EDGE196 Launches Asia Fintech and Blockchain Startup Competition
October 19, 2020 — In the framework of the Global Startup Competition Series, EDGE196 group announced the launch of Asia Fintech and Blockchain Startup Competition 2020. This startup competition is a prestigious virtual elevator pitch contest where top Asian founders or startups working with Asia will showcase their business ideas to the panel of investors. […]
Everipedia to Use Chainlink Infrastructure for U.S. Election Night Race Calls
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Oct. 16, 2020 — Everipedia, a market leading blockchain knowledge company has integrated with Chainlink, the largest decentralized oracle network in the world, to build oracle infrastructure to sign and publish US election race calls on the blockchain. The Everipedia Chainlink node will provide smart contracts access to U.S. election data […]
TADS AWARDS — The World’s First Annual International Awards for Tokenized Assets & Digitized Securities Launched in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, October 2, 2020 — TADS AWARDS (which stands for “Tokenized Assets & Digitized Securities Awards”) is the world’s first annual international award for the asset tokenization and digital securities sectors. It celebrates these industries by recognizing and honoring significant contributions and distinguished achievements worldwide. Hosted annually, TADS Awards gathers together individuals and businesses […]
Nym Technologies Releases Incentives and Integration with Bitcoin on the Liquid Network
NEUCHATEL, 11 SEPTEMBER, 2020 — Nym Technologies, a Swiss privacy start-up, is inviting people to join its mixnet in order to stop mass surveillance – while being paid in Bitcoin for providing their computing power to Nym. Nym is building on top of the Liquid Network for testing their mixnet reputation system and to allow […]
Algorand Becomes an Official Chain for USD Coin (USDC)
SAN FRANCISCO and BOSTON, September 9, 2020 — The Centre Consortium has announced that Algorand is now an official blockchain for USD Coin (USDC). The newly released mainnet implementation of USDC for Algorand is available today, and becomes the second major blockchain after Ethereum with native support for USDC. The Algorand blockchain brings significant innovations […]
Flipside Crypto Acknowledges 93 Individuals as The Best Analytical Brains in Blockchain 2020
BOSTON, July 21, 2020 — Boston-based crypto market intelligence firm Flipside Crypto today released The Best Analytical Brains in Blockchain 2020 (BABB 2020), a report that highlights those who provide the data science, engineering and analytical expertise in the blockchain industry. The release highlights the importance of data science and analytics unlocking the value of […]
Fetch.ai Launches Open-Source Collective Learning Framework to Enable Decentralized Machine Learning Applications
Fetch.ai is building an open-source, open-access decentralised machine learning platform Collective Learning is an implementation of the Fetch.ai technology that enables groups of participants to train Machine Learning algorithms on datasets, without sharing the underlying data. This has huge applications in healthcare, financial services and other highly regulated industries Fetch.ai has released a demo of […]
Global Online Investor Roadshow (GOIR) Expands to China and Europe with Strategic Partnership with ZCapital and Innovo Capital
July 2020 @ Singapore Blockchain Week – Coinstreet Partners, an award-winning AI-powered global decentralized investment banking group and organizer of Global Online Investor Roadshow (“GOIR”), jointly announced a new strategic partnership with ZCapital Co. Ltd., a Shenzhen-based investment firm with a vast network industry, associations, and private sectors, and Innovo Capital, a London-based investment advisory […]
T-Block Accelerator Onboards Tezos, R3 Corda, SettleMint and CV Labs as Partners
Hyderabad, Telangana, June 12, 2020: T-Block Accelerator, the inaugural accelerator program under the aegis of the Telangana Blockchain District today announced the 30 shortlisted startup cohort that will proceed to an intensive Start-up Training Program. The accelerator also announced the onboarding of global blockchain players Tezos India, R3 Corda, and SettleMint as platform partners and […]
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 […]