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Funding Rounds

Coinbase Co-Founder Backs Blockchain Startup’s $3 Million Seed Round

DIRT, a startup building an ethereum-based blockchain platform for validating information across datasets, has raised $3 million in seed funding.

Business  ·  11 July 2018
Ethereum

$3 Million Fund to Create 25 Marketplaces for Kik Messenger’s Token

Kik CEO Ted Livingston created the kin token so people could easily buy and sell digital stuff online. Now he's paying devs to make the stuff.

Tech  ·  11 July 2018
Mobile Apps

CryptoKitties to Debut Mobile App on HTC’s Flagship Phone

CryptoKitties will first roll out its new mobile application on select HTC devices by the end of this year.

Business  ·  11 July 2018
Browsers

Opera Is Testing a Mobile Browser With a Built-In Crypto Wallet

The web browser Opera is looking to get ahead with changing times by launching its first full-featured browser with a built-in crypto wallet.

Markets  ·  11 July 2018
New York

SEC Settles Trader Lawsuit Tied to Blockchain Firm Stock Sales

Two Nevada men have settled with the SEC over alleged illicit trading of a claimed blockchain company's stock.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 July 2018
Ethereum

Augur Is Live: Decentralized Prediction Market Launches After 2-Year Beta

A platform for creating decentralized prediction markets, which held one of the first-ever ICOs, has gone live. Finally.

Tech  ·  10 July 2018
Neo

$42 Million In Crypto Is Now Being Airdropped to NEO Investors

The second half of the Neo Council's airdrop of ONT tokens is finishing up. Now NEP-5 ONT holders need to migrate to Ontology's mainnet.

Tech  ·  9 July 2018
China

World’s Largest Bank Eyes Faster Asset Exchange With Blockchain

ICBC, one of China's "Big Four" state-owned commercial banks, is seeking to patent a blockchain system to better execute financial asset transactions.

Business  ·  9 July 2018
Exchanges

Filings Link Crypto Exchange Bitstamp to Game Maker Nexon

Public filings released in late May establish the strongest link yet between Bitstamp and Korean gaming firm Nexon.

Business  ·  9 July 2018
Blockchain

Walmart Looks to Blockchain for Better Package Tracking

A new patent filing finds retail giant Walmart seeking to utilize blockchain technology to solve problems when scheduling deliveries.

Business  ·  9 July 2018
ERC-20

Bernstein: No, Crypto Markets Aren’t Like the Dot-Com Bubble

Cryptocurrency and blockchain developers are building "parallel financial networks," according to a new report by Alliance Bernstein.

Business  ·  6 July 2018
Blockchain

IBM Wants to Track Code Milestones on a Blockchain

A new patent application from IBM suggests that the tech giant is eyeing blockchain as a way to chart programmer contributions for projects.

Markets  ·  5 July 2018
Bitcoin

Voorhees vs Schiff: Bull Meets Bear at NY Bitcoin Debate

Bitcoin will eventually come to replace government-backed fiat currencies, Shapeshift CEO Erik Voorhees argued at a debate Monday.

Tech  ·  3 July 2018
Regulation

Charts: SEC Data Shows Token Filing Figures Just Keep Rising

Since SAFT came into to use last year, the number of companies reporting to the SEC to work in this framework has increased, CoinDesk finds.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 July 2018
Exchanges

BTCC Relaunches Crypto Exchange With Plan for Own Token

One of the longest-running crypto exchanges is relaunching its trading service nearly a year after China's regulatory clampdown.

Business  ·  2 July 2018