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Token Tech firm Securitize Raises $14 Million From Santander, MUFG, Nomura
24.9.2019
The SEC-regulated firm raised $14 million from notable investors across traditional and blockchain finance
Tencent, Fidelity Back $20 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Everledger
24.9.2019
Blockchain provenance startup Everledger has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by internet giant Tencent
Acuitas, Arrington XRP Capital Back $14.5 Million Series A for CasperLabs
10.9.2019
The open-source blockchain platform raised $14.5 million in a round led by financier Terren Piezer, known as the "Zelig of Wall Street."
Major Banks Back $7.4 Million Funding Round for Korean Blockchain Firm
22.8.2019
Blocko, a blockchain firm working on enterprise applications of the tech, says it's raised $7.44 million from investors including Shinhan Bank
Coinbase Backs $4.3 Million Raise for New Crypto Derivatives Exchange
13.8.2019
Blade, a crypto derivatives exchange that hasn't yet launched, has already won backing from major investors including Coinbase
Sony Co-Leads €13 Million Raise for Crypto Banking Startup Bitwala
31.7.2019
Bitwala raised almost $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB Group
Multicoin Leads $20 Million Round for Speed-Focused Solana Blockchain
30.7.2019
Claiming it can handle many more transactions per second than existing blockchains, Solana has raised capital to ramp up development
Robinhood Raises $323 Million From DST, Sequoia, and Ribbit Capital
22.7.2019
The $323 million in funding from crypto notables, including Ribbit Capital and Sequoia, brings Robinhood's valuation to $6.7 billion
Hayek’s 1984: Rediscovered Footage Shows Austrian Economist Predicting Bitcoin
20.7.2019
Born in 1899 in Vienna, Nobel Prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek is a legend of sorts in voluntaryist, libertarian, and crypto-economic circles. Freshly rediscovered video footage of the Austrian School philosopher and social theorist from 1984 is now making the rounds on crypto Twitter. In...
Visa, Blockchain Capital, a16z Back $40 Million Series B Round for Crypto Custodian Anchorage
10.7.2019
Institutional crypto custody provider Anchorage just raised $40 million in a Series B round backed by Blockchain Capital, Visa and a16z
Galaxy Digital Leads $5.5 Million Round for Contract Management Startup
27.6.2019
Crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital has led a $5.5 million Series A for Clause, a digital contract management startup that uses blockchain tech
A11Y with Lindsey
13.6.2019
Lindsey Kopacz has a wonderful blog about accessibility. I've seen a number of her articles making the rounds lately and I was like, dang I better make sure I'm subscribed. For example:
An Introduction to ARIA States
3 Simple Tips to Improve Keyboard Accessibility
Create custom keyboard accessible...
‘Monopoly’-Style Blockchain Property Trading Game Raises $2 Million
13.6.2019
Uplandme, a "Monopoly"-like property game built on the EOS blockchain, has raised $2 million in seed funding
Budweiser Owner Invests in Blockchain Startup Working to Alleviate Poverty
7.6.2019
Budweiser's parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, is doubling down on its interest in using blockchain tech to assist unbanked workers
Overstock’s Medici Ventures Leads $7 Million Round for Blockchain Voting Startup
6.6.2019
Blockchain-based mobile voting platform Voatz has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Overstock's Medici Ventures and Techstars
Barclays Leads $5.5 Million Round for Blockchain Business Payments Startup
29.5.2019
Barclays Bank has jointly led a $5.5 million Series A funding round for blockchain-based B2B payments startup Crowdz
Pantera, Coinbase Join $4.5 Million Round for Staking-as-a-Service Startup
31.1.2019
Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures have joined a $4.5 million round for Staked, a firm that helps investors back proof-of-stake cryptos
Tim Draper Invests $1.25 Million in Bitcoin Payments Processor OpenNode
18.12.2018
U.S.-based venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested $1.25 million in OpenNode, a bitcoin-only payments processing startup
Creating your own meme generator
15.6.2018
Almost every time a new meme pops up in my Twitter feed, I think of a witty version to create. I'm not alone in this. Memes are often a way to acknowledge a shared experience or idea. In a variation of the "Is this a pigeon" meme that has been making the rounds online, a designer Daryl Ginn joked...