Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching a free, seven-week crypto startup school, scheduled to kick off in February 2020. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is launching a free, seven-week crypto startup school, scheduled to kick off in February 2020. The firm — well-known for its investments in crypto industry names such as Coinbase […]
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Open-source public blockchain project Nervos has announced the launch of its mainnet dubbed Lina on Nov. 16. Nervos Network, an open-source public blockchain project, has announced the launch of its mainnet dubbed “Lina.” In an announcement on Nov. 6, the Chinese blockchain network founded by the creators of Spark Pool, the largest Ether (ETH) mining […]
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Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz leads a $5 million funding round for Arweave, a blockchain startup focused on permanent online data storage. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has led a $5 million funding round for Arweave, a blockchain-startup focused on permanent online data storage. On Nov. 5, the Arweave project reported that it had attracted […]
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Institutional investors are increasingly more interested in crypto businesses, but how do they approach them? Learn more about venture capital investing here. What are some examples of popular venture capitalists and crypto startups benefiting from VC? From Andreeseen Horowitz to Sequoia Capital, some of the largest tech-oriented VC firms are turning their attention toward crypto […]
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From Cointelegraph Japan: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from Japan. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Japan, the Japanese Liberal Democratic League said that it will formulate a quantum technology innovation strategy by the end of this year, crypto exchange Coincheck’s registered users are steadily increasing, Mt. Gox trustee […]
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This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from the German-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph auf Deutsch. The German-speaking world has experienced another week full of exciting developments in the crypto industry, with Germany setting the pace in the European fintech scene, German banks arguing in favor of a digital euro, Austria testing how to trade […]
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SBI Securities’ trading revenue surged 19% in 2019 due to the inclusion of SBI VC Trade crypto affiliate in July, SBI Holdings says. SBI Securities’ trading revenue surged 19.2% in 2019, largely due to the inclusion of the company’s crypto investment wing, which turned a $7.1 million loss into a $30 million profit over the […]
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A partnership with Cashlink simplifies the process via which investors pump cash into startups, using distributed ledger technology or DLT. The venture capital arm of German marketplace Deutsche Börse has sealed a new partnership for allowing institutional investors to obtain digital securities. Deutsche Börse pushes regulated digital securities In a press release on Oct. 30, […]
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Blockchain startup Zamna raised $5 million to automate airport security checks with blockchain and biometrics. Blockchain startup Zamna raised $5 million to automate airport security checks using blockchain and biometrics technology, tech news outlet Silicon Republic reports on Oct. 28. The startup plans to use the funding to deploy its Advance Passenger Information platform. Zamna […]
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The Swiss blockchain industry seems to be recovered and even shows the employment growth in the sector, according to the main national industry body report. Recent data suggests that the Swiss blockchain industry is making impressive gains. The latest report by the country’s main industry body, Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), for example, points […]
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