The Winklevoss twins’ family office, Winklevoss Capital, has participated in a $4.5 million seed financing round for flare mitigation provider Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. to advance its construction of data…
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Arca Funds Files With SEC to Issue Stablecoin-Like Digitized Shares on ETH Blockchain
Arca Funds, an American institutional-grade investment manager, is seeking regulatory approval to issue digitized securities on blockchain, according to a filing document released on April 12. The company has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission…
Lightning Offers Growth Path for Emerging-Market Crypto Exchanges
While leading cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase and Binance feverishly add new tokens, smaller exchanges serving emerging markets are pivoting toward retail applications of the lightning network’s bitcoin scaling solution….
Blockchain in Biometrics Could be Used in Travel Security, US Customs Rep Says
Using blockchain for biometric tracking would be the technology’s killer app in the travel security sector, according to a representative from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. The…
Wall Street Blockchain Alliance Joins Enterprise Blockchain Consortium R3
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) has joined blockchain consortium R3 to develop applications and solutions on their Corda platform, a Feb. 5 press release reports. According to a statement made by the CEO of R3, David…
Blockchain’s Promise of a Trustless System Is False, Wired Author Argues
An opinion piece published by American online magazine Wired on Feb. 6 has leveled criticisms at the promise of new blockchain-based architectures of trust. The article’s central argument is that trust…
Opera Adds Crypto Buying Service to Android Wallet
Opera now lets Android users buy ethereum’s ether (ETH) cryptocurrency directly from its browser-based wallet, it announced Wednesday. For the new service, Opera said it has partnered with regulated…
Cryptos Would Only Have Value in ‘Dystopian’ Economy: JPMorgan
Investment bank JPMorgan Chase has said that cryptocurrencies would only have value in a dystopian economy. In a recent note to its clients, the firm said that it was…
Abu Dhabi Bank Settles $500 Million Bond on a Blockchain
Abu Dhabi-headquartered Al Hilal Bank has carried a blockchain-based transaction for an Islamic bond worth $500 million. The bank, an investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government, announced Monday…
