Member Spotlight: Maven 11 Capital

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After noticing blockchain was largely being funded by idealistic or technically-oriented investors, Jochem Wieringa and Joost van der Plas saw an opportunity for serial entrepreneurs to disrupt the landscape. Since finalising the legal framework and welcoming their first cornerstone investors in 2017 as Cryptocrunch, they were joined by experienced investment banker and trader Balder Bomans, […]

Research At A Glance: Week 46

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The Role of Fintech in Unlocking Green Finance: Policy Insights for Developing Countries  by The ADB Institute  This working paper explores the technologies that disrupted the financial services industry and proposes three key re-applications to provide ‘greener’ finance. Firstly blockchain is highlighted as having potential to encourage sustainable production, in part by providing supply chain […]

‘Smart Money’ proof of concept trial completed by Australian governmental agency

Australia’s largest bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have released the findings of their blockchain trial in the ‘Making Money Smart’ report. The prototype blockchain app was trialled on 10 participants and carers across the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which highlighted potential use cases for expansion. […]

CryptoCrunch – member’s quarterly market review

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Investment firm CryptoCrunch, who have now rebranded as Maven 11 Capital, invest solely in blockchain and DLT-related ventures and have lent their expertise to a quarterly market overview. They suggest that amidst the sporadic performances of crypto-assets this quarter, a key to navigating the fourth quarter is keeping a close eye on Bitcoin trading for […]

Nxchange teams up with Lykke on Europe’s first regulated tokenised securities exchange

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Nxchange and Lykke have joined forces to create an ecosystem where companies can offer their securities to a broader investor base via blockchain. According to the partnership terms, Nxchange will contribute through its expertise on regulated trading whereas Lykke’s contribution will be on the side of investment capital and crypto asset trading infrastructure. Marleen Evertsz, CEO […]

Behind the scenes of a blockchain hackathon

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Tomorrow and Sunday, the second hackathon in the global BCH Devcon series will take place at Rockstart in Amsterdam. To give an idea of what the second event will hold, and what visiting a hackathon is like, BTC.com wrote-up a review of the first hackathon earlier this month in San Francisco, centring the experiences of attendee […]

Australian fintech companies to watch

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Despite its small population, Australia boasts more than 600 fintech companies. Its dynamism is partly due to its strong economy, and partly to the high level of support that government and industry offer to start-ups. We review some of the start-ups we think you should keep an eye on in the next few years. In […]

Unchain.io blockchain adapter on AWS Marketplace

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Unchain.io helps businesses connect blockchain networks to their existing IT systems, and made the announcement on October 9, 2018 via press release.  IT services company Schuberg Philis collaborated on the placement. Unchain.io’s Blockchain Adapter allows companies to securely and easily connect any app or IoT device to an Ethereum blockchain network and is one of a number […]

Swiss Bankers Association’s guidelines for banks that want to team up with start-ups

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Switzerland is taking steps toward its aim to maintain its status as a cryptocurrency hub. The country’s latest effort is a guidelines issued by the Swiss Bankers Association, aiming to create a basis for discussion between banks and start-ups, that would like to collaborate with each other. Reuters reports that the guidelines should help banks understand […]

Rabo Frontier Ventures to invest in komgo SA

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Rabo Frontier Ventures has announced to have acquired a stake in komgo SA. Komgo SA was launched last week by fifteen of the world`s largest institutions, including pioneer banks.  Harrie Vollaard, head of Rabo Frontier Ventures, states that komgo SA heralds a new era in blockchain, by means of constituting a venture where leaders take the […]

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