startups
Casa Launches Lightning Node Mobile App for Bitcoin Newbies
Casa's new wallet aims to help aspiring cypherpunks graduate from getting their first bitcoin to running their own lightning node.
Deutsche Börse's Xetra Exchange Lists First Blockchain Firm
The Deutsche Börse-operated trading venue has just listed a Forbes top-10 blockchain company to watch.
A Wannabe Netflix Raised $575 Million on Ethereum – Then Ditched Crypto
From yachting with Selena Gomez to doling out TaTaTu tokens to movie stars, one producer's road to Hollywood was paved with ICO excess.
What Indonesia Reveals About Facebook's Cryptocurrency Ambitions
Facebook’s omnipresence in Indonesia raises questions about how Libra will impact retail users.
Tim Draper Is Bullish On Argentina's Blockchain Tech Potential
Draper bet the Argentinian president that bitcoin would overtake the peso. Draper might be right.
Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads in 24 Hours
The new mainstream-friendly mobile wallet from Lightning Labs saw 2,000 downloads on Day 1. Next up for the company: merchant services.
Stonewalled by FINRA, Up to 40 Crypto Securities Wait in Limbo for Launch
Wall Street watchdog FINRA has sat for as long as 12 months on roughly 40 broker-dealer applications by blockchain startups.
A Protocol for Issuing Tokens Launches on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
The first protocol for issuing tokens via bitcoin’s lightning network is aimed to rival ethereum's ERC-20. But that's a tall order.
Marketing Chief Amanda Gutterman Is Latest Exec to Leave ConsenSys
CMO Amanda Gutterman is the third executive departure from ConsenSys since early May.
Bitcoin Startup Bitrefill Raises $2 Million Funding for Global Expansion
The lightning-centric bitcoin startup plans to use this funding to expand services to almost every country in the world by 2020.
