Russian startup SONM brings blockchain CEOs Max Kordek and Jaron Lukasiewicz to advisory board
Jun 09, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
SONM, a Russian company that has developed a universal fog supercomputer powered by blockchain technology, has today announced two of the industrys most respected executives, Lisk CEO Max Kordek and former Coinsetter and...
Blockchain startup Stratumn raises €7M in Series A funding
Jun 09, 2017 04:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Stratumn has successfully raised 7 million in a Series A funding round that saw investments from Nasdaq, Digital Currency Group, Open CNP, the Corporate Venture arm of CNP Assurances and Otium...
Coinsilium invests in blockchain-powered social networking platform ‘Indorse’
Jun 08, 2017 12:01 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Coinsilium Group Limited, an accelerator that finances and manages the development of early-stage blockchain companies, has announced the successful completion of its investment of SG$100,000 through a convertible loan...
Agrello selects Ethereum blockchain for distributed legal system platform
Jun 08, 2017 11:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
Agrello, a blockchain startup based in Estonia, announced that it is deploying its distributed platform for the legal system on Ethereum. The blockchain company blends artificial intelligence with that of blockchain and...
What's holding up the blockchain?
Jun 08, 2017 07:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Fintech
Its not technology or regulation holding back the blockchain - software that stores and transfers value or data across the internet - we just havent figured out the next big use-case. Two reports released this week by the...
Blockchain company Humaniq opens office space in San Francisco
Jun 08, 2017 05:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ethereum-based blockchain banking app Humaniq, announced that it has opened a new office space in San Francisco after the successful pre-seed funding campaign. The pre-seed funding reached to 12,000 participants and...
Blockchain startup Colu open sources banking infrastructure ‘Bankbox’
Jun 08, 2017 04:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tel Aviv-based blockchain startup Colu stated that it is open-sourcing banking infrastructure that is known as Bankbox. The move aims to curb technical barriers and lower the costs of central banks that are planning to...
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