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StrongBlock closes USD4m seed round

Thu, 07/03/2019 - 09:50

StrongBlock, a Magnetic Capital incubated startup founded by four former technology executives from EOSIO-creator Block.one, has secured USD4 million in a seed funding round led byPangea Blockchain Fund and its limited partners including Copernicus Asset Management SA (Copernicus). »

Symbiont and Templum partner to deliver smart securities for private markets

Tue, 26/02/2019 - 10:19

Symbiont, a financial technology company delivering enterprise blockchain solutions, is partnering with Templum, a technology company for the private markets to deliver smart securities. »

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Equivito partners with Ablrate to create blockchain private debt trading platform

Wed, 20/02/2019 - 09:06

Equitivo is partnering with Ablrate, a specialist asset backed lending marketplace, to accelerate its growth, launch a new integrated broker platform, expand its marketing and develop new products. »

CityBlock Capital selects SharesPost to launch digital security token

Wed, 06/02/2019 - 10:37

CityBlock Capital is to conduct its initial digital security token sale on the SharesPost platform. CityBlock has also selected the platform to provide secondary liquidity for its tokens. »

Cryptech predicts sports world to step into crypto and blockchain arena

Tue, 20/11/2018 - 16:05

Cryptech World, an investment firm acquired by private equity investor Berkeley Assets in June last year, is on a mission to bring blockchain and cryptocurrencies to retail investors. »

Carey Olsen advises Clarity on launch of Jersey ICO

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 18:26

Carey Olsen has worked with Clarity, the creator of a new blockchain platform for small businesses and investors, on the initial coin offering (ICO) of its Clarity Project utility token. »

Northern Trust processes first automated distributed ledger capital call for Emerald Technology Ventures

Wed, 07/11/2018 - 09:54

Northern Trust has processed the first live capital call using distributed ledger technology for Emerald Cleantech Fund III, adding a significant new capability to its blockchain solution for private equity fund administration. »

Investors embrace crypto assets

Tue, 06/11/2018 - 12:46

By Nicholas Cooper & Dr Hartmut Neff (pictured), Crypto Fund – The addition of crypto assets to the investment portfolio is on the rise among professional and institutional investors. What makes this move increasingly interesting for institutional investors? Swiss-based Crypto Fund AG, a subsidiary of Crypto Finance AG, explores the market with the advent of regulated business partners and crypto asset technology breakthroughs. »

Digital Asset Custody solution

Tue, 06/11/2018 - 12:38

Swisscom Blockchain AG, a joint venture between ex Ernst & Young executives and Swisscom, the Swiss communications giant, have launched their new Digital Asset Custody solution into the global Financial Institution market place. »

Crypto and blockchain continue with slow but steady progress

Tue, 06/11/2018 - 12:33

Since the last publication of a crypto/blockchain report across Global Fund Media’s sites in August, news has come that Fidelity Investments, which administers more than USD7.2 trillion in client assets, has launched a company dedicated to digital assets. »