Startups

Singapore

BMW, Intel Partner With Government-Backed Blockchain Accelerator

BMW Group Asia, Intel and Nielsen are now corporate partners of the Singapore government-supported blockchain accelerator Tribe.

Business  ·  24 March 2019
Ethereum

ConsenSys Spin-Off BlockApps Inks Deal With Bayer’s Monsanto Arm

BlockApps is working with Bayer Crop Science, the agtech giant formerly known as Monsanto, on custom blockchain solutions.

Business  ·  22 March 2019
Ethereum

Numerai Token Sale Raises $11 Million From VC Firms Paradigm, Placeholder

Hedge fund and predictions market startup Numerai just closed an $11 million round led by Paradigm and Placeholder.

Business  ·  21 March 2019
KYC

Ex-NATO Chief, Danish PM Now Advises Blockchain Firm Concordium

A former prime minister of Denmark and secretary-general of NATO has joined blockchain identity startup Concordium as a strategic advisor.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 March 2019
Bitcoin

WSJ’s ShapeShift Exposé Overstated Money Laundering by $6 Million, Analysis Says

Blockchain analytics firms say money laundering accusations against ShapeShift don't match up.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 March 2019
Polkadot

Lock Up Ether, Get Free Crypto: Twist on Airdrops Attracts Top VCs

Governance startup Commonwealth, which offers a new twist on token airdrops, has raised $2 million from a group of notable investors.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
Bitcoin

Casa-Branded Case Brings Military Tech to Bitcoin Wallet Protection

Casa has just rolled out radio wave-screening "Faraday bags" as the ultimate cypherpunk accessory for bitcoin hardware wallets.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
CoinMarketCap

CoinMarketCap Crypto Assets Now Feature Flipside Letter Grades

Flipside Crypto aims to make its Fundamental Crypto Asset Score as widespread as price-to-earnings ratios for stocks.

Business  ·  18 March 2019
Regulation

Australian Government to Help Fund Trade Mission to CoinDesk Consensus

Australia’s government has committed AU$100,000 to support blockchain firms joining Austrade's mission to CoinDesk Consensus in May.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 March 2019
Funding Rounds

Crypto Investment App Donut Raises $1.8 Million in Seed Funding

Crypto investment app startup Donut has raised $1.8 million in a seed funding round as the firm prepares to take its beta product live.

Business  ·  17 March 2019
Venture Capital

Crypto Mogul Moshe Hogeg’s ICOs Have Unusual Patterns, Analysis Finds

Controversy looms overhead as Israeli entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg promote's Sirin Labs' blockchain phone.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 March 2019
Investments

Overstock’s Medici Acquires Stake in Blockchain Banking Startup

Medici Ventures, the blockchain investment arm of Overstock, has acquired a 5.1 percent equity stake in blockchain banking startup Bankorus.

Business  ·  12 March 2019
Startups

Owner of Burj Khalifa, World’s Tallest Building, Plans ICO

Emaar Group, which owns the Burj Khalifa, is developing a "community token" for a loyalty program, with an ICO planned next year.

Business  ·  11 March 2019
Banking

Deutsche Börse, Swisscom Team Up to Build Digital Asset ‘Ecosystem’

Deutsche Börse has partnered with telecoms and IT provider Swisscom and fintech firm Sygnum to build solutions for the digital assets space.

Business  ·  11 March 2019
Ethereum

ConsenSys-Backed Civil Tries Again on Newsroom Token Launch

The ConsenSys-backed ethereum startup Civil is launching its CVL token today to kickstart an ambitious journalism project.

Business  ·  6 March 2019