FBG Capital, Kenetic and others back Singaporean blockchain startup Rate
Aug 07, 2018 11:48 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Singaporean blockchain startup Rate has raised $15 million in its initial coin offering (ICO) drive that ran from April 16 to May 22, TechInAsia reported. The token sale was open to both public and private investors and...
West Virginia taps blockchain technology for mid-term elections
Aug 07, 2018 10:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
West Virginian military personnel located overseas would be able to cast their ballots in the midterm federal election, thanks to a blockchain-based smartphone app. In a report dated August 6th, CNN stated that the app...
Government of Telangana to establish first Blockchain District in India
Aug 07, 2018 08:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
The government of Indian state of Telangana signed memorandum of understandings (MOUs) with Tech Mahindra, Nucleus Vision, and Eleven01 Foundation to launch Indias first Blockchain District in the state, according to an...
A Look at the Possible Reasons for Slow Blockchain Adoption
Aug 06, 2018 09:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
It is important to note that blockchain adoption usually refers to primarily centralized systems -Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs). When one creates a DLT they are creating a standard which needs to be attractive to...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – August 3rd, 2018
Aug 03, 2018 11:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
US Treasury department proposes regulatory sandbox to foster fintech innovation The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report earlier this week which highlights the improvements needed in the regulatory...
Aug 03, 2018 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
South Koreas Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is encouraging domestic companies and regulatory authorities to collaborate on developing an integrated blockchain platform for stock trading, Korea Joongang Daily...
Digital Currency Group, ZhenFund and others back Logos Network’s $3M seed round
Aug 03, 2018 04:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
Decentralized payments platform Logos Network has announced that it has raised $3 million in a seed funding round through its Logos US Fund. The funding round saw participation from ZhenFund, Digital Currency Group,...
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