Celsius Launches a $15m Equity Raise with BnkToTheFuture
Through the partnership, investors can participate in Celsius Network’s equity fundraising round with as little as $1,000. $10.5 million has already been raised at a $120m valuation. LONDON, June 11, 2020 — BnkToTheFuture, the largest online investment platform for investing in FinTech & crypto companies, has announced today the addition of a unique equity offering […]
The Interchain Foundation Awards Six New Grants to Expand the Cosmos Network
Baar, Switzerland, June 9, 2020 — Interchain Foundation (ICF), a Swiss foundation, supporting, promoting, and advancing open and decentralized systems, has announced that it is awarding funding to leading blockchain architects; Althea, Chainsafe, Confio, Lunie, Iqlusion and Regen Network. This funding will help the projects build the software, applications, and ideas to galvanize the success of […]
Algorand Asia Accelerator Launched with Support of Algorand Foundation and Borderless Capital
SINGAPORE, June 8, 2020 – Algorand Foundation, a not-for-profit organization making an open-source, permissionless, pure proof-of-stake blockchain protocol, has launched Algorand Asia Accelerator together with Borderless Capital, the Algorand-focused blockchain venture fund. Powered by LongHash Ventures, the native Web 3.0 blockchain accelerator and investor, Algorand Asia Accelerator aims to encourage and spur blockchain development in particular […]
South Korea’s Leading Mobile Messaging App Integrates Digital Asset Wallet “Klip”
SEOUL, South Korea, June 3, 2020 — Ground X, the blockchain affiliate of South Korean Internet giant Kakao (KRX: 035720) and developer of Klaytn, today launched a blockchain-based digital asset wallet service called Klip. Available in KakaoTalk, a mobile messaging application used by more than 90% of the South Korean population, Klip gives users the […]
Chain Accelerator, Co-Organizer of Paris Blockchain Week Summit, Acquired by French Consultancy ON-X Groupe
Paris, France, May 26, 2020 — ON-X Groupe, an independent French consulting group specializing in advisory and digital integration, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the capital of Chain Accelerator, a major actor in blockchain and crypto advisory services and co-organizer of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit. As a truly a digital accelerator, ON-X […]
CoinShares Launches the First Gold and Cryptoasset Index on Bloomberg and Refinitiv
SAINT HELIER, Jersey, May 26, 2020 — CoinShares today announced the launch of the CoinShares Gold and Cryptoassets Index (CGCI), the first EU Benchmark Regulations (EU BMR) compliant index for the digital asset industry that combines digital assets and gold. The index, now live on Bloomberg Terminals and Refinitiv (formerly Reuters), is designed to provide […]
CoinPayments Announces Strategic Partnership with Shopify
CoinPayments Becomes Largest Crypto Payments Processor Available to All Shopify Merchants George Town, Cayman Islands — May 20, 2020 – CoinPayments, the world’s leading cryptocurrency payments processor, today announced a new strategic partnership with Shopify (NYSE:SHOP). The collaboration will bring CoinPayments’ crypto payments processing platform to all Shopify merchants as both companies look to fuel […]
Aeternity Launches Superhero, the First Peer-to-Peer Decentralized Social Sharing Platform
Superhero empowers creators to monetize content or fund causes without transaction fees or third-party data sharing VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN — Today is the official launch of the Superhero.com peer-to-peer social sharing project for tips, patronage and sponsoring, developed on the æternity blockchain. Superhero enables users to gain exposure to their content and to receive tokens without […]
Harmony Launches Staking, Becomes the First Sharded Proof-of-Stake Blockchain to go Live
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2020 — Harmony upgraded its mainnet to support staking, becoming the first blockchain to successfully combine sharding and proof-of-stake. Launch partners include Binance, Huobi and BitMax as well as professional validators such as Blockdaemon, Stake.fish and Figment Networks. Stakers on Harmony can expect to earn annual yields ranging from 45% to […]
SpaceChain Foundation Invests in Core Semiconductor to Produce Open Hardware Platform for Direct Satellite-to-Devices Communication
SINGAPORE, May 19, 2020 — SpaceChain Foundation today announced it has contracted and invested in Core Semiconductor, an innovator in provably secure computing platforms for all connected devices, to produce the world’s first open-source hardware platform capable of providing a downlink to mobile phones and small devices directly from satellites in orbit, without the use […]
Sensorium Corporation Partners With the Global Blockchain Business Council
LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2020 — Sensorium Corporation, the global virtual reality media platform, is announcing a partnership with the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the leading industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem. The move is designed to underpin and bolster Sensorium’s use of blockchain as an important element in the creation and broadcasting […]
Huobi Rebrands its Derivatives Exchange as Crypto Derivatives Surge in Popularity
SINGAPORE, May 17, 2020 — Huobi DM, the digital asset derivatives exchange of Huobi Group, was rebranded to Huobi Futures amid a surge in demand for crypto derivative products, announced by Ciara Sun, the spokesperson and the Head of Huobi Global Business.
Ethereum Classic Labs Announces Phoenix Hard Fork
Further Advancing EVM Capabilities and Making Ethereum and Ethereum Classic Completely Compatible SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2020 — Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs), and its ETC Core developer team today announced that Ethereum Classic will undergo a network upgrade named, “Phoenix,” at block number 10,500,839, which is estimated to occur on June 3rd, 2020. This […]
COVID-19 Gets Its Own Malicious Cryptocurrency as Related Scam Sites Surpass Quarter of a Million – Report
Scammers Create a Record-Breaking 25,000 Phishing Pages in a Single Day While Fake COVID-19 Cryptocurrencies and Crypto Wallets Siphon Users’ Data for Future Phishing Los Altos, USA. May 13, 2020 — Bolster, a deep learning-powered fraud prevention company protecting the world’s leading brands from counterfeit activity, today released its “Q1 2020 State of Phishing and […]
Bitcoin is Halving, SatoshiLabs is Multiplying!
May 11, 2020 Prague, Czech Republic—SatoshiLabs has been a leader in Bitcoin security since 2012 and came up with disruptive products that eventually become the industry standard, such as BIP39 recovery seeds, hardware wallets, passphrase, Shamir backup, and others. The needs of the Bitcoin industry have once again developed dramatically and in 2020 SatoshiLabs is […]
Aeternity Starfleet Accelerator to Back Three Indian Blockchain Startups
The first Starfleet Program in India by AE Ventures and IBC Media concludes with three winners—Drife, Hypermine, and Pontis—announced at Demo Day.
CoinShares Group Acquires GABI Trading, Launches New Suite of Digital Assets Trading Tools
SAINT HELIER, Jersey, May 7, 2020 – The CoinShares Group, a digital asset focused financial services firm, today announced the final step in the acquisition of GABI Trading with the rebranding and the launch of a new suite of trading tools and services under the CoinShares Capital Markets brand. These initiatives are part of CoinShares’ […]
Matic Network, Harmony and æternity Join T-Block Accelerator Program as Official Platform Partners
Commit to providing Go-to-market and Technology implementation support and grant access to selected Blockchain startups Hyderabad, Telangana, May 07, 2020 – T-Block Accelerator, the inaugural accelerator program under the aegis of the Telangana Blockchain District today announced its partnership with three of the leading global blockchain protocol companies- Matic Network, Harmony and æternity as the […]
Stellar Development Foundation Announces Exclusive Partnership with Elliptic
Elliptic Launches the World’s First Stellar Transaction Monitoring System San Francisco. April 30, 2020 — The Stellar Development Foundation announced today the signing of an exclusive partnership with Elliptic, the leading provider of crypto asset risk management solutions for crypto businesses and financial institutions. Launched today, Elliptic’s world-first XLM transaction and wallet screening capabilities will […]
CasperLabs Integrates Chainlink For Stable, Fiat Denominated Transaction Fees
As a result of a partnership with Chainlink, CasperLabs will benefit from the access to their secure and decentralized oracle network, empower builders with a new subset of possible applications and create a much more user-friendly economic environment.