Blockchain adtech startup StormX raises $32M in token sale
Dec 11, 2017 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
StormX, a blockchain, adtech, and micro-task company, has raised $32 million in the crowdsale of its ERC-20 token STORM Token. Thanks to the commitment of our Storm Players and Storm Makers, we are confident that well...
Blockchain startup Circle’s CENTRE attracts $20M in initial funding
Dec 11, 2017 05:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
CENTRE, blockchain startup Circles recently launched subsidiary, has raised $20 million in an initial funding through Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) sale. The funding will be used to bootstrap the creation of...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – December 8th, 2017
Dec 08, 2017 10:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
NY Assemblyman introduces four blockchain bills New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D-33) has introduced four bills in a major push to bring blockchain technology to state government operations, CoinDesk reported. The...
IOTA, Microsoft, Volkswagen collaborate on blockchain-based data marketplace
Dec 08, 2017 07:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
Germany-based open-source blockchain network IOTA has joined forces with Microsoft, Volkswagen and Samsung Group to launch a secure data marketplace, Reuters reported. IOTA co-founder David Sønstebø made...
VC firm TMT Investments to launch blockchain fund
Dec 08, 2017 05:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
Venture Capital firm TMT Investments has announced plans to launch a new fund investing in blockchain-related opportunities. The official announcement states that the new blockchain fund is a joint initiative with a...
Credit union trade group NAFCU joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
Dec 08, 2017 04:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) has joined Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), becoming the first non-profit financial services trade association to join the blockchain...
Encyclopedia on blockchain ‘Everipedia’ gets Wikipedia Co-Founder on board
Dec 07, 2017 09:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Wikipedia co-founder Dr. Larry Sanger has joined a company that aims to put the encyclopedia on a blockchain. Everipedia, which started off as an alternative to Wikipedia in 2015, is now building the worlds first...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects