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Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets

TechCrunch

Despite African governments’ inconsistent stance on cryptocurrencies, these countries house most of the continent’s crypto and blockchain startups. Chief executive officer Ruth Iselema founded the Africa-focused blockchain payments startup in 2019. One thing which is the backbone of Bitmama is that we are very innovative.

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Digital securities platform iSTOX closes $50 million Series A to make private equity accessible to more investors

TechCrunch

Founded in 2017 and owned by blockchain infrastructure firm ICHX, iSTOX’s goal is to open private capital opportunities, including startups, hedge funds and private debt, that are usually limited to a small group of high-net-worth individuals to more institutional and accredited investors. (It million in funding.

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Blockchain startup XREX gets $17M to make cross-border trade faster

TechCrunch

Blockchain startup XREX was launched to help cross-border businesses in emerging markets perform faster transactions with products like a payment escrow service and crypto-fiat exchange platform. XREX’s last funding was a $7 million seed round in 2019. XREX co-founders Winston Hsiao and Wayne Huang.

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The 5 Best Silicon Valley Startups of 2019

The Crazy Programmer

There’s no denying about Silicon Valley as the prime spot for access to talented professionals, driving innovations, and efficient working culture. Best Silicon Valley Startups of 2019. is the blockchain of food that uses the Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain technology in the food supply chain.

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Zipmex, which aspires to build the Asia Pacific region’s largest digital assets exchange, raises $6 million led by Jump Capital

TechCrunch

It focuses on investors new to cryptocurrency with educational features, as well as high net-worth individuals, and says it has transacted over $600 million in gross transaction volume since launching at the end of 2019. Singapore’s government launches blockchain innovation program with $8.9 million in funding.

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How to create a culture of innovation

CIO

A shift has occurred and IT is now viewed as an equal partner in driving business growth with CIOs recognized as the de facto leaders of innovation. Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Innovation is a double-edged sword: It is critical to growth — but that’s also what makes it risky. “It

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7 Predominant Blockchain Technology Trends To Watch In 2019

Openxcell

Blockchain Trends in 2019 : The Blockchain technology , also termed as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), enables secure transaction over a distributed network. The blockchain technology eliminates the need for third-party verifications since all the parties share the ledgers over the distributed system.