DappRadar, a platform which lists leading dApps by popularity and usage, has announced the completion of its seed funding round, raising $2.33M. The round was led by Naspers, a major worldwide technology investor. Blockchain.com Ventures and Angel Invest Berlin also participated. The funding will be used primarily for R&D, developing new features to expand the...Read More
Propy, a blockchain-based real estate platform, has announced a partnership with one of the leading escrow providers in Japan. In collaboration with Escrow Agent Japan, Propy will launch a blockchain-based real estate transaction platform to record sales with Japan’s Legal Affairs Bureau. This will remove the existing time lag for registration, fulfilling Propy’s promise of...Read More
Elliptic, a British company providing crypto-asset risk management solutions, announced today a successful raise of $23M in a Series B funding round, led by Tokyo-based SBI Holdings. AlbionVC and existing investors such as SignalFire, Octopus Ventures and Santander Innoventures have also contributed to the round. Tomoyuki Nii from SBI Holdings will be joining the Board...Read More
The VideoCoin Network, a decentralized ecosystem for the sharing of video material, has announced the debut of its fully-working product. The project seeks to create a realistic decentralized alternative to leading video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Hulu, providing a blockchain-based alternative to established cloud providers such as AWS and Google Cloud. The program...Read More
Power Ledger, an Australian company providing blockchain-based solutions for tracking energy consumption, has announced the continuation of its successful energy trading trial in Western Australia. In partnership with Synergy and Western Power, producers and distributors of electrical power in the Western Australian region, Power Ledger began a trial in November 2018 to track renewable energy...Read More
EDAG group, a German engineering company focused on the automotive sector, has developed trive.park, an app that lets users book parking spaces provided by its operator partners. The innovative aspect of the app is how it manages payments: while users pay through commonly-accepted methods, the app uses IOTA’s Tangle to process user payments internally, automating...Read More
Anchor, a two-token stablecoin algorithmically pegged to the global economy, has launched beta testing of its new Anchor Wallet. Developed in partnership with Ambisafe, the wallet allows users to directly purchase ANCT stable tokens with any fiat currency, or major cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC. The ANCT is based on the the...Read More
Singularity Studio, the for-profit spinoff of the SingularityNET project, a decentralized AI services marketplace, has signed a “Strategic Cooperation Memorandum” with PICC Financial Services, a Fintech-focused subsidiary of the state-owned People’s Insurance Company of China. The partnership was signed to develop AI and blockchain-based fintech solutions, with PICC FS delineating a detailed plan for the...Read More
