TRM Labs bags $70m to help stop crypto-related fraud
TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence detecting crypto-related fraud and financial crime, has raised $70m for its Series B funding round.
Huobi introduces crypto-to-fiat debit card
Huobi Global, a virtual asset exchange, has partnered with Solaris to deliver a crypto-to-fiat debit card that will help Huobi users to spend digital assets at point-of-sale.
Thetanuts Finance collects $17m for its buy-side altcoin options
Thetanuts Finance has closed an institutional funding round on $17m, as it looks to create a buy-side altcoins options market.
HYPR grabs $3m for blockchain biometric authentication
Blockchain biometric security company HYPR has picked up $3m in a new round of funding from RTP Ventures, Boldstart Ventures and Mesh Ventures.
Blockchain startup BitClave collects $16.5m
Silicon Valley-based startup BitClave, which is creating a decentralized search ecosystem built on the blockchain, has collected more than $16.5m through the pre-sale of its ICO.
Algorand collects $4m seed to support open-source service launch
Blockchain-based payments platform Algorand has bagged a $4m Seed financing round from Pillar and Union Square Ventures.
Xage Security nets $12m in Series A led by March Capital Partners
Xage Security, a blockchain-based security solution for industrial IoT, has netted $12m in its Series A round of funding.
Hype remains a key challenge for blockchain companies, World Economic Forum and Accenture reveals
A new report from the World Economic Forum and Accenture, the professional service provider, has revealed the five biggest obstacles blockchain-based enterprises have to...
Global regulators to grill Facebook about its planned Libra project
Representatives from Libra will be interviewed by officials from 26 global central banks on Monday in a bid to ease worries about its impact on the financial market. At the same time, investor interest in crypto seems to waning.
Meet the 16 startups selected for Accenture’s new FinTech Innovation Lab London cohort
Accenture has picked 16 new promising startups from such varied disciplines as InsurTech, RegTech, open data and capital markets to take part of its UK-based accelerator programme.