Ripple’s fundraising arm Xpring invests in a startup that develops applications for XRP Ledger. Ripple’s fundraising arm Xpring has invested in XRPL Labs — a startup that develops applications for the XRP ledger, the company announced in a blog post on Feb. 13. Xpring’s director Vanessa Pestritto has announced that Wietse Wind — a long-time […]
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Six out of the top 20 cryptos by market capitalization are seeing some losses while EOS has climbed over 6 percent. Feb. 12 — cryptocurrency markets are seeing measured growth among the top 20 coins by market capitalization, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Market visualization from Coin360 The biggest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), is slightly up […]
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U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Accel, citing the stablecoin sector as a positive source of momentum. New York-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by venture capital giant Accel, the company confirmed in a post […]
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Remittance company SendFriend has received a $1.7 million investment from investors including Ripple, Mastercard Foundation, MIT Media Lab and Barclays. Remittance company SendFriend has received investments from Ripple (XRP), the Mastercard Foundation, MIT Media Lab and Barclays in a funding round, according to a press release published on Feb. 11. In the round, the firm […]
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Morgan Creek Digital’s new major funding news follows CEO Anthony Pompliano’s endorsement of Bitcoin’s potential to avert a pension crisis. United States digital asset firm Morgan Creek Digital has secured $40 million in funding from investors that include two major pension funds, Bloomberg reported Feb. 12, citing a statement from the company. Morgan Creek Digital, […]
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Member of the European Parliament Eva Kaili declared that central banks have too much control over people’s deposits. A Greek member of the parliament (MEP) of the European Union, Eva Kaili, declared that central banks have too much control over people’s deposits, according to a post published on Ripple’s blog on Feb. 8. According to […]
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A recap of NEM Foundation’s financial problems and why a complete organizational overhaul was necessary. As part of the closing statements in an open announcement to the NEM community, the NEM Secretarial Office, which represents the voice of the NEM Foundation’s executive committee and council, said in “one final message for all” that the NEM […]
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A look into the crypto part of Forbes’ fresh “Fintech 50” list Recently, Forbes published the fresh edition of its “Fintech 50” list, counting the world’s top financial technology firms. Notably, there are just six crypto and blockchain companies featured this year, while the 2018 list contained 11 players from the field. Given that the […]
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The apparently fraudulent website failed to scam crypto investors after announcing a fake additional funding round in BTC. A new Bitcoin (BTC) scam website representing digital assets platform Bakkt has appeared on the internet, with its domain “bakktplatform.io” registered on Jan. 31. The fake Bakkt website claims that the launch of the platform will take […]
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Blockchains and digital IDs are moving beyond hype, and bringing real benefits to individuals and organizations. According to the latest estimates, we generate around 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. That’s 2.5 followed by 17 zeros — or rather 2.5 trillion million — a number that’s impossible to visualize intuitively, but nonetheless has massive implications […]
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