Venture arm of Korean conglomerate Kakao makes blockchain investment in Orbs
Orbs, the hybrid blockchain, announced today its investment from Kakao Investment, the venture arm of the leading South Korean internet conglomerate. The investment builds on Orbs’ existing partnership with Kakao blockchain subsidiary Ground X, where…
Cloud computing platform Ultrain secures investment from NEO Global Capital
Ultrain, the decentralized blockchain computing platform for large-scale business and industrial applications, has announced a strategic investment from NEO Global Capital (NGC), one of the world’s leading blockchain investment firms with over $400 million…
Good Money gets $30 million Series A financing led by Galaxy Digital’s EOS VC Fund
Good Money, a digital banking platform to be owned by its customers, featuring online and peer to peer banking services, announced today they have raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Galaxy Digital via…
Trustology receives $8 million seed investment for blockchain asset safeguarding
Trustology, a ConsenSys-incubated company for securing digital assets, announced today that it has raised $8 million in a seed round led by Two Sigma Ventures, the early-stage venture capital fund of Two Sigma. ConsenSys, the global blockchain…
BitGive launches upgrade to bitcoin donation platform, adds 4 new nonprofits
BitGive, the first Bitcoin 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has announced the launch of GiveTrack 1.0, the latest version of the flagship Bitcoin donation platform designed to enhance transparency in the donation process and empower donors to…
GSX, tZERO, and NEM among founders of new interoperable security token framework
A consortium of blockchain industry companies has announced the launch of a common framework to facilitate market interoperability of security tokens. The Millbrook Accord, formed at the Blockchain South Leadership Summit 2018 at the…
Cloud compute platform Perlin gets investment from Global Brain
It was recently revealed that Perlin has now welcomed Global Brain as a new strategic funding partner. The significant contribution by Global Brain reflects strong support by traditional mainstream companies for Perlin’s experienced business team and revolutionary…
Security token compliance platform Securitize raises $12.75 million
Securitize, a compliance platform for issuing and managing compliant digitized securities on the blockchain, today announced it has raised USD $12.75 million in funding led by Blockchain Capital, also joined from blockchain technology investors including Coinbase Ventures, Global…
Australia’s first bitcoin exchange Bit Trade launching equity crowdfunding campaign
Bit Trade, Austrailia’s longest standing bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange today announced it will open up for investment in their business by launching an equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise. For as little as $475, Aussie…
Fenbushi Digital invests and partners with Dispatch Labs blockchain protocol
Today, San Francisco based Dispatch Labs announced an investment from and partnership with Fenbushi Digital, the affiliated fund of Fenbushi Capital ranked among the top five blockchain venture capital firms in the world by…
Xena Exchange raises $3 million in Series A funding led by Klever Internet Investments
Xena Exchange, a startup crypto-asset trading platform, announced today it has completed a $3 million Series A round of financing led by Klever Internet Investments. The newly raised funds will bolster the company’s focus…
P2P bitcoin exchange Hodl Hodl closes private funding round
Hodl Hodl, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange today announced that WhalePanda, Ambroid, Marsmensch and two more undisclosed persons became the first investors of Hodl Hodl. In 2019 Hodl Hodl plans on using the funds to improve the P2P exchange…
Socially driven blockchain crowdfunding platform WHIRL launches
An all-star team of nonprofit, blockchain, and crowdfunding veterans, including Roel Wolfert (Bancor, VISA) and Martijn Hekman (World Vision, United Nations), today announced the launch of WHIRL, a socially driven crowdfunding platform that’s built…
Samsung-backed startup AERGO secures $30 million for enterprise blockchain
AERGO, the strategic technology partner of Blocko, a Samsung Ventures funded startup, announced today it has secured $30 million in a venture funding round to allow businesses to share data through trustless blockchain networks. Blocko supports,…
Crypto exchange KuCoin closes $20 million Series A funding
IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and Neo Global Capital, leaders in technology and venture capital investments, jointly announced today a partnership with Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, KuCoin. IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and Neo Global Capital have combined to…