Tagged: blockchain

September 28, 2021 @ 4:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Merkle Science, a predictive blockchain monitoring and investigative platform, today announced the close of its $5.75 million Series A funding round led by Darrow Holdings. Other investors in the round include Kraken Ventures, Bain-backed Uncorrelated Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Token Bay Capital, Kenetic, and Lunex Ventures…. Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 4:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain tech firm Metrika this week announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Neotribe Ventures. Other institutional investors include Coinbase Ventures, Samsung NEXT, Nyca Partners and SCB 10X, with additional funding from all previous investors. This latest round brings a total of $17.7… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 8:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain-based fintech Figure today announced the completion of a digital securities transaction using Figure ATS, an alternative trading system that is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and that is part of Figure’s Marketplace trading platform. The trade included the minting of a… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 8:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain technology provider Polymath announced today that Polymesh, an institutional-grade permissioned blockchain built specifically for regulated assets, will be launched by the Polymesh Association on October 13. The mainnet launch follows the success of its Incentivized Testnet (ITN), which saw more than 4,300 unique verified… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 12:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform, recently MixMarvel, a blockchain game publishing platform and content community, has completed its integration with Polygon to enhance its immersive gaming experiences and provide play-to-earn opportunities. The two companies are also co-developing the most robust content platform in the NFT… Read More

September 14, 2021 @ 8:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Predictive blockchain monitoring and investigative platform Merkle Science today announced accelerated global expansion with a major focus on the United States. The process will be led by former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, who was named president, Americas and global chief legal officer. “This is an… Read More

September 14, 2021 @ 8:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The first day with smart contract capability was a good one for Cardano, it reports. Cardano’s recent upgrade to give it smart contract functionality allows developers the ability to create apps on it. Within the first 24 hours, the platform saw more than 100 smart… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

WISeKey (NASDAQ: WKEY), a global cybersecurity, AI, Blockchain, and IoT company, has joined forces with Polygon to offer Trusted NFTs via the launch of WISe.ART NFT platform this month. Polygon is a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, as well as for networking Ethereum-compatible… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While there are a few key factors behind the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies, they are definitely becoming more familiar in society. A group of industry executives recently shared their thoughts on Qwoted. One of the reasons is the NFT craze, AlchemyNFT founder Victor Zhang said…. Read More

August 28, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

AllianceBlock, the chain-agnostic protocol, has today unveiled a new technical roadmap. It outlines the upcoming milestones that will bring AllianceBlock’s vision of bridging the gap between DeFi and traditional finance closer by remedying issues that exist in both spheres and linking the two worlds of… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 9:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

KYC-AML regulatory technology provider Netki is partnering with blockchain technology provider Polymath to bring blockchain-specific identity verification to Polymesh, a permissioned blockchain purpose-built by Polymath for security tokens. The collaboration will help protect against fraudulent account creation while ensuring the onboarding process to the chain… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Permission.io, a provider of permission-based digital advertising, today announced the availability of its blockchain validator node and blockchain full node on Google Cloud Marketplace. With both of these offerings available on Google Cloud Marketplace, users will have access to Permission.io’s secure private blockchain to send… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 6:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

July proved to be a turbulent month for cryptocurrencies in Latin America, the authors of a research note from Blockchain Intelligence Group discovered. While Mexico at one point looked poised to regulate crypto, they instead went in the opposite direction by banning its use by… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 12:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

ClearSight’s new blockchain-based platform aims to provide improved service for the freelance sector. Blockchain and smart contracts form the basis of the interactive platform. The new rollout is designed to help employers identify and hire freelance professionals who fit available job requirements. The ClearSight ecosystem… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Aventus Network,  a Layer-2 blockchain protocol that brings scalability, speed, and lower costs to Ethereum transactions – today announced a partnership with gamer social network fruitlab to enable creators and community members to earn revenue and compete for value. With more than 625,000 registered players… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 4:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital asset cybersecurity company GK8 has partnered with Securrency, a Fintech and Regtech firm which tokenizes securities, equities, and commodities. GK8’s enterprise-grade end-to-end custodial solution will be available to Securrency’s clients as Securrency creates a global ecosystem built around a universal, interoperable compliance core. While institutions are… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 3:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

GlobalData believes it has a good idea of who the next blockchain unicorns will be. The company used its Unicorn Prediction Model to produce a list of 25 startups with the potential to exceed a $1 billion valuation. GlobaData looked to its scorecard of 10,000… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 9:38 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain-based financial services provider Figure officially closed its $200 million Series D, leaving it with a $3.2 billion valuation. New investors including entities and funds associated with affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Blockchain.com, Rockaway Blockchain, HOF Capital, Endeavour Capital, National Bank Holdings, Goldentree Asset Management… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 3:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Canadian blockchain tech company Helix Applications has completed its acquisition of GlobalBlock Limited. GlobalBlock is now a wholly-owned operating subsidiary. Based in the United Kingdom, GlobalBlock is a digital asset broker offering a personalized telephone broking service, trading platform, and mobile app. It has been… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Decentralized capital market AllianceBlock has launched the mainnet of AllianceBridge with initial support for Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche, and Polygon. There are plans to extend to Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible blockchains and non-EVM networks. AllianceBlock aims to provide regulated financial entities around the globe with… Read More