Telegram launched a 2018 token sale because it was “short on cash” to pay for servers, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said. The claim, made in the…
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Fintech Startup Aims to Create New Asset Class With ‘Continuous’ ICO Model – CoinDesk
A newly launched fintech firm hopes to leverage the token sale model to back investments in real-world assets. But it’s taking a different approach than many previous projects. Hong Kong-based…
Anchorage Moves Into Crypto Trading With New Brokerage Service – CoinDesk
Crypto services startup Anchorage has launched a crypto platform for its institutional investors and acquired the data analysis firm Merkle Data. Announced Wednesday, the moves mark an expansion in…
JPMorgan Veterans’ Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network – CoinDesk
Crypto startup Kadena’s public blockchain launched Wednesday, adding interoperable smart contract support between the public chain and its private chain counterparts. The Brooklyn-based offshoot of JPMorgan’s blockchain center announced…
Baidu Adds Service to Help Developers, Small Businesses Build Dapps – CoinDesk
Chinese internet giant Baidu launched on Monday a blockchain-based service for developers and small and medium-sized businesses to build decentralized applications, or dapps. The new service, translated from the…
Guangdong Blockchain Financing Platform Aims to Help Small Business – CoinDesk
The Guangdong government launched a blockchain-based financing platform Thursday that will help small companies in the region receive loans faster from commercial banks. The government-led project is supported by…
Tata’s IT Arm Says Its New Toolkit Will Enable Faster Blockchain App Development – CoinDesk
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a new blockchain developers’ kit that it claims will make developing apps up to 40 percent faster. TCS, the information technology subsidiary of…
France’s New ‘Napoleon Bitcoin Fund’ Is Tied to CME’s Cash-Settled Futures – CoinDesk
French asset management firm Napoleon AM has launched a new fund tied to Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) cash-settled bitcoin futures. The “Napoleon Bitcoin Fund” began trading on Dec. 6…
State-Owned Chinese Bank to Finance Small Businesses With Blockchain Tech – CoinDesk
China Construction Bank, one of the nation’s “Big Four” state-owned commercial banks, launched a blockchain-based platform to support the financing of small businesses on Friday. The bank aims to…
Saga Stablecoin Goes Live Backed By Basket of Fiat Currencies – CoinDesk
Saga Monetary Technologies has finally launched its SGA stablecoin, and it’s already planning to break away from its pegged basket of currencies. SGA, the basket-backed stablecoin envisioned last year…