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Which emerging technologies are enterprise companies getting serious about in 2020?

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They buy technologies that can solve problems they know about today, rather than those they may face a couple bends down the road. Rather than asking large companies about which technologies they were experimenting with, we created four buckets, based on what you might call “commitment level.” (Our Augmented reality/mixed reality.

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

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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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‘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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How Strong Enterprise Interest In 2020 Is Pushing Blockchain Technology Further

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Read Biser Dimitrov explains how strong enterprise interest is pushing the growth of blockchain technology in 2020 on Forbes : We’re already one month into 2020 and it’s clear that this will be an exciting year for the enterprise blockchain space.

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

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Up to now, a large part of the work Fetch has been doing has been in the area of IP and technology development (it already has a number of patent applications and patents issued in the U.S. is built on blockchain technology and it has created a FET token that will be used on its platform. ” Blockchain startup Fetch.ai

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

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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.