IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and open-source ecosystem development, announced the full release of Trinity, a secure software wallet for IOTA tokens, developed by the IOTA Foundation. To date, Trinity beta had over $1.8 […]
Aon, the world’s second-largest insurance broker and a global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human resources solutions and outsourcing services, formally announced the launch of the first blockchain-based agricultural insurance policies for smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. The […]
A world-first: every soccer fan can have their very own, hyper-personalized soccer channel Highlights: • Linius has entered into a Master Services Agreement with SportsHero (ASX:SHO) • SportsHero to use the Linius technology in the SportsHero app and through ‘white […]
New interactive communities in messengers are exploding in popularity across the world. Group chats are extremely accessible and easy to create, allowing participants to communicate in real time. Facebook Messenger has more than 2.5 million new group conversations every day, […]
Marconi Protocol (Marconi), creators of the first networking and blockchain protocol, a Smart Ethernet Protocol using programmable packets, today announced the official launch of its multi-cloud application platform called Mainnet. For people that are unfamiliar with blockchain technology, Mainnet is […]
Liquid.com, a global cryptocurrency platform startup that provides trading, exchange, and next generation financial services powered by blockchain technology, today announced the launch of Liquid Pro, a new mobile app to help crypto traders go deep in their analysis, execute strategic trades […]
Hyperledger, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, today announced the launch and general availability of its fourth production blockchain protocol, Hyperleder Iroha 1.0. Hosted by The Linux Foundation, Hyperledger Iroha is the fourth active Hyperledger project to reach […]
ProvenDB, a new, next-generation blockchain-enabled database service, today announced the public availability of its early access program. ProvenDB combines the speed and ease-of-use of a document database with the immutability of the public blockchain for applications requiring legal or cryptographic proofs. The […]
Flexa, a blockchain startup that streamlines payments between buyers and sellers, has raised $14.1 million to develop a payments network for retailers. The funding, which precedes the public launch on May 13, 2019, was led by by Pantera Capital, 1kx, Nima Capital, Access […]
DoshEX, the South African cryptocurrency exchange and a global blockchain-based payment pioneer, announced it’s partnering with Pundi X to provide point-of-sale (PoS) cryptocurrency and bring cryptocurrency to street retailers and local consumers in South Africa. In a first for South Africa’s […]
A little over a year ago, we wrote an article titled:”What is Blockchain.” In the article, we highlighted a report from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and how the hype surrounding the most disruptive technology of the decade. NIST is […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, March 19. Elon Musk-backed startup company Thud launches a satire website, DNAFriend, to poke fun at DNA testing. Thud, a satirical media company run by […]
In Europe, even though small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) generate about two-thirds of overall employment and 62.9% of value added in the non-financial business economy, it is often difficult for SMEs to raise working capital. A lack of equity or failure to […]
The Maritime market is worth over $2 Trillion, about 80% of the global trade volume, over 70% in value and the market continues to grow at the annual rate of 3-4 percent. The industry is still faced with challenges and pain […]
The crypto market continues its downward spiral with no sign of positive momentum anytime soon. Despite the slowdown, however, some crypto exchanges continue to thrive with explosive growth. One of these exchanges is Huobi, a global blockchain asset financial services provider […]
A lot has changed since we last covered XYO, a blockchain startup developing the world’s first people-powered cryptographic location network built on blockchain technology. Today, the company announced a new partnership with software giant Microsoft to make its applications and services available […]
Pangea Blockchain Fund, a Swiss firm that focuses on offering intellectual and financial capital to early-stage blockchain companies from around the world, has closed $22 million seed round and launches its first International fund focused on transformative blockchain solutions. With fundraising […]
Solidus Labs, a startup founded by a team of former Goldman Sachs engineers and provider of a machine learning-powered trade surveillance platform tailored for digital assets, secured a $3 million seed round of financing to tackle the digital asset market manipulation. […]
IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation behind the cryptocurrency Iota (MIOTA), has joined forces with incubators cofoundery and Nova to fund DLT startups using blockchain. As part of the partnership agreements, the three organizations will collaborate together to increase the number of […]
In light of recent privacy laws, including the 2018 implementation of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and with continued headlines about cybersecurity breaches and people’s personal information being compromised, internet users everywhere are demanding an alternative to take back control […]
