Securitize Inc., a compliance and tokenization firm using blockchain technology to tokenize real-world assets, announced Wednesday that it raised $47 million in funding led by multinational investment manager BlackRock Inc. The company uses digital ledger blockchain technology to create a secure digital representation of securities, such as stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds. Using its platform these securities […]
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USDT Stablecoin Supply on TON Blockchain Hits 130 Million in 2 Weeks
Since the introduction of USDT on the TON blockchain, the supply of this stablecoin has grown by over 70 million within just two weeks, totaling 130 million. While USDT operates across multiple blockchains, its presence on TON has positioned it as the eighth largest in terms of circulating supply. TON Blockchain Sees 70 Million Increase in Tether Token Supply […]
Tampa’s blockchain investors eye bounceback after crypto winter
When Forbes dubbed Tampa the nation’s top emerging tech city in 2021, the momentum for its blockchain and crypto startups seemed unstoppable. Flashback: Blockchain startup incubator BlockSpaces and one of its prodigies, Michael O’Rourke of Pocket Network, called Tampa the “blockchain capital you haven’t heard of yet.” But after a cold crypto winter and with several high-profile scams marring the industry […]
Securitize raises $47M to tokenize real-world assets on the blockchain
Securitize Inc., a compliance and tokenization firm using blockchain technology to tokenize real-world assets, announced Wednesday that it raised $47 million in funding led by multinational investment manager BlackRock Inc. The company uses digital ledger blockchain technology to create a secure digital representation of securities, such as stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds. Using its platform […]
AI/Blockchain Combination Could Be Crime-Fighting Tool
Integral to the long-term fates of both artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology are expanding use cases. The two disruptive technologies can help each other with that. And there signs that’s already happening. That’s potentially good news for the Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (BLOK). As an actively managed fund, BLOK can more nimbly respond to […]
Chainlink to join Rapid Addition in building blockchain adapter for institutions
Blockchain oracle project Chainlink has partnered with Financial Information eXchange (FIX) connectivity solutions provider Rapid Addition to develop a FIX-native adapter for institutional digital asset trading. In an announcement, Chainlink said the adapter would be powered by its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), an interoperability protocol with use cases across token transfers, gaming and decentralized finance […]
Blockchain booze trading platform Baxus raises $5 million from Multicoin, Solana Ventures
Baxus, an alcohol beverage trading platform that authenticates ownership and transactions with blockchain, announced it has raised $5 million in a seed round led by Multicoin Capital. Solana Ventures, FJ Labs and Narwhal Ventures also participated, the firm said. “Our goal to modernize the collectible spirits market by bringing it online and constructing a liquid marketplace […]
Blockchain Sleuth Elliptic Explores AI and Anti-Money Laundering Using 200M Bitcoin Transactions
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said it detected potential money laundering patterns on the Bitcoin blockchain after training an artificial intelligence (AI) model using a record 200 million transactions. The work is an extension of a program carried out back in 2019 that used a dataset of only 200,000 transactions. The much larger “Elliptic2” dataset made use of […]
Web3’s 1995 moment: This network provides intent-centric blockchain infrastructure
dappOS, an intent execution network, aims to provide developers with the infrastructure to integrate intent-centric functionality and simplify Web3 interaction to the level of mainstream applications like TikTok, backed by $15.3 million in Series A funding led by Polychain. In the early days of personal computing, operating systems were primarily navigated through complex command-line interfaces […]
Sui blockchain and Google Cloud team up to drive Web3 innovation
Sui, the Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform initiated by Mysten Labs, has announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to advance Web3 innovation. Headed by the core research team behind Facebook’s Libra and Diem projects, Sui said that it will partner with Google on addressing key challenges in the Web3 landscape, including security, scalability, […]