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This Week in Blockchain Venture Capital – Oct. 11
Welcome to This Week In Blockchain Venture Capital, our weekly series detailing blockchain-focused companies that advance and cultivate their mission with venture capital. Clearmatics Clearmatics,…
Stablecoins
Japanese Internet Giant Announces Yen-Backed Stablecoin
GMO Internet Group, a publically listed Japanese Internet company, has recently announced plans to launch a yen-backed stablecoin early next year. The new stablecoin…
Exchanges
Report: Crypto OTC Market Three Times Larger Than Exchange Market
According to a recent TABB Group research report titled “Crypto Trading: Platforms Target Institutional Market”, the Bitcoin over-the-counter (OTC) market is approximately three times…
Adoption
Israel Securities Authority Implements Blockchain
According to a recent news release by the Israel Securities Authority (ISA), the regulator has started utilizing blockchain technology to improve cybersecurity and more…
Investments
Venture Capital Investment in Blockchain Up Nearly 300 Percent in 2018
According to a recently published Diar report, venture capital investments in crypto and blockchain companies have nearly tripled in the first three quarters of…
Adoption
BlackBerry Leverages Blockchain to Disrupt Legacy Healthcare
Following the announcement of BlackBerry Spark, an Enterprise of Things platform for ultra-secure hyperconnectivity, BlackBerry Limited announced new partnerships and projects with the shared…
Adoption
Goldman Sachs-Backed Circle Acquires SeedInvest in Security Token Push
According to a blog on the Circle website, the Goldman Sachs-backed peer-to-peer payments technology company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SeedInvest, a…
Exchanges
Poloniex to Remove Margin and Lending Products for US-Based Customers
According to a press release on the Poloniex website, the Circle-owned cryptoasset exchange will be removing margin and lending products for US-based customers. These…
Adoption
This Week in Blockchain Venture Capital – Oct. 3
TEMCO Labs, a supply chain management product for small to medium-sized businesses powered by the RSK Blockchain, recently closed a seed round of an…
Adoption
Prime Minister of Malta: Crypto is the Inevitable Future, ‘Blockchain Island’ is a Calculated Risk
At the United Nations General Assembly, Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta, announced that crypto is the inevitable future of money. Serving as Prime…
Adoption
Chinese E-Commerce Giant Launches Smart City Institute Exploring Blockchain
According to the People’s Daily on Sept. 28, 2018, JD Finance, a division of the Beijing-based e-commerce goliath JD.com (Jingdong Group), recently founded the Smart…
Adoption
This Week in Blockchain Venture Capital – Sept. 25
CoinAlpha, a Mountain View-based startup using blockchain technology to create the next wave of transparent, efficient, and secure financial products, recently closed a $3.5…