Blockchain/Bitcoin
New Blockchain Incubation Program in Switzerland: 12 Startups Selected
This week, the first edition of the CV Labs Incubation Program has started in the heart of the Crypto Valley in Zug, Switzerland. CV VC invests up to $125k in seed funding into the 12 participating early stage blockchain companies
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New Research Finds Proliferation Of “Flash Boys” Trades On Crypto Exchanges
A new study by researchers at Cornell Tech and several other universities has discovered that “Flash Boys”-like trading manipulation is rampant on certain cryptocurrency exchanges, especially decentralized exchanges (DEXes). The study, titled Flash Boys 2.0: Frontunning, Transaction Reordering, and Consensus
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Meet the 8 Shortlisted Fintechs for the UK-Led Global Fintech Sandbox, GFIN
Last year, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expressed intentions about launching a global sandbox, and just a few months later, announced a collaboration with regulators around the world to create that sandbox for innovative fintech firms to interact with
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How Fintech Could Shape Govtech in Europe
Conversations around the fintech revolution often revolve around the consumer and corporate space. A quick glance at the most valuable fintechs in Europe or anywhere in the world will more often support this narrative. One of the often overlooked segment
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Kaspersky Eyes Security Offerings to ICOs and Crypto Exchanges
Once hailed as unhackable, nowadays blockchain’s vulnerabilities are a widely discussed topic. Coin Central has even done a painstaking piece about the many varieties of ways blockchain can vulnerable, including examples like the Backlog Blues, where formerly fraudulent DDoS spam
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First Covered Bond Issued as a Security Token, 100m EUR on a Public Blockchain
On 18 April 2019 Societe Generale SFH, issued EUR 100m of covered bonds as a security token, directly registered on the Ethereum blockchain. OFH Tokens have been rated Aaa / AAA by Moody’s and Fitch and have been fully subscribed
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Swiss Company Tangem Returns to Crypto Valley After Raising $US 15 Million
Fresh out of its funding round of funding, Tangem a Swiss-born startup is now moving their headquarter back to Zug, famously known as the Crypto Valley. Tangem received funding to the tune of US$ 15 million from renowned Japanese investor
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Blockchain VC blufolio Invests in Digital Banking Startup YAPEAL
blufolio a blockchain VC fund recently announced its first investment into Zurich Based YAPEAL. The sum of the investment was not disclosed. Yapeal is an upcoming neo-bank in Switzerland that aims to redefine banking. The YapApp would be based on
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New CEO for Swisscom Blockchain AG
Swisscom’s Blockchain subsidiary will be managed by Lukas Hohl from 1 May 2019. The 41-year-old Swiss citizen is returning to Switzerland for his new assignment from the US East Coast, where he has helped build up the consultancy firm Synpulse’s
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Porsche Explores Blockchain Deployment for Driverless Cars
In collaboration with the Berlin-based start-up XAIN, Porsche is currently testing blockchain applications directly in vehicles. This is not the first instance of a luxury automotive company turning to blockchain to solve its problems. Mercerdes-Benz also announced earlier this year
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