Bitcoin.com chairman Roger Ver has called for an immediate end to the enforced coronavirus lockdown, on the grounds of economic and personal freedom. Speaking at Virtual Blockchain Week, Bitcoin.com chairman Roger Ver (also known as “Bitcoin Jesus”) has called for an immediate end to the enforced coronavirus lockdown on the grounds that it violates economic […]
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Blockstack PBC’s annual report with the SEC highlights payments made to other crypto firms for its marketing efforts. Blockstack PBC filed its annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, as part of its regulatory obligations resulting from project’s the initial coin offering, or ICO. The SEC report was published on April 29. […]
Continue ReadingHong Kong-based AI startup SenseTime partnered with PBoC’s digital currency research unit to continue the development of the digital yuan. As China is moving forward with blockchain projects amid the COVID-19 crisis, the government has tapped another tech partnership to continue the development of China’s digital yuan. Domestic artificial intelligence (AI) startup SenseTime has partnered […]
Continue ReadingMajor mining chip manufacturer Ebang has filed for an IPO in the United States. Major Bitcoin (BTC) miner manufacturer Ebang has filed for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ebang is seeking to distribute Class A ordinary shares at a face value $of 0.00013 per […]
Continue ReadingCurv has launched a software-based custody product allowing secure signing via multi-party computations protocols from offline devices. Curv, a Tel-Aviv and New York-based digital asset security platform, has launched Curv Air Gap — an institutional transaction signing solution that uses multi-party computation, or MPC, protocols on offline devices. The launch comes roughly one week after […]
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A Shell-backed blockchain startup has raised $2.5M to build an enterprise platform featuring zero-knowledge proofs. Applied blockchain, a Shell-backed distributed ledger technology, or DLT, firm, has secured $2.5 million in funding for applications that use zero-knowledge proofs, or ZKPs, in the context of business-to-business transactions. The funding round was led by Hong Kong-based venture capital, […]
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Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO bags $5 million in funding from GoldenSand Capital through its latest equity sale. tZERO, the blockchain subsidiary of the American internet retailer Overstock, raised $5 million in equity investment from the Hong Kong equity firm GoldenSand Capital. Speaking of the firm’s interest in being a part of tZERO’s initiative, chairman of […]
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Arrano Capital, the blockchain arm of Venture Smart Asia, announced they had met the regulatory requirements in HK to launch a crypto fund. Venture Smart Asia has launched Hong Kong’s first approved cryptocurrency fund with a target of $100 million under management for its first year. According to an April 20 Bloomberg report, Arrano Capital, […]
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Airwallex is one of just three Australian ‘unicorns,’ raising $160 million in a round led by ANZ bank and cloud software firm Salesforce. Australian fintech unicorn and RippleNet member, Airwallex, raised $160 million in a fundraising round led by the investment arms of Australian ‘big four’ bank, ANZ, and San Francisco-based cloud software company, Salesforce. […]
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Crypto Finance AG, the operator of several institution-oriented crypto businesses, has raised $14.5 million in a Series B funding round led by investors from across Europe and Asia. Crypto Finance AG, the operator of several institution-oriented crypto businesses, has raised 14 million Swiss francs ($14.5 million) in a Series B funding round led by well-known […]
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