$5 million raised at ICO for investment in 60-70 start-ups with Starta Accelerator
During the ICO of Cross Coin, a Singapore-based company, $5 million in cryptocurrency was raised for investment in the tech start-ups within Starta Accelerator.
Emercoin will present an application for anti-counterfeiting
The solution EMC DPO Antifake based on decentralized technology will protect products and brands from counterfeiting and track goods from factory to end user.
First ever blockchain real estate project — 3,000 BTC crowdfunded on Waves platform
Primalbase’s ICO campaign successfully completed. The shared office space blockchain sold out its tokens for 3,100 BTC in just over 24 hours.
Ethereum and Bitfury to help Russia in testing blockchain specialists
Ethereum, Bitfury and Vnesheconombank, and Russian Investing Corporation, will participate in the creation of the first Russian competence center for studying blockchain technologies.
The US Navy plans to secure 3D-printing with the use of blockchain
The US Navy has for the first time announced its plans to apply the distributed ledger to the additive manufacturing (known as 3D printing).
China's Central Bank to include blockchain in its five-year development plan
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) announced details of the forthcoming strategic document - the five-year plan of China's financial industry development.
IMF lists pros and cons of Central Bank-issued cryptocurrencies
The International Monetary Fund's Staff Discussion June Note lists the main challenges and benefits of digital currencies issued by central banks.
The future belongs to blockchain: St. Petersburg hosted Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference
On Thursday, 22nd June, St. Petersburg hosted a large conference dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrencies – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference St. Petersburg.
IMF lists pros and cons of Central Bank-issued cryptocurrencies
The International Monetary Fund's Staff Discussion June Note lists the main challenges and benefits of digital currencies issued by central banks.
Russian exchanges look at legalising cryptocurrency trading
Alexey Moiseev, Russian deputy finance minister, admits the possibility of cryptocurrency trading on Russian exchanges in the case of adoption of appropriate regulation.
BTCC exchange launches its first cryptocurrency-to-cryptocurrency trading platform
The large Chinese bitcoin-exchange BTCC announced the launch of ETC/BTC as its first trading partner.
Bitcoin-wallet Blockchain raised $40m in a Series B funding round, gaining the largest investment since Brexit
The funding round of the London-based start-up was led by venture capital firm Lakestar and investment company GV (Google Ventures).
Electrum gets ready for bitcoin network split
The bitcoin wallet has imitated a hard fork of bitcoin, which may happen in August this year.
Numerai abandons bitcoin and moves to Ethereum
The decision is due to the difficulty related to synchronising the bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains and delays in automatic transactions.
Status ICO causes failure in the Ethereum network
The feverish demand for the Singapore-based Status tokens during its initial coin offering has led to a massive malfunction on the Ethereum network. The ETH exchange rate has fallen to $330.
CREDO: the nextgen payment system, announces pre-ICO
CREDO is a new generation multifunctional payment system based on an algorithm that involves the participation of an independent agent in the financial transactions.
