Chinese Investment Group to Launch Blockchain Funding Center A government-led investment association in China is reportedly establishing a funding center to foster blockchain development in the country.… Read More
OpenBazaar Raises $5 Million from Bitmain, OMERS Ventures OB1, the development company behind decentralized online marketplace OpenBazaar, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round.… Read More
Spooked By SEC, Video Streaming ICO Halts Airdrop Stream had a plan to launch its product, sell its tokens to investors and give away 500 million more. That’s all on hold now, as SEC action looms.… Read More
Report: South Korea Could Ease Its ICO Ban South Korea’s ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) could be relaxed in the months ahead, according to a new report.… Read More
Fake ‘Telegram ICO’ Websites Just Won’t Go Away CoinDesk has identified several websites claiming to sell Telegram’s gram token, but the sale is known to be a private placement effort.… Read More
Dutch Finance Minister Calls for ICO Regulations The finance minister of the Netherlands has called for new regulations around cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings. … Read More
Marc Andreessen, Craft Ventures Back Crypto Hedge Fund Multicoin Crypto investment fund Multicoin Capital has announced that investors including Marc Andreessen are taking part in its $250 million flagship fund.… Read More
Bitmain Wants to Invest in Blockchain-Powered ‘Central Banks’ Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu said the bitcoin mining hardware giant intends to invest in as many as 30 startups working to create “private central banks.”… Read More
Comcast Makes First Big Bet on a Multi-Blockchain Future The venture capital arm of the $170 billion telecoms firm has made its first blockchain investment, one aimed at accelerating enterprise adoption.… Read More
North Carolina Orders Crypto Mining Firm to Halt Share Sale North Carolina deems passive mining pool “shares” are unregistered securities.… Read More