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Overstock’s VC Arm Puts $2M Into Blockchain-Based ID Systems Startup

September 26, 2019cashtechnews

Overstock’s Medici Ventures invests $2 million into Salt Lake City-based Evernym, a startup developing blockchain-based self-sovereign identity networks. Overstock’s venture capital arm Medici Ventures has made a $2 million investment into Salt Lake City-based Evernym, a startup that develops blockchain-based self-sovereign identity networks. Per a Sept. 26 press release, Medici invested $2 million into Evernym […]

Chinese Homecoming — Crypto Companies Make Their Way Back to Asia

September 25, 2019cashtechnews

Binance’s decision to re-enter the Chinese crypto market seems to make a lot of sense to many experts operating within this space. In what is being considered a major step forward for Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) recently announced that his firm was all set to make its first strategic investment in China since […]

Fold App Raises $2.5M to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to Starbucks

September 25, 2019cashtechnews

The Fold app, a mobile shopping app that supports the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has added a fiat currency payment option following a $2.5 million investment. The Fold app, a mobile shopping app that supports Bitcoin’s Lightning Network enabling users to withdraw funds to an external Bitcoin (BTC) wallet, has raised $2.5 million and added a […]

Crypto Custodian Secures $8M in Funding Round Led by Initialized Capital

September 24, 2019cashtechnews

Montreal-based digital asset custodian Knøx has secured $8.25 million in a seed round to roll out a crypto custody service for institutional customers and fiduciaries. Montreal-based digital asset custodian Knøx has secured $8.25 million in a seed round to support its crypto custody service for institutional customers and fiduciaries. The funding round was led by […]

Major Banks Santander, MUFG Lead $14M Investment in Securitize

September 24, 2019cashtechnews

Coinbase-backed token issuance protocol Securitize completes a new funding round led by the VC arms of Banco Santander, MUFG and Nomura Holdings. Securitize, a Coinbase-backed token issuance protocol, raised $14 million in a funding round led by the venture capital (VC) wings of major commercial banks. The San Francisco-based startup has conducted an extension of […]

Overstock Appoints Jonathan Johnson as Company’s New CEO

September 23, 2019cashtechnews

American e-commerce giant Overstock.com has appointed Jonathan Johnson as the company’s new chief executive officer. American e-commerce giant Overstock.com has appointed Jonathan Johnson as the company’s new chief executive officer, according to an announcement on Sept. 23. Johnson has served as an interim CEO of Overstock since the end of August when Patrick Byrne stepped […]

Altcoins Soar, Zuckerberg Turns on Charm, North Korea’s Coin: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 16–22

September 22, 2019cashtechnews

Altcoins enjoy an explosive bull run as Bitcoin falters, Zuckerberg wines and dines with US politicians, and North Korea begins developing its own cryptocurrency. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]

Stripe Worth $35 Billion After Raising $250 Million in New Funding Round

September 19, 2019cashtechnews

Online payments processor Stripe has raised another $250 million in funding round that saw its valuation rise to a whopping $35 billion. Online payments processor Stripe announced that it has raised another $250 million in a new funding round, which pushes its pre-money valuation to a whopping $35 billion. $250 million to expand its global […]

Major Asian Blockchain VC Firm Launches New Bitcoin Tracker Fund

September 19, 2019cashtechnews

CMCC Global has launched the Liberty Bitcoin Fund, providing custodial services and institutional-level access to Bitcoin. Major Asia’s blockchain-focused venture capital firm CMCC Global has launched a new institutional tracker fund for Bitcoin (BTC). Custody by Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed firm Called the Liberty Bitcoin Fund, the Bitcoin index fund deploys Anxone, a custodial solution […]

Blackstone CEO: Blockchain Is Good But ‘Odd’ for Creating Money

September 17, 2019cashtechnews

Steve Schwarzman, one of the world’s richest people, likes blockchain but thinks that applying it to money creation is odd. Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, one of the world’s richest people, likes blockchain but thinks that applying it to money is odd. “Someone needs to control currencies” In a Fortune interview on Sept. 17, Schwarzman expressed […]

Tag: venture capital

Overstock’s VC Arm Puts $2M Into Blockchain-Based ID Systems Startup

Chinese Homecoming — Crypto Companies Make Their Way Back to Asia

Fold App Raises $2.5M to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to Starbucks

Crypto Custodian Secures $8M in Funding Round Led by Initialized Capital

Major Banks Santander, MUFG Lead $14M Investment in Securitize

Overstock Appoints Jonathan Johnson as Company’s New CEO

Altcoins Soar, Zuckerberg Turns on Charm, North Korea’s Coin: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 16–22

Stripe Worth $35 Billion After Raising $250 Million in New Funding Round

Major Asian Blockchain VC Firm Launches New Bitcoin Tracker Fund

Blackstone CEO: Blockchain Is Good But ‘Odd’ for Creating Money

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