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Binance and Polychain Are Funding a Crypto-Friendly Bank in Malta
Paula Pandolfino is raising more than $10 million to launch a crypto-centric bank in Malta in 2020.
Ripple Expands Into Iceland With Acquisition of Crypto Trading Firm
Ripple is acquiring its way into Iceland, adding a team of six engineers to focus on integrations with partner crypto exchanges.
Ripple's Xpring Looks to Build XRP DeFi Products With New Acquisition
Nine Logos engineers are joining Xpring to develop DeFi products based on XRP.
Lightning Sucks, But It Could Help Build a Bitcoin Economy
At least a dozen startups are now betting on the profitability of bitcoin birthing a "Lightning Economy." Is it too soon?
Bitcoin Shopping App Fold Raises $2.5 Million to Bring Lightning to Retailers
Competition among bitcoin retail apps is heating up, with the newly funded Fold App doubling down on lightning network experiments.
This Dapp Shows How Blockstack and Ethereum Are Different
The Blockstack dapp Envelop just launched a Chrome and Firefox extension for file-sharing. Here's why that matters.
Flipside Crypto Raises $7.1 Million to Give Tokens Better Analytics
This firm taps blockchain analytics across hundreds of projects to reveal what really makes prices go up.
Startup Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Ethereum Raises $2 Million
Matter Labs is using "mathematical magic" to speed up transactions on ethereum. Now Placeholder VC and others are investing $2 million in the project.
What the Holy Land Reveals About Bitcoin
Israel's political backdrop gave attendees of Tel Aviv Blockchain Week an opportunity to ponder the duality of today's bitcoin movement.
Square Crypto Hires Lightning, Libra Developers for 'Bitcoin Dream Team'
The Square Crypto team announced three more developer hires on Thursday, pulling from major companies in the crypto space.
