[The article has been edited to mention that DENT Wireless enables users to buy, sell or donate mobile data using DENTs as a global currency for mobile data.]

CoinAgenda Europe, a global conference aimed at both retail and institutional investors in the digital currency market, has announced the names of the winners of the 2017 event.

Held at Barcelona on July 16-18, the event saw over 200 attendees representing companies from throughout Europe and North America come together to discuss the future of blockchain technologies and digital currencies across the sector. The conference series showcased the most innovative companies through its Startup and ICO Contest.

According to the official release, 24 contestants presented to a panel of five prominent, independent VC, investor judges, and CoinAgenda attendees. From the impressive roster, five companies emerged as winners.

• In a three-way-tie for first place, awards went to:
  • SALT Lending, developers of the first blockchain-backed lending ecosystem featuring Secured Automated Lending Technology which facilitates a new market for loads that are cost effective and fair, and which protects the investments of both lenders and borrowers.
  • The Hive Platform, the first cryptocurrency-based invoice financing platform, in recognition of its Ethereum blockchain-powered end-to-end platform that will give small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) easy access to short-term financing by turning their accounts receivables into tradable assets.
  • Omega One for its development of a decentralized, automated execution system that trades across the world's crypto exchanges, shielding its members from counterparty risk and reducing the costs of trading.
• Second place was secured by:
  • DENT Wireless, the world’s first blockchain based Global Mobile Data Exchange. Through DENT's Ethereum blockchain powered Exchange, anyone can buy, sell, or donate mobile data using DENTs as a global currency for mobile data.
• Third place was awarded to:
  • Propy, the first P2P real estate exchange platform using Ethereum smart contracts and decentralised title registry, in recognition of how its real-estate marketplace will solve the problems of purchasing property across borders, through facilitating connections between international entities to enable the seamless purchase of international real estate online.

"We were overwhelmed with the positive reaction to the first-ever CoinAgenda Europe," said conference director Michael Terpin. "A lot of companies received great exposure to the top-tier investors and funds attending, and the judges found three companies to be of such high quality that they all received perfect scores."

"The top three winners of the last CoinAgenda in March (CoinAgenda Caribbean) went on to raise more than $200 million," continued Terpin, "so we wish the latest batch of winners an equivalent degree of success and look forward to our largest event, CoinAgenda Global, in Las Vegas, October 24-26."

First place (three-way tie) winners were each received $7500 in combined sponsorship awards from CoinAgenda, and tickets to d10e, BECON, and ICO Summit. Second and third place winners received $4400 each for a combined total event awards purse of more than $30k.

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