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Startups

Amber Baldet’s New Startup Is a Blockchain Dapp Store

Ex-JPMorgan blockchain lead Amber Baldet has finally revealed her new startup, a decentralized application store.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Ethereum

Deloitte Veterans Are Launching a Tokenized Blockchain for Supply Chain

A group of former Deloitte blockchain specialists are joining a startup seeking to launch a token for the global supply chain.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
ConsenSys

At Ethereal Summit, A Human Face On A Blockchain Future

At ConsenSys' Ethereal Summit, the focus was on reaching those people that aren't already a part of the blockchain space.

Business  ·  12 May 2018
Identity

This Crypto Vending Machine Can Tell If You’re 21 And Sell You Beer

Blockchain technology startup Civic will demo how its ID verification services can be used to purchase alcohol via vending machines at Consensus 2018.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 May 2018
Bitcoin

Maximalist for Hire: Bitcoin Believer Pierre Rochard Starts Advisory Firm

While other blockchain experts are starting multi-coin hedge funds or consulting for ICOs, Pierre Rochard is advising investors on bitcoin, period.

Business  ·  11 May 2018
Startups

BMW Test Drives Blockchain for Car Mileage Tracking

Blockchain startup Dovu created a pilot program with auto giant BMW to encourage drivers to track their own mileage.

Business  ·  8 May 2018
Bitcoin

Not Just Bitcoin: OpenBazaar Is Gearing Up for a Radical Redesign

Now that the likes of Etsy are jumping on the crypto train, decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar is gearing up for its biggest overhaul since launch.

Business  ·  2 May 2018
Markets

An Invitation to CoinDesk’s Super-Secret ICO Pre-Launch Party*

What good is having immutable record-keeping and shared digital trust if you can’t kick it off with a rip-roaring banger? Amirite?

Business  ·  1 May 2018
BitGo

Arrington-Backed Startup Launches Crypto-for-Cash Credit Platform

A crypto lending startup backed by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington launched a U.S. dollar credit platform on Monday.

Business  ·  30 April 2018
Decentralization

Two Big Crypto Startups Are Out to Build One Universal Wallet

The two startups are offering developers $50,000 to build a wallet that would support almost any token, even those that haven’t been created yet.

Business  ·  25 April 2018
Orchid

$125 Million: Orchid Is Raising One of 2018’s Biggest Token Sales

A startup with the aim of building a private, peer-to-peer browser using cryptocurrency has told the SEC it plans to hold a $125 million SAFT.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 April 2018
Coinbase

Locked Out of Coinbase: Why Are Wyoming’s Bitcoin Users Still Waiting?

A month after Wyoming changed a law to let Coinbase restore service in the state, users there are still waiting to regain access to their funds.

Business  ·  23 April 2018
Japan

Softbank Wants to Cut Carbon Emissions with Green Energy Blockchain

A group of Japanese firms is planning a blockchain pilot that would allow rural consumers to trade renewable energy.

Business  ·  23 April 2018
Banking

‘WordPress of Blockchain’ Startup Seeks to Solve Enterprise Pain Points

Elemential, which is based in Mumbai, India, seeks to remove the pain of “blockchain administration."

Business  ·  22 April 2018
Markets

Rappers, Ravens and Lord of the Rings: The Race for ‘Dope’ Coin Names Is On

A 'Lord of the Rings' reference in several crypto projects illustrates a coming land grab on the finite amount of "cool" names.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 April 2018