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Boost VC Will Now Invest Directly in Crypto ICOs
Institutional investor Boost VC is formally opening its doors to so-called ICOs, becoming the latest big venture firm to back the concept.
Mauritius: The Tropical Paradise Looking to Become a Blockchain Hub
Mauritius is luring blockchain innovators with its friendly regulatory environment and connections to countries with large unbanked populations.
Craig Wright's New Company is Building a Bitcoin Core Competitor
A secretive startup called nChain is gearing up to launch an alternative implementation of the bitcoin software for use by developers.
Oracle Plans Blockchain 'Pipelines' to Boost Employee Efficiency
A new patent application from Oracle suggests the database software giant is looking to blockchain for improved workflows.
21 Inc Opens Bitcoin Email Service to General Public
Bitcoin startup 21 Inc is opening its '21 Lists' paid email product up to the wider public today.
R3 Blasts JP Morgan Consortium Exit as 'At Odds' With Global Banks
JP Morgan is out at the global banking consortium R3 – and the group had some choice words to describe its departure.
Blockchain Lets This Startup Trade Gold That's Still in the Ground
Orebits, in partnership with Symbiont, has launched 'smart certificates' that can be traded and exchanged for unmined gold reserves.
Overstock Caps Series A for Bitcoin Startup Ripio With $400k Funding
Overstock subsidiary Medici Ventures has added the South American bitcoin payments startup to its stable of blockchain-focused investments.
Bank of England Seeks Startups for DLT Privacy Projects
The UK’s central bank is looking for partners for distributed ledger projects focused on data privacy.
Internet Giant Tencent is Building a Blockchain Platform
Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent is launching a new suite of blockchain services, detailing the plans in a new white paper.
