Latest from Nate DiCamillo
Vertalo, tZERO Are Bringing $300M in Real Estate to the Tezos Blockchain
Digital transfer agent Vertalo is teaming up with tZERO and a Pennsylvania investment firm to tokenize $300 million in real estate on the Tezos blockchain.

Factom's Two Employees Press On Despite Investor's Call to Liquidate
Factom, Inc. cut 80 percent of its 10-person staff. “The protocol is going to run whether Factom, Inc. continues or not,” said COO Jay Smith.

Banking API Platform Sila Raises $7.7M on Promise of Programmable Money
The $7.7 million round from Madrona Venture Group and others will help Sila bring bespoke stablecoins to fintech entrepreneurs.

Germany's Crypto Custody Law Hits a Snag: Startups Can't Get Bank Accounts
Even though the crypto custody law falls under the German banking act, German banks are hesitant to give crypto firms bank accounts.

Coinhouse Wins First Crypto License From French Regulator
Coinhouse's new status with the Financial Markets Authority should help the firm get banking services in France and bigger institutional clients.

Crypto M&A and Fundraising Dropped Sharply in 2019: PwC Report
The value of crypto M&A deals last year dropped by a whopping 76 percent, according to a new report by PwC – down from $1.9 billion in 2018 to $451 million in 2019.

R3 Teams With Custodian Hex Trust to Help Asian Banks Sell Security Tokens
Hong Kong-based Hex Trust is partnering with the enterprise blockchain company to offer banking clients another option for issuing security tokens.

HSBC Puts $10B of Private Placements on R3's Corda Blockchain
HSBC is using blockchain as opposed to a traditional database because it plans to tokenize the $10B in private placements after it digitizes them.

Silvergate Bank Resolves Wire Transfer Issue That Kept Transactions in Limbo
Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank resolved the last of its wire transfer issues Tuesday morning, said CEO Alan Lane.

VC Deals in Crypto Remained Steady but Amount Invested Fell in 2019: Report
As younger companies are raising more, larger businesses didn’t come back for extra capital.
