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Velocity debuts demo of blockchain smart contracts platform

By Duncan Riley Oct 3, 2016

Distributed derivatives startup Velocity has debuted a demo of their new blockchain smart contract on price feeds platform. Built using blockchain technology and Ethereum smart contracts, the platform aims to make derivatives trading more…

Bitscan, Waves join to build blockchain-based loyalty network

By Duncan Riley Oct 3, 2016

Australian cryptocurrency directory and merchant hub BitScan Pty. Ltd. has partnered with custom blockchain token platform Waves to create a new blockchain-based, merchant-defined loyalty and rewards network. Called the Incent Loyalty Network, the platform…

Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $302.4 million for patent infringement

By Duncan Riley Oct 3, 2016

A jury in Texas Friday ordered Apple Inc. pay VirnetX Holding Corp. $302.4 million in damages for over Apple’s use of VirnetX’s patented Internet security technology without permission. Apple is alleged to have used…

Fintech P2P mobile payments startup Remitly raises $38 million

By Duncan Riley Oct 2, 2016

Person-to-person (P2P) mobile payments startup Remitly Inc. has raised $38 million in a mix of new equity and debt financing from IFC and Silicon Valley Bank. Founded in 2011, Remitly offers a mobile payments…

Chinese open source blockchain startup Antshares raises $4.5M through crowdsourcing

By Duncan Riley Sep 30, 2016

Chinese open source blockchain startup Antshares has raised more than $4.5 million in a crowdsourced fundraising. Founded in 2015, Antshares is building a decentralized and distributed network protocol based on blockchain technology that will…

Google opens Waze Rider carpooling service to San Francisco Bay Area

By Duncan Riley Sep 30, 2016

Google Inc. has opened Waze Rider, its formerly experimental carpooling service, to the San Francisco Bay Area. The service, first rumored to be coming in August, works differently from alternatives offered by the likes…

Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso has raised $2.5m in round led by Monex Group

By Duncan Riley Sep 29, 2016

Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso SAPI de CV (Bitso) has raised $2.5 million Series A in a round led by Monex Group that included Variv Capital, Xochi Ventures, Digital Currency Group, FundersClub, Bitcoin Capital and…

Cryptocurrency Onecoin under police investigation, accused of being a Ponzi scheme

By Duncan Riley Sep 29, 2016

A dubious cryptocurrency is under investigation by police in the United Kingdom following allegations that it is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme. Called Onecoin, the cryptocurrency first appeared in around 2015 and is…

End of an era as BlackBerry to stop developing and making its own phones

By Duncan Riley Sep 29, 2016

Marking an end of an era, BlackBerry Ltd. has announced that it will stop developing and making its own phones. The once famous phone maker’s decision to abandon the phone business follows a strategic…

Report: Spotify in advanced talks to acquire Soundcloud

By Duncan Riley Sep 28, 2016

Music streaming service Spotify AB is in advanced talks to acquire audio distribution platform provider Soundcloud Ltd., according to a report published Wednesday. The Financial Times notes that their sources are unclear on how…