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ForkLog 144 02.02.2017

January’s Investment in Bitcoin and Blockchain Startups Exceeds $42 Million

Overall amount of declared investment in bitcoin and blockchain startups comprised $42,63 million in January 2017, most of which accrues to blockchain infrastructure provider BitBury.Â

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ForkLog 132 22.12.2016

Ethtrade: 2016 Has Become the Year of Ethereum’s Maturing

This year, Ethereum has been one of the most talked-about cryptocurrencies. The year 2016 started with a series of wins for the ambitious project, yet shortly afterwards it faced a series of problems. However, notwithstanding the hardfork after The DAO’s collapse, and the subsequent emergence of Ethereum Classic, many experts still believe Ethereum is a […]

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ForkLog 72 01.06.2016

BB Fund to Start Investing in Blockchain Projects as of Autumn 2016

Venture fund Life.Sreda has recently launched a project dubbed Banking on Blockchain Fund (BB Find) to attract investments to blockchain-related startups. According to BB Fund’s managers, the fund will give grants to blockchain projects focused on banking.

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ForkLog 197 29.04.2016

Digital Currency Group Partners with Western Union and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary

One of bitcoin industry’s leading investment companies Digital Currency Group has announced it raised funds from Western Union, and simultaneously announced it hired Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, and bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen as advisors.

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ForkLog 74 13.04.2016

Japan’s Brokerage Company Money Partners Group Invests in Kraken

One of the world’s leading bitcoin exchanges Kraken has announced it raised significant funds during Series B investment round from a Japan-based currency brokerage company Money Partners Group. Parties did not disclose details of the deal, so the exact amount of the investment is unknown. Kraken’s CEO Jesse Powell said in a statement: “This investment […]

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ForkLog 43 14.03.2016

How to Legally Conduct Your Bitcoin Investment In Ukraine

We hear about Bitcoin investment every now and then. The theme is burning for both global investment funds (Nasdaq, American Express, Goldman Sachs) and regular entrepreneurs. Following the successful crowdfunding campaign of Bitcoin exchange KUNA in Ukraine, which was financed solely in bitcoins, the actuality of this kind of investment has only increased. On the […]

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ForkLog 34 02.02.2016

UNICEF May Consider Investing in Blockchain Startups

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced a program to support technology startups. Under the program, the fund may invest in blockchain-related startups and initiatives.

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ForkLog 67 20.01.2016

BitGo Announces Instant Transactions Service

BitGo announced lauching a new service, which would allow the company’s customers to accept bitcoin transactions prior to their official confirmation on the blockchain.

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ForkLog 87 14.01.2016

CoinDesk moves to New York after being acquired by DCG

A renowned publication CoinDesk has announced today it has completed the process of acquisition by Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group.

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ForkLog 62 17.12.2015

Technological and Financial Giants to Create a Blockchain Alternative

Several big-name companies from across both financial and technological sectors, including Cisco, Wells Fargo, London Stock Exchange Group, JP Morgan, Intel, Fujitsu, SWIFT, and IBM announced they created a consortium under the aegis of the Linux Foundation in order to develop an alternative for the blockchain technology.

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ForkLog 66 16.12.2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission Approves Blockchain-based Securities by Overstock

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the application from Patrick Byrne’s renowned company Overstock to issue its securities online via a blockchain-based technology. This might be an evidence of a substantial paradigm shift for the authorities’ stance as to anything related to crypto-space. According to the documents available to the general public, Overstock’s filing […]

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ForkLog 75 08.12.2015

Bitcoin Group Withholds Its IPO for the Fifth Time

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, local bitcoin company Bitcoin Group seeking to be listed on the ASX, has to release yet another supplementary prospectus, which is a third in a row, and withhold its listing until January. This delay is caused by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, which so far has relased two […]

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