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Neogen Corporation, a publicly-traded food safety company with a $3.75 billion market cap, looks to food industry blockchain startup Ripe Technology to track supply chains. According to the press release, the two companies are going to work together to use blockchain as a permanent, immutable means to record the whole
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A London-based startup says it wants to become the "first digital assets merchant bank" in the U.K.According to its website, DAG Global aims to "deliver next-generation merchant banking solutions to the underserved fintech, digital and SME sector." That is, however, once it's received a banking license in the nation.DAG has
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Chinese startup FUZAMEI has rolled out a philanthropy-focused blockchain-based platform for tracking and managing data.Dubbed “33 Charity,” the platform is designed to boost the transparency and efficiency of businesses’ internal processes, including charitable organizations, according to a press release published on Feb. 7. The platform appears to be a
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Israeli blockchain startup Clear has raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Fidelity-backed Eight Roads.Clear — which develops blockchain networks for high-volume transaction systems between businesses — announced the round’s completion in a statement via TechCrunch on Feb. 5.Eight Roads is a global venture firm that
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Transparent Financial Systems, a Seattle-based startup developing a real-time "cryptographic settlement" network, has closed a Series-A funding round that raised over $14 million. Led by Pantera Capital and with participation from Jack Dorsey’s Square, FuturePerfect Ventures, DCG and more, the funding round is in addition to the $8 million in seed
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Mode, a financial services firm backed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, has rolled out its Bitcoin (BTC) banking app on iOS devices.The British company made its app available globally, with the exception of the United States, fintech-focused media outlet Finextra reported on Feb. 4. Customers can start using the
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Investment platform CurioInvest and Seychelles-based digital asset exchange MERJ Exchange Ltd. will jointly begin offering a token backed by collector luxury cars.The so-called Car Token (CT1) token is set to be pegged to the value of collectible cars giving more people a chance to have a fraction of an
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Bitcoin startup Casa is charging into 2020 with a new look – by winding down its hardware product and shuffling its front office.CEO Jeremy Welch is stepping down from the role with current head of product Nick Neuman taking the helm. CTO Jameson Lopp will remain in his current position
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Coinsource, a well-known bitcoin ATM company, purchased a booth at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Given increased interest from the IRS in bitcoin ATMs, we were especially curious about how users reacted when Coinsource increased its know-your-customer (KYC) requirements."Our compliance department is actually the largest department
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Dixintong Technology Group, whose parent company, D.Phone, is one of the largest smartphone retailers in China, has entered the blockchain space by acquiring a minority stake in a U.S. startup called Monsoon Blockchain.The two companies confirmed to CoinDesk that the purchasing agreement was signed on Jan. 7, but declined to
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