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United States: The World’s Leader In The Global Blockchain Market For 2020

CEO Insider

The emerging technology of Blockchain is evolving into an important factor in the transformation of financial services worldwide. Even after the Covid-19 crisis, investment in Blockchain continues, a fact that is reflected in the estimates for the progress of the market in 2020.

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Stanford cryptography researchers are building Espresso, a privacy-focused blockchain

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If blockchain technology is to reach true mass adoption, it will have to become cheaper and more efficient. Low transaction throughput on some of the most popular blockchains, most notably Ethereum, has kept gas fees high and hindered scalability. million funding round last week. . million funding round last week. .

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Allocating equity, unicorn traffic jam, blockchain gaming survey

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Dear Sophie: Do we need a visa to explore the US market? Dear Sophie: Do we need a visa to explore the US market? Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’. Justworks’ IPO delay indicates that the enthusiasm gap between private markets and their public analog is wide. Walter Thompson.

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‘AWS for blockchain’ Alchemy boosts valuation to $3.5B with $250M raise

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Exactly six months after raising $80 million at a $505 million valuation, blockchain and Web3 development SaaS startup Alchemy has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round that values the company at $3.5 For one, it represents one of a16z’s largest Web3/blockchain investments to date. It launched its offering in August of 2020.

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Alchemy raises $80M at a $505M valuation to be the ‘AWS for blockchain’

TechCrunch

Blockchain developer platform Alchemy announced today it has raised $80 million in a Series B round of funding led by Coatue and Addition, Lee Fixel’s new fund. We realized that in order for space to thrive and build to its full potential, we needed to build a developer platform layer for blockchain,” Viswanathan told TechCrunch.

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Blockchain startup Fetch.ai grabs $40M to provide monetization and other tooling for AI-generated information

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is built on blockchain technology and it has created a FET token that will be used on its platform. The funding is a substantial amount in the current market, and it is coming from a single company, DWF Labs , an incubator that is connected to an entity called Digital Wave Finance. ” Blockchain startup Fetch.ai

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Athleisure icon Ty Haney raises $9.8M in fresh funding for her blockchain rewards startup

TechCrunch

The startup uses blockchain technology to help brands build customer loyalty without having to rely on buying up pricey ads on third-party social media platforms, Haney explained. Brands use TYB, which is built on the Avalanche blockchain, to build their own on-chain communities of loyal customers, Haney said.