capital markets
Blockchain Finance Startup Clearmatics Raises $12 Million in New Funding
Blockchain finance firm Clearmatics has closed a $12-million Series A funding round led by Route 66 Ventures.
Crypto Fund Wins License From Swiss Markets Watchdog
Switzerland's financial markets regulator FINMA has issued an asset management license to a crypto investment fund.
United Arab Emirates to Allow ICOs as Corporate Funding Option
The U.A.E. plans to introduce regulations that would permit initial coin offerings to be used as a means of fundraising for domestic companies.
Circle Eyes Crypto Securities Bid With Crowdfunding Site Acquisition
Crypto company Circle is reportedly moving to acquire SeedInvest, a crowdfunding platform for startups.
EU Markets Regulator Budgets €1.1 Million to Monitor Cryptos, Fintech
The EU's financial markets watchdog is setting aside over €1 million in order to monitor cryptocurrencies and other fintech activities in 2019.
Numerai Opens Crypto-Powered Stock Betting Market to the Public
Numerai's decentralized Erasure marketplace has publicly launched, targeting hedge funds with its stock market predictions.
The $1 Trillion Wallet: BitGo's Big Plan to Secure the Biggest Bitcoin Fortunes
Blockchain security startup BitGo is gearing up to safeguard once-unthinkable sums of digital assets as it looks towards a tokenized future.
'Tedious But Necessary': Why This Decentralized Exchange Wants a License
As competition heats up among decentralized exchange startups for institutional crypto investors' business, Everbloom is seeking an edge.
Austrian Government to Notarize $1.3 Billion Bond Auction Using Ethereum
The Austrian government is planning to use the ethereum blockchain to notarize the auction of a bond worth around $1.3 billion.
Chinese Banking Giant Issues $1.3 Billion in Securities on a Blockchain
A state-owned commercial bank in China has completed the issuance of mortgage-backed securities worth $1.3 billion using a blockchain network.
