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$65 Million: Blockchain Assets Platform Paxos Raises Series B Funding

Blockchain startup Paxos has closed a $65 million Series B funding round led by existing investors including Liberty City Ventures and RRE Ventures.

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IDG Backs Crypto Wallet imToken with $10 Million Investment

China-based crypto wallet startup imToken announced on Thursday that it has closed a $10 million Series A round fully funded by IDG Capital.

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Forex Firm CLS Invests $5 Million in Enterprise Blockchain Startup R3

U.S.-based FX settlement provider CLS has made a $5 million investment in blockchain software startup R3.

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Disillusioned Token Investors Demand Real Talk About Risk

Investors who are passionate about blockchain technology are growing frustrated with a lack of tangible progress on risk management at token projects.

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Headphones Maker Monster Is Quietly Planning A $300 Million ICO

A longstanding company in the consumer products business wants to fund its own distribution service with a giant ICO, hoping to lure peers to join it.

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Tradeshift Plans Blockchain Push After $250 Million Funding

Supply chain management firm Tradeshift says it will further expand into blockchain following a $250 million Series E round led by Goldman Sachs.

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EOS Is Coming, If Anyone Can Figure Out How to Vote

After a roughly year-long initial coin offering (ICO), what has become perhaps the most hotly anticipated blockchain is scheduled to launch on June 2.

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Pink Taxis, Red Flags: A Deep Dive Into a Sketchy ICO

No team, plagiarized white paper, McAfee pump, promises of bitcoin-like returns, brand hijacking, a fake blog. Welcome to ICO-land.

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The Record-Breaking $152 Million Battle Over the Blockchain Betting Tool Augur

An investor and three founders have been slapped with a private cryptocurrency lawsuit centered on the ethereum decentralized application Augur.

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Russian Institutions to Trial Central Bank ICO Platform

Two financial institutions are set to test a regulatory platform set up by the Bank of Russia that aims to make ICOs more transparent and secure.

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