Israeli blockchain startup Orbs receives investments from South Korea’s Kakao Investment

Orb will use the proceeds for R&D, and growth purposes. On Thursday, Israeli blockchain startup Orbs disclosed, it has received an investment from Kakao Investment – the venture capital arm of South Korean internet conglomerate Kakao Corp. Orbs did not disclose the size of the investment. Earlier this year, Kakao had stated it would establish…

Amazon.com partners with blockchain logistics startup CargoX for pilot project in Brazil

Amazon’s push into Latin America’s biggest economy is driven and bolstered by the listings of third party vendors on its local e-commerce marketplace. As per a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, Amazon.com Inc is working on a pilot logistics project in Brazil with CargoX, a Goldman Sachs-backed blockchain company for…

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Lightyear Corp acquires blockchain startup Chain Inc for undisclosed sum

The deal, which completed last week, has resulted in the creation of a new company – Interstellar. Interstellar’s product portfolio is set to include StellarX, a recently announced marketplace for trading assets on Stellar. On Monday, according to a statement by Lightyear Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Adam Ludwin, it had acquired San Francisco-based tech start-up…

Golden Gate Ventures launches $10 million fund for investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency technology startups

Backed by financial firms and wealthy individuals, venture capital funds have already partially replaced the role played by retail investors, thus cementing the role played by blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in the coming future. On Friday, Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital firm, stated it will launch a $10 million fund, called LuneX Ventures,…

IBM and Maersk develop trade platform using blockchain technology

Already 94 companies and organizations have joined TradeLens – a platform that aims to manage and track the supply chain process of shipping goods, including freight forwarding and trade finance, from end to end. On Thursday, Maersk, a shipping group stated, ninety four companies and organizations have so far joined a blockchain platform it has…

HSBC Holdings Pls completes world’s 1st finance transaction using blockchain technology

As per a study conducted by the United Nations, adopting blockchain technology could potentially boost the turnover of importers and exporters by 44% while slashing their cost by up to 31%. On Monday, in a significant development, HSBC Holdings Plc disclosed it has successfully completed the world’s first trade finance transaction using blockchain technology. The…

KODAKOne’s Initial Token Offering to go public on May 21

KodakOne, Kodak’s blockchain project, has largely been linked to its surging share prices. It is  the vehicle through which it aims to be once again  relevant in the photography industry. In a development that aims to protect and improve digital rights management, Wenn Digital, a developer of an image protection blockchain platform licensed by Eastman…

Investors troop in on ETS that invest in bitcoin’s underlyig technology

Investors who are averse to investing in bitcoins have now the opportunity to tap the excitement surrounding the cryptocurrency by investing in ETS that invest on blockchain technology to cut costs. Investors looking to tap the excitement surrounding bitcoin technology are likely to get a new opportunity this week since from Wednesday, the shares they…