Business 20 May 2019

South Korean fintech Dunamu invests $46 million in blockchain startups

Dunamu revealed on May 15 that the company has invested $46 million in 26 different blockchain startup companies over the past year.

Business 15 May 2019

Grayscale Investments notches 42% growth in Q1 2019

Grayscale Investments looks to be on the verge of a banner year, as the company announced that the first quarter of this year was a truly lucrative one.

Business 13 May 2019

Figure Technologies loan platform secures $1B financing facility

Figure Technologies announced on May 9 that it had secured a $1 billion line of credit on the Provenance.io blockchain.

Business 10 May 2019

NextBlock, OSC seek settlement over misleading disclosure allegations

NextBlock and the OSC deny that they tried to raise funds on the backs of phony advisors.

Business 10 May 2019

Overstock’s tZero loses $400M investor amid revenue, profit slide

GSR Capital, which was set to buy $30 million in tZero tokens, will now exit the deal with just $5 million in tZero equity.

Business 2 May 2019

France gets first crypto assets manager from eToro and Napoleon

eToro and Napoleon are launcing NapoleonX, a CopyPortofolio, providing powerful new investment opportunities for France.

Business 25 April 2019

Bitfury-backed regulated fund provides ‘convenient access’ to Bitcoin mining

Swiss investment firm Final Frontier has partnered with blockchain company Bitfury to launch a new regulated cryptocurrency mining fund aimed at attracting institutional investors.

Business 16 April 2019

Struggling incubator ConsenSys seeking $200M from venture capitalists

ConsenSys, a struggling cryptocurrency incubator, has already pitched to investors in Hong Kong and South Korea looking for $200 million in investment, after months of hard times.

Business 16 April 2019

South Korea’s Bithumb secures $200M from Japan’s blockchain fund

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has secured $200 million in fresh funding from a Japanese blockchain investment fund as part of a wider Series A funding round.

Business 15 April 2019

Harvard University backs crypto firm Blockstack

The university, together with Lux Capital and Foundation Capital, has invested $11.5 million, purchasing 95.8 million Stacks tokens.

Tech 15 April 2019

France approves a bill to allow insurers to offer crypto investments

A new law allows life insurers to invest in cryptos "without any limitation on the amount that can be allocated."

Business 11 April 2019

Texas regulator orders crypto firm FxBitGlobe to cease operations

The crypto investment firm claims to offer incredible returns between 25% and 75%, which many believe to be an obvious sign of a Ponzi scheme.