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Three Crypto Analysis Firms Advance in ‘TechSprint’ RegTech Competition
The fintech showcase has three $50,000 cash prizes for three regtech focus areas.
By Danny Nelson
Updated Dec 10, 2022, 9:22 p.m. Published Aug 10, 2020, 4:41 p.m.
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Three blockchain analysis firms are among the companies shortlisted in the “TechSprint” regulatory technology hackathon co-sponsored by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub and the Saudi G20 Presidency.
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- Coinfirm, Cylynx, UnBlock Analysis and 17 other companies are building cryptocurrency monitoring, regulatory information sharing and data-mining technologies for the fintech competition. Judges chose 20 finalists from a pool of 128 entries, BIS said Monday.
- The crypto-focused companies are likely building tracing software – perhaps utilizing the artificial intelligence, machine learning and data visualization techniques requested in TechSprint’s problem statementhttps://www.g20techsprint.apixplatform.com/problem-statement/profile/420. However, BIS did not provide a competitor breakdown by focus areas.
- A company called BlockFundChain also made the cut, but it was unclear at press time what the firm does, what problem it’s seeking to solve or where it is based.
- TechSprint winners will receive one of three $50,000 cash prizes and a speaking slot at a Singapore fintech festival in November.
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