Initial Coin Offering Openledger crowdsale kicks off
May 25, 2016 05:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Danish cryptocurrency platform CCEDK, to relaunch as decentralized conglomeratesoon, and OpenLedger have announced the crowdfunding campaign for a brand new initiative, Initial Coin Offering Openledger (ICOO), that started...
Decentralized startup Lisk releases first modular cryptocurrency with sidechains
May 25, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, a blockchain application and sidechain platform, has announced that it has successfully launched the Lisk network and deployedLisk v0.3.0to the public. Lisk v0.3.0 is the first cryptocurrency that puts into...
Blockchain Startup Tracker launched by Blockchain Angels
May 25, 2016 05:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Angels has today come up with its database of startups through the launch of Blockchain Startup Tracker. This tracker is open for startups to directly make submissions and keep their profiles up to...
UAE's bitcoin startup closes its doors
May 25, 2016 04:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
YellowPay, a funded bitcoin payments company built for The Middle East and North Africa, has ceased its operations for undisclosed reasons, members of its founding team told CoinDesk. Founded in 2014, the company, the...
‘Distributed: Trade’ is the First blockchain conference on trade and financial services
May 24, 2016 12:54 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Distributed: Trade is the first global conference event focusing on blockchain technology applications for both trade networks and financial services. It will be held at the Washington University in St. Louis starting June...
Life.Sreda launches new venture fund to invest in blockchain startups
May 24, 2016 12:14 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Singapore-based venture fund Life.Sreda is launching a new venture fund to help banks invest in blockchain startups which will provide start-up capital for early stage blockchain companies. The venture fund named...
R3 blockchain consortium welcomes first Chinese member
May 24, 2016 11:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, Ping An Financial Services Grouphas joined the global blockchain consortium led by innovation firm R3, making it the first Chinese member of the consortium. Ping An Group has always been at...
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