Jaguar-backed blockchain startup DOVU raises $6.2M in token sale
Oct 23, 2017 05:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
DOVU, a blockchain transport data initiative backed by Jaguar Land Rovers innovation arm InMotion Ventures, has raised 20,000 ETH (approximately $6.2 million) in its token sale. The two-week-long sale attracted...
Mastercard opens access to blockchain payments solution
Oct 23, 2017 04:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading payments company Mastercard has announced its plans to open up access to its blockchain technology via its API published on Mastercard Developers. With this proprietary solution, Mastercard aims to create new...
Blockchain-based solar energy marketplace Sun Exchange raises $1.6M seed investment
Oct 23, 2017 03:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sun Exchange, a blockchain-based solar energy marketplace, has raised $1.6 million in seed financing. With a United States headquarters in California, Sun Exchange has been leading in the African energy market since...
Former JP Morgan VP Dr Joseph Chen-Yu Wang joins blockchain startup Ambrosus
Oct 18, 2017 11:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ambrosus, a blockchain-based ecosystem for the supply chain, has announced that former JP Morgan Vice President, Dr Joseph Chen-Yu Wang, has formally joined as a Project Manager. The Chief Scientist for Bitquant...
Metaps to monetize influencer time using blockchain; to launch ‘timebank’ token sale on COMSA
Oct 18, 2017 06:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tech Bureau, a fintech and cryptocurrency solutions company, and Metaps Inc., a leading fintech company and mobile marketing platform developer, have announced a Timebank token sale on COMSA, a complete Initial Coin...
Mauritius-based SBM Group and SALT partner to collateralize blockchain assets
Oct 13, 2017 05:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The State Bank of Mauritius, a subsidiary of the SBM Group, and fintech company SALT have entered into an exploratory relationship to use blockchain assets as collateral for lending services. Founded in 2016, Secured...
CoinAgenda announces fourth annual global bitcoin and blockchain investor conference
Oct 13, 2017 04:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
CoinAgenda, a premier conference for connecting blockchain and cryptocurrency investors, is going to hold its fourth annual CoinAgenda Global, taking place at SLS Las Vegas, a luxury resort co-located with the W Las Vegas...
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