |
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Aragon, an autonomous Spanish region, has seen its government pledge over €12 million ($13 million) to develop what it has dubbed “4. 0 industries,” including blockchain, AI, and a host of other emerging technologies.
2019-2-15 14:20 | |
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South Korean messaging app operator Kakao reported $57.5 million in operating expenses related to new technologies like blockchain and AI
2019-2-15 22:18 | |
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Banco Santander, the Spanish bank which is one of the largest financial institutions in Europe, has announced a partnership with the technology giant IBM. The idea of this deal is to accelerate Santander’s development of technologies like the blockchain using IBM’s technology.
2019-2-14 19:48 | |
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The Region of Aragon has allocated over $13 million on the education and promotion of emerging technologies, including blockchain
2019-2-15 03:20 | |
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In the belief that cryptocurrencies will soon become the norm as a payment tool or “money,” numerous startups and companies are preparing to launch cryptocurrency-related services and technologies. TPCT, NUPay’s brand token, functions as a medium of exchange and a store of value that can be spent and collected, credited, or accumulated through the NUPay Payment System.
2019-2-13 09:33 | |
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CoinSpeaker Tesla Acquires Battery Maker Maxwell Technologies for $218 Million The latest announcement for Maxwell acquisition comes to ramp up the production of Tesla Model 3 cars to meet the new orders coming from the Chinese mainland.
2019-2-5 13:55 | |
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CoinSpeaker Tesla (TSLA) Stock Drops by 0,3% After It Acquires Maxwell Technologies for $218 Million The latest announcement for Maxwell acquisition comes to ramp up the production of Tesla Model 3 cars to meet the new orders coming from the Chinese mainland.
2019-2-5 13:55 | |
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Tesla Inc. announced one of its rare acquisitions Monday, of ultracapacitor company, Maxwell Technologies Inc. , in order to bolster the Silicon Valley automaker’s battery technology as it ramps up production of the Tesla Model 3 sedan.
2019-2-5 20:32 | |
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Darknet markets are going as strong as ever, if Chainalysis data is to be believed. In its latest Crypto Crime Report, published earlier this week, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reports that darknet market activity has nearly doubled throughout 2018.
2019-2-1 00:35 | |
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The Malaysian government is regulating initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency trading. According to a statement issued by Lim Guan Eng, the country’s Minister of Finance, launching unauthorized ICOs or participating in the exchange of digital goods could result in a 10-year jail term and a $2,4 million (RM 10 million fine).
2019-1-14 14:10 | |
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Bitmain Technologies is shelving its plans to create a mega Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. The news comes as the Bitcoin mining behemoth continues to downsize both the scale of its operations as well as its staff numbers.
2019-1-12 23:00 | |
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London-based Parity Technologies has won a $5 million grant from the Ethereum Foundation to fund its work on improving the Ethereum blockchain, such as developments in Casper, sharding, light clients, developer tools, audits, and general infrastructure.
2019-1-10 12:41 | |
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Parity Technologies, the company behind one of the fastest Ethereum clients on the market, has secured a $5 million grant from the Ethereum Foundation to increase scalability, usability, and security of their product, the foundation announced on its website on January 7, 2019.
2019-1-8 21:00 | |
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The Ethereum Foundation has announced that it is awarding a grant of $5 million to Parity Technologies, a closely related company that will help make preparations for Ethereum 2. 0 (or “Serenity”), which is scheduled for release in the near future.
2019-1-9 20:14 | |
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After being a member of the Ethereum ecosystem for several years, Parity Technologies was provided a grant from the Ethereum Foundation this week. They have been granted the sum of five million dollars for scalability, usability and security work.
2019-1-8 16:49 | |
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Tens of thousands of traders have been using the bank’s crypto exchange in the UK, a spokesperson said.
Частные криптовалюты провалили тест на фундаментальные финансовые услуги и не задержатся в монетарном пространстве. Такое мнение высказал глава MAS Рави Менон, сообщает Bloomberg. В ходе панельной дискуссии на мероприятии в Гонконге управляющий директор центробанка Сингапура назвал в качестве трех ключевых компонентов будущей денежно-кредитной системы: CBDC; токенизированные банковские обязательства; «хорошо регулируемые» стейблкоины.
Сооснователь и CTO Casa Джеймсон Лопп привел аргументы против теории о том, что биткоин-пионер Хэл Финни был создателем первой криптовалюты Сатоши Накамото. В своем блоге он рассказал о забеге 18 апреля 2009 года в Санта-Барбаре (Калифорния, США).
There are “traps” lying in wait for innovators at the vanguard of fintech and quantum computing, according to researchers.
1 июля обанкротившийся криптокредитор Celsius Network планирует продать альткоины на сумму $215 млн, что станет беспрецедентной ликвидацией активов. Пока криптовалютный рынок пытается перевести дыхание, одна известная компания уже готовится к взрыву, который может эхом прокатиться по коридорам цифровой валюты.
The OCC is replacing its Office of Innovation with a new body that will help it stay on top of fintech developments and emerging risks.
The loss occurred while Alameda Research’s liquidators were attempting to close a borrow position on Aave but instead removed the extra collateral used for the position.