Rising Blockchain Magazine - Results of 2018

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BLOCKCHAINS PROTOCOLS p.9
CORPORATIONS ADOPTERS p.14
INVESTORS & VC p.18
FINANCIAL GIANTS p.22
TRADING PLATFORMS p.25
LAW COMPANIES p.33
BLOCKCHAIN
PIONEERS100
BUSINESS & FINTECH STARTUPS p.37
SOCIAL STARTUPS p.41
BUSINESS MEDIAS - BLOCKCHAIN
PROMOTERS p.47
BLOCKCHAIN NEWS WEB-SITES p.51
TOP BLOCKCHAIN CASES, p.55
TOP CRYPTO NEWS, p.130
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Blockchain In Auto
59
Blockchain and Education
78
Blockchain in Insurance
93
Blockchain In Media &
Advertising
99
Blockchain in Charity
69
Blockchain in Social
Media
107
Blockchain in Banking
63
TOP 100 blockchain pioneers
04
Blockchain In Copyrights
71
Blockchain in Gaming
80
Blockchain In Governments
82
Blockchain in Agriculture
55
Blockchain In IoT
95
Blockchain In Loyalty System
97
Blockchain in Money
Transfers
101
Blockchain In Aircraft
57
Blockchain In eCommerce
74
Blockchain in Real Estate
& Construction
105
Blockchain Art
61
Blockchain
in Telecommunication
116
Blockchain in eDocuments
76
Interesting content about
Blockchain technology
125
Blockchain in Supply Chain
& Logistics
109
Blockchain in Utilities
119
Other blockchain cases
121
TOP100
Detailed explanation + IllustrationsBlockchain in Healthcare
86
Blockchain In HR
89
Blockchain In Identity
91

TOP PROTOCOL NEWS
Bitcoin News
130
Bitshares News
132
Cardano News
133
Dash News
134
Emercoin News
136
EOS News
138
Ethereum News
140
Ethereum Classic News
142
Hyperledger News
144
IOTA News
145
Lisk News
147
Litecoin News
148
Monero News
149
NEM News
150
NEO News
152
QTUM News
154
Ripple News
155
R3 Corda News
157
Stellar News
159
Tron News
160
Waves News
161
ZCash News
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Hello Dear Readers!
The third issue of our magazine summarises
the results of 2018 in the blockchain
technology field.
The first part of the New Year's issue
discloses a rating of TOP100 companies
and projects divided into 10 nominations,
which actively showed themselves in 2018
and will be no less active in changing the
blockchain-industry in 2019. This
assessment is a subjective opinion, and we
apologize in advance if someone is not
included in this rating who really deserves it.
Below are the main nominations where
we have identified the TOP-10 projects:
1.TOP10 BLOCKCHAIN PROTOCOLS
They’d been evaluated by contribution to the
development of the blockchain industry (this
list included primarily protocols with
business-logic programming, and did not
include Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dash, Ripple,
Zcash protocols, which were originally
created as means of payment).
2.TOP10 CORPORATIONS -
BLOCKCHAIN ADOPTERS
Here we described the largest classic
businesses that implement the blockchain
and this will affect millions of millions of their
customers in 2019.
3.TOP10 INVESTORS
We described the largest venture capital
funds and companies that invest in the
blockchain sphere, especially in
infrastructure projects that move the industry
to new heights.
4.TOP10 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
PROMOTING CRYPTO
In this part you will see the TOP10 of the
largest financial corporations that promote
the idea of the blockchain technology and
based on it a new tool for the classical
financial world - cryptocurrency.
5.TOP10 TRADING PLATFORMS
THAT WILL SECURITIZE
BLOCKCHAIN MARKET
The outgoing year was the year of
tokenization and the transfer of physical
assets to the digital world, hence in this
nomination we identified the main platforms
that help tokenize assets by creating digital
shares (Security Tokens) and then create a
secondary market for them. Not all of these
platforms are still actively working, but all
have invested a lot of money in this
business and will actively begin trading in
tokenized assets in 2019.
6.TOP10 LAW COMPANIES THAT
WILL ACCELERATE BLOCKCHAIN
INDUSTRY IN 2019
In this nomination we have identified the
TOP law firms that, in our opinion, will
accelerate the development of laws and
create new ideas for the development of
blockchain companies and cryptocurrency
projects.
7.TOP-10 BUSINESS & FINTECH
BLOCKCHAIN STARTUPS
In this nomination we identified promising
start-ups from the blockchain industry which
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of blockchain technology into the classic
world of business and finance.
8.TOP-10 SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN
STARTUPS
Here we identified promising start-ups from
the blockchain sphere which largely
contribute to the development of social life.
9.TOP10 BUSINESS MEDIAS
WRITING ABOUT BLOCKCHAIN
In this nomination we’ve gathered the
largest business publications that regularly
write about blockchain technology and
cryptocurrencies.
10.TOP10 BLOCKCHAIN AND
CRYPTO NEWS WEB-SITES
In this category you will find the largest
specialized news websites writing about the
blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies
with an attendance of more than 1 million
people per month.
Why the blockchain technology will also
continue to change the world in 2019?
Every great invention should be based on the
values that make human life better.
5 core values on which the blockchain
technology is based:
Honesty - due to the fact that in a
public blockchain all transactions are visible and
the story is unchanged, in systems built on
blockchain there is no place for deception and
data manipulation. An excellent example is the
voting on blockchain technology, when the
results can’t be falsified, and many countries are
already implementing blockchain-based voting
systems - the examples of such countries are
Japan, Switzerland, the United States, and
Ukraine. We hope that next year the fair voting
based on the blockchain technology will become
more and more widely used in all countries and
areas.
Justice- thanks to the automation of the
accrual of remuneration through smart
contracts, now you shouldn’t worry that
someone will underpay their partners, or that
the money sent to charity will not reach the
recipients. The distribution of remuneration will
occur automatically as soon as the money
comes from the client. Examples of fair
distribution of funds are being tested by the Red
Cross organization in Ireland for charity,
blockchain platforms are also launched for
journalists who receive rewards from readers
directly, and with the help of Brave browser
with which we searched for information for this
issue, you can directly reward sites that you like
Speed — thanks to a paradigm shift and
the transfer of values from the physical to the
digital world through the tokenization process,
it has now become possible to move any
resources over enormous distances in seconds.
From recent examples of 2018, we can single
out a new solution from the Singapore Stock
Exchange (Singapore Exchange Limited, SGX),
which, together with the Securities Commission
of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS),
tokenizes supply of resources during exchange
trading.
Efficiency and
convenience
With a help of smart contracts, millions of
operations in all areas can now be simplified
and made automatic without involving manual
work and, accordingly, eliminating the human
factor and reducing the risk of error to a
minimum. One of the clearest examples of the
project is Smart Dubai, according to which by
2020 it is planned to transfer all document flow
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blockchain into the Internet of Things (IoT) to
create a smart city of the future.
Security- it is impossible to change the
history retroactively in blockchain systems
(unless this system completely belongs to you),
and decentralized networks cannot be hacked,
since there is no single point where data is
stored. Therefore, you can safely store the most
important registries and databases in the
blockchain and not worry that someone will be
able to hack and forge this information. One of
the examples is that the land cadastre of
Georgia is transferred to the blockchain, which
means that now nobody can fake data there and
deposit it backdating, and Ukraine is also testing
the transfer of the land cadastre to the
blockchain.
The list with examples of how blockchain
technology changes human life can still be
continued for a very long time, but better read
our section Blockchain Cases, where we collect
examples of the blockchain technology
implementation in various industries.
We sincerely hope that in 2019, the
implementation of the blockchain technology
will become even bigger and the world will be a
little but better and fairer. This is one of the
goals of our magazine.
We wish our readers efficiency and prosperity
in the new year, thank you for being with us!

TOP 100
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This article reveals 10 blockchain protocols
chosen by our editors which in our opinion
would bring the change to the world in 2019
faster than other protocols.
The blockchain protocols were selected based on
the following essential criteria:
a) the feasibility of business logic programming
(the programming language and functionality of
smart contracts and/or smart assets);
b) the presence of existing projects and
applications on this blockchain (therefore,
Telegram, Tezos and Binance blockchains were
not included in the review since are still under
development or have just launched);
c) global scale.
The review didn’t include the blockchains which
were originally created as a means of payment
(such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dash, Monero, Ripple,
ZCash, etc.).
These criteria were formed by our editors and
therefore are subjective. The protocols below
are sorted alphabetically:
Graphene
Protocol
http://graphene.community
Graphene is a technology that allows creating
blockchain protocols with high transaction
speed.
The most famous projects built on the basis of
Graphene are EOS, Bitshares, Steem.
EOS (http://eos.io) - is an open-source
blockchain protocol for creating and storing
decentralized applications (dApps), with high
transactions speed and smart contracts
functionality.
The EOS team attracted investments of $4 billion
as the result of the ICO, that finished at June
2018
EOS has the concept of the Arbitration Court - in
case of fraud, one can apply to a third party at
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IMPORTANT! In EOS everything can be
reversed! when proving your innocence, you
can safely return your funds (16 out of 21 block-
producer should vote to cancel the transaction).
Bitshares (https://bitshares.org)- is an open-
source blockchain financial platform. Bitshares is
also a platform for the tokenization financial
assets and businesses and a decentralized
exchange.
Steemit (https://steemit.com) is a blogging and
social networking website owned by Steemit Inc
that uses the Steem blockchain to reward
publishers and curators. The platform is based
on the blockchain technology which makes
content data storage protected from cracking.
Steem has its own STEEM cryptocurrency whose
capitalization at different times was more than $
100 million.
Ethereum
Protocol
https://www.ethereum.org
Ethereum is a blockchain protocol that allows
developers to create decentralized applications
(DApps) and smart contracts whilst users around
the world can use them, and to do that they
need Ether.
The idea of Ethereum was proposed by the
founder of Bitcoin Magazine, Vitalik Buterin, at
the end of 2013, while in April, 2014, Ethereum’s
co-founder, Gavin Wood, published Yellow Paper
- a detailed specification of Ethereum network)
where he disclosed in details the essence of
Ethereum Virtual Machine.
There is a whole marketplace where
decentralized applications are offered (DApps)
created on the Ethereum blockchain:
https://www.stateoftheDApps.com
There are thousands of them and each performs
their functions (from online games to
decentralized cryptoexchanges).
The most famous DApps created on Ethereum
blockchain is (sorted alphabetically):
- 0x - The protocol for trading tokens on
Ethereum blockchain (ERC-20 tokens)
- Bancor - Built-in price discovery and a liquidity
mechanism for tokens
- ForkDelta - exchange for tokens based on
Ethereum blockchain (ERC20 tokens)
- IDEX - Distributed exchange made of smart
contracts
- OmiseGO - Project that helps unbank
population to use the bank services
- SONM - Fog computing platform where users
can rent computing power
- Storj - Cloud storage
The main drivers of the Ethereum’s protocol it’s:
- Ethereum Alliance, the main task of which is to
research and implement Ethereum blockchain in
the largest banks and financial corporations (for
example, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Microsoft
Corp. (MSFT) and British Petroleum (BP), a full
list of the participants is updating on this page.
- Consensys is an organization that unites
developers, start-ups and investors into
Ethereum projects
Hyperledger
https://www.hyperledger.org
Hyperledger is an organization created by the
Linux Foundation, which includes IT companies,
banks, corporations.
Hyperledger has several types of open source
blockchain protocols (frameworks) designed for
the corporate sector.
Today, Hyperledger unites more than 100
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Airbus, Daimler, IBM, Fujitsu, SAP, Huawei,
Nokia, Intel, Samsung, Deutsche Börse, American
Express, J.P. Morgan, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Well
Fargo
IOTA (IOT)
https://www.iota.org/
IOTA (IOT) is a public blockchain protocol
designed for use on the Internet of Things (IoT)
using a large number of micro-transactions.
Blockchain protocol IOTA is based on the new
technology Tangle (DAG / Directed Acyclic
Graph), which connects various data chains.
In order to participate in this network, a
participant simply needs to perform a small
amount of computational work that verifies two
previous transactions.
IOTA Foundation was established in Germany in
2017 as a formal, non-profit organisation. The
IOTA Foundation’s primary goals are:
• Research and secure the foundational protocol
layer, and create new knowledge to benefit the
ecosystem behind the economy of things.
• Develop production-ready software for the
community, partners and ecosystem to use and
expand upon.
• Educate and promote technologies and use cases
for new generations to understand and to ensure
the Foundation’s success.
Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com
An open source blockchain protocol that
positions as a blockchain for small and medium
businesses.
The main advantages positioned by the
company:
• Simplified development consisting of modular
applications;
• Quick setup and deployment on cloud servers
from Microsoft;
• Transfer of data from your business to the
blockchain network via the REST-API protocol.
The most famous examples of implementing
Microsoft Azure are:
• Use the Azure blockchain to reward game
developers for XBox;
• Using the Azure blockchain for clearing and
supplying securities with the Monetary Authority
of Singapore (MAS);
• Buhler corp. implement Azure for the grain
supply chain tracking.
NEM (XEM)
https://nem.io
NEM is a blockchain that is written from scratch
and has some unique features that make it
universal and applicable in various areas of the
real economy. NEM is also a community of
people around the world (NEM community),
which is interested in the development of this
project and the implementation of its
technologies in various sectors of the economy.
NEM features:
• a unique consensus mechanism, Proof of
Importance (advanced analog of the Proof of
Stake, which takes into account the node’s
reputation, the balance on the wallet and the
time the node is in the network);
• participants’ reputation system in the Eigentrust
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• public blockchain and Mijin private blockchain,
which can interact with each other (exchange
information);
• namespaces - a model similar to the ICANN
domain name system on the Internet, where
there are domains and subdomains (for example,
one person can create the main domain for a
business, whilst projects already use
subdomains);
• mosaics - user assets on the blockchain.
NEM is an open-source project, as well as a
public blockchain platform. There is also a
software product - Mijin - a private blockchain,
which was developed by three main NEM
developers along with the Tech Bureau.
With the release of Catapult, the mosaics have a
smart assets property with a built-in smart
contract mechanism;
- multisign accounts and a more advanced
protection mechanism: multi-signature for a
multi-subscription account;
- NEM Wallet - a wallet to store mosaics, where
you can create your own tokens with unique
characteristics in a couple of clicks, and there is
absolutely no need to know programming to do
this:
- apostile function;
- voting function.
NEO
https://neo.org
NEO is a non-profit community-driven blockchain
project. It utilizes blockchain technology and
digital identity to digitize assets and automate
the management of digital assets using smart
contracts. Using a distributed network, it aims to
create a "Smart Economy".
NEO believes that community development is its
top priority. NEO has a huge developer
community around the world, such as CoZ, NEL
and NeoResearch, who continuously contribute
to NEO development. Millions of community
members are active on Reddit, Discord, Github
and Twitter.
Here is a list o blockchain Apps developed on
NEO blockchain: http://ndapp.org
R3 Corda
https://www.corda.net
Corda is an active open source project. It is free
to use and available with an Apache 2 license.
The Corda platform is a cutting-edge blockchain
platform that removes costly friction in business
transactions by enabling businesses to transact
directly. Select a version of Corda, open source
or enterprise, that fits your unique needs –
regardless of industry, size, and stage of
development.
ThisCorda was developed by R3 (R3 CEV LLC,
New York). She leads a consortium of 70 large
financial companies in the development of
blockchain technology in the financial system.
The company was founded in 2014.
The consortium was established on September
15, 2015 by nine financial companies: Barclays,
BBVA, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Credit
Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan & Co., Royal
Bank of Scotland, State Street Corporation, UBS.
A complete list of more than 200 organizations
on this page:
www.corda.net/participate/index.html
Stellar (XLM)
https://www.stellar.org
Stellar (XLM) - is an open platform for building
financial products that connect people across the
world.
Bitcoin is focused more on the currency aspect of
things, whereas Stellar’s focused more on how to
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Stellar implemented the function of
programming smart contracts, and in 2018 the
official decentralized exchange StellarX
(https://www.stellarx.com) was launched. And
now you can exchange any type of financial
assets issued on the Stellar blockchain.
Partners and investors of the project:
- Stripe - being one of the first investors of the
project was the company, Stripe develops
solutions for receiving and processing electronic
payments.
- The Praekelt Fund - a non-profit fund, was the
first to integrate Stellar protocol into the Vumi
application for open source messages.
- Oradian - a company that develops banking
software based on cloud technologies, it became
one of the first partners of Stellar in 2016.
- Deloitte - since 2016 it’s one of the largest
networks of consulting firms, it works with
Stellar to develop a mobile application for
international payments.
- IBM - the cooperation of one of the world's
largest manufacturers and suppliers of hardware
and software and Stellar became known in
October 2017. IBM uses the Stellar network to
create a new bank payment system.
VeChain
https://www.vechain.org
VeChain Platform is an open source blockchain
platform that aims to implement blockchain
technologies in real sectors of the economy.
The main spheres, where VeChain positioned:
Cold-chain Logistics
VeChain’s cold-chain logistics solution uses
proprietary IoT devices to track key metrics
throughout the entire journey. VeChain embeds
data management and sharing in every process,
making cold-chain logistics transparent,
regulated, secure and reliable.
Automobile
VeChain creates a digital passport of a vehicle
recording all data including repair history,
insurance, registration and even driver behaviour
throughout its lifecycle. VeChain puts data into
the hands of owners, making data management
comprehensive, accessible and transparent
Medical&Healthcare
VeChain’s blockchain solution can track end-to-
end production processes and use of medical
device. With the patient’s authorization, VeChain
can enable patients to securely share their
biometric data with their doctors to enable
realtime monitoring. VeChain makes the
production and use of medical devices safer,
better regulated, efficient.
Luxury&Fashion
VeChain embeds smartchips within luxury goods,
so brands can monitor their sales channels in
realtime to prevent illegal overstock trading.
Meanwhile, consumers can verify the
authenticity of the luxury products. VeChain puts
control back into the hands of brands, making
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This article reveals 10 blockchain corporations
chosen by our editors which in our opinion
would developing blockchain sector faster than
another in 2019.
These criteria were formed by our editors and
therefore are subjective.
The corporations below are sorted alphabetically
(market cap quotes from Bloomberg.com at 12
Dec 2018):
Microsoft
Capitalization: $868,3B
https://www.microsoft.com/
Microsoft integrates its Microsoft Azure
Blockchain blockchain technology into stock
exchange Nasdaq Inc.
Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-to-
integrate-blockchain-offering-into-nasdaq-
services-following-new-partnership
Microsoft has partnered with Adents, a supply
tracking solutions provider, to develop a new
product tracking platform using blockchain
technology and artificial intelligence (AI).
Source:
https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/articles/
97592-adents-microsoft-collaborate-on-
blockchain-fraud-detection-system
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com
Amazon introduced a platform for creating and
deploying corporate blockchain networks. The
service allows you to create platforms based on
Hyperledger Fabric. Developers are also planning
to add support for Ethereum.
Activity in the corporate blockchain is stored in
the Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB),
which allows you to protect information from
hacking and loss.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/amazon-
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Walmart
https://www.walmart.com/
Walmart, the largest American retailer, filled a
patent application for a new blockchain-based
system for automatic delivery of parcels by
drones.
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The American trading network Walmart has
patented the technology of the energy network
based on the technology of the distributed
register, which will be able to limit the supply of
electricity and pay for it with cryptocurrency. The
patent application, which was filed in December
2017, is published on the website of the us
patent and trademark Office (USPTO).
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Newly published patent filings from retail giant
Walmart hint at a plan to store payments data
using blockchain tech.
The two applications – published on Thursday by
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) –
both reference using a blockchain-powered
platform to secure the payment data, ensuring
that private information can’t be access by
unauthorized parties.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/walmart-
wants-store-payment-data-blockchain
Walmart has filed a patent application for a
"smart package" that will enable the company to
track products sold more efficiently and also
better authenticate customers.
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Walmart has yet another delivery-focused
blockchain patent in the works.
The application is entitled “Delivery Reservation
Apparatus and Method,” and as suggested, it
outlines a way for managing package
reservations in the context of the purchaser not
being available to actually receive it.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/walmart-
looks-to-blockchain-for-better-package-tracking
Samsung
Capitalization: $230B
https://www.samsung.com
SamsungSDS, a subsidiary of the Korean tech
giant Samsung, has developed a blockchain-
based certification platform for Korean banks
called BankSign.
The platform will ensure unhindered interactions
between the mobile systems of various banks.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-
looks-to-streamline-banking-with-blockchain-
tool
Mastercard
https://www.mastercard.us/
Payment services giant Mastercard is looking at
the use of blockchain for keeping track of
consumer payments, newly published patent
filings suggest.
In a series of largely similar patent applications
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Trademark Office, Mastercard outlines how a
distributed ledger can be used to record “point-
to-point transactions” as they are processed.
This information can then be used by
organizations or members of those organizations
to create a log of items procured during the
course of business.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/mastercard-
patent-filings-tout-blockchain-for-immutable-
data-records/
Oracle
https://www.oracle.com
California-based software giant Oracle
announced the launch of its own blockchain
platform, which is designed to improve the
efficiency of transaction executions and the
authentication process in the supply chain.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/oracle-to-
launch-its-blockchain-platform-this-month
Maersk
https://www.maersk.com
Maersk and IBM launch digital joint venture
A new joint venture company which Maersk and
IBM intend to create, is the first open platform
of significant scale for sharing information and
developing digital products related to trade.
Source:
https://www.maersk.com/news/2018/06/29/ma
ersk-and-ibm-launch-digital-joint-venture
Fujitsu
http://www.fujitsu.com
Fujitsu, a Japanese IT corporation, has launched
a blockchain-based data storage system.
The system will allow tokenization of traditional
promotional tools, such as coupons and reward
points, in the field of trade and commerce.
According to the company, by tokenizing such
promotional tools, the system can process and
store consumers’ transaction information in a
decentralized database, thereby reducing the
workload on data centers and simplifying data
analysis.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/fujitsu-rolls-
out-system-that-turns-reward-points-into-
blockchain-tokens
Fujitsu has launched a fast-track consulting
blockchain service that will help create minimal
viable blockchain solutions for businesses in just
five days.
Source:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/11/fujit
su_offers_fiveday_blockchain_prototyping_for_t
ime_resource_poor_biz/
IBM
https://www.ibm.com
IBM has brought its Blockchain World Wire
(BWW) payment network out of beta.
BWW, which uses digital currency on Stellar’s
blockchain to facilitate international settlements
between banks in “near real-time,” is the latest
step forward for IBM and Stellar, which have
been eyeing blockchain payment options since
October last year.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ibm-
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IBM has commercially launched the IBM Food
Trust blockchain platform to track and trace
supply chains in the food industry.
The network was built using the Hyperledger
Fabric blockchain protocol.
The European retail giant Carrefour, which
operates 12,000 stores in 33 countries, has
successfully joined the network.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/ibm-food-
supply-chain-blockchain-carrefour-live-
production
Porsche
Capitalization: EUR 17,04B
https://www.porsche.com/
In collaboration with the Berlin-based start-up
XAIN, Porsche is currently testing blockchain
applications directly in vehicles. This makes the
Zuffenhausen-based company the first
automobile manufacturer to implement and
successfully test blockchain in a car
Source:
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/porsche-
digital/porsche-blockchain-panamera-xain-
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This article reveals 10 venture capital chosen by
our editors which in our opinion would
developing blockchain sector faster than another
in 2019. These criteria were formed by our
editors and therefore are subjective. The
corporations below are sorted alphabetically
(sources of data: crunchbase.com, index.co,
cryptofundresearch.com):
Andreessen
Horowitz (a16z)
Total Blockchain Company Investments: 14
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: Axoni,
Coinbase, DFINITY, Harbor
Exclusively Invests in Blockchain/Digital Assets:
No (but recently launched fund focused on
digital assets)
Blockchain Investments, Last 12 Months: 9
Andreessen Horowitzs’ largest investment
rounds in 2018:
• DFINITY: raised $61,000,000 on Feb 7, 2018
• Harbor: raised $28,000,000 on Apr 17, 2018
• Axoni: raised $32,000,000 on Aug 14, 2018
• DFINITY: raised $102,000,000 on Aug 28, 2018
• MakerDAO: raised $15,000,000 on Sep 24, 2018
• Coinbase: raised $300,000,000 on Oct 30, 2018
Andreessen Horowitzs’ portfolio -
https://a16z.com/portfolio/
Blockchain
Capital
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: Circle,
Orchid Labs, High Fidelity, Nervos Network
Yes
Blockchain Capitals’ largest investment rounds in
2018:
• Orchid Labs: raised $36,100,000 on Apr 20, 2018

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• Circle: raised $110,000,000 on May 15, 2018
• High Fidelity: raised $35,000,000 on Jun 28, 2018
• Nervos Network: raised $28,000,000 on Jul 18,
2018
• SFOX: raised $23,000,000 on Aug 16, 2018
• Buxx: raised $20,000,000 on Aug 31, 2018
• Securitize: raised $12,800,000 on Nov 26, 2018
Blockchain Capitals’ portfolio -
https://blockchain.capital/portfolio/
DHVC (Danhua
Capital)
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: MoonX,
SFOX, Origin Protocol
No
DHVCs’ largest investment rounds in 2018:
• Origin Protocol: raised $28,500,000 on Apr 25,
2018
• TrustToken: raised $20,000,000 on Jun 18, 2018
• MoonX: raised $27,000,000 on Jul 26, 2018
• Ultrain: raised $20,000,000 on Jul 30, 2018
• Blockfolio: raised $11,500,000 on Oct 10, 2018
• Cobo: raised $13,000,000 on Oct 17, 2018
DHVCs’ portfolio -
https://app.dealroom.co/investors/dhvc_danhua
_capital_/portfolio
Digital Currency
Group
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: Hedera
Hashgraph, Ledger, Circle, Figure
Yes
DCGs’ largest investment rounds in 2018:
• Ledger: raised $75,000,000 on Jan 18, 2018
• Figure: raised $50,000,000 on Apr 30, 2018
• Hedera Hashgraph: raised $100,000,000 on Aug
1, 2018
• Axoni: raised $32,000,000 on Aug 14, 2018
• TradeBlock: raised $32,700,000 on Aug 16, 2018
• Veem: raised $25,000,000 on Sep 26, 2018
• ErisX: raised $27,500,000 on Dec 4, 2018
Digital Currency Groups’ portfolio -
https://dcg.co/portfolio/
FBG Capital
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: Terra,
Origin Protocol, Republic Protocol, AERGO
Yes
FBG Capitals’ largest investment rounds in 2018:
• Lino: raised $20,000,000 on Feb 5, 2018
• Republic Protocol: raised $34,000,000 on Feb 22,
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• Eximchain: raised $20,000,000 on Mar 16, 2018
• Origin Protocol: raised $28,500,000 on Apr 17,
2018
• Libra Credit Network: raised $16,000,000 on Apr
26, 2018
2018
• Ultrain: raised $20,000,000 on Jul 30, 2018
• Terra: raised $32,000,000 on Aug 29, 2018
• AERGO: raised $30,000,000 on Nov 16, 2018
FBGs’ Capital portfolio -
https://index.co/company/fbg-capital/portfolio
INBlockchain
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: Eximchain,
Lino, ONO Social, Trip.io
Yes
INBlockchains’ largest investment rounds in
2018:
• Lino: raised $20,000,000 on Feb 5, 2018
• Eximchain: raised $20,000,000 on Mar 16, 2018
• Trip.io: raised $16,000,000 on Feb 28, 2018
• ONO Social: raised $16,000,000 on Jun 8, 2018
INBlockchains’ portfolio -
http://www.inblockchain.com/
Node Capital
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: Hub, Bhex,
MoonX, Rate
Yes
Node Capitals’ largest investment rounds in
2018:
• Hub: raised $20,000,000 on Jun 2, 2018
• Bhex: raised $15,000,000 on Jul 12, 2018
• BiUP: raised $10,000,000 on Jul 26, 2018
• MoonX: raised $29,000,000 on Jul 26, 2018
• Rate: raised $15,000,000 on Aug 7, 2018
Node Capitals’ portfolio -
https://www.crunchbase.com/hub/node-capital-
portfolio-companies#section-leaderboard
Pantera Capital
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: ODX Pte.
Ltd, Circle, Harbor, StarkWare
Yes
Pantera Capitals’ largest investment rounds in
2018:
• Harbor: raised $28,000,000 on Apr 17, 2018
• Oasis Labs: raised $45,000,000 on Jul 9, 2018
• ODX Pte. Ltd: raised $60,000,000 on Jul 26, 2018
• Buxx: raised $20,000,000 on Aug 31, 2018
• Veem: raised $25,000,000 on Sep 26, 2018
• Blockfolio: raised $11,500,000 on Oct 10, 2018
• StarkWare Industries Ltd: raised $30,000,000 on
Oct 28, 2018
• ErisX: raised $27,500,000 on Dec 4, 2018
Pantera Capitals’ portfolio -
https://www.panteracapital.com/portfolio/

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Polychain
Capital
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: Coinbase,
DFINITY, Oasis Labs, Basis
Yes
Polychain Capitals’ largest investment rounds in
2018:
• DFINITY: raised $61,000,000 on Feb 7, 2018
• Republic Protocol: raised $34,000,000 on Feb 22,
2018
• Basis: raised $133,000,000 on Apr 18, 2018
• Oasis Labs: raised $45,000,000 on Jul 9, 2018
2018
• DFINITY: raised $102,000,000 on Aug 28, 2018
• Terra: raised $32,000,000 on Aug 29, 2018
• Coinbase: raised $300,000,000 on Oct 30, 2018
Polychain Capitals’ portfolio -
https://index.co/company/polychain-
capital/portfolio
ZhenFund
Top Blockchain Investments in 2018: Basis,
TrustToken, Oh My Green
Yes
ZhenFunds’ largest investment rounds in 2018:
• Republic: raised $12,000,000 on Jun 8, 2018
• TrustToken: raised $20,000,000 on Jun 18, 2018
• Basis: raised $133,000,000 on Apr 18, 2018
• Oh My Green: raised $20,000,000 on Oct 17,
2018
ZhenFunds’ portfolio -
https://www.crunchbase.com/hub/zhenfund-
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TOP financial institutions promotion blockchain
technology
JP Morgan
https://www.jpmorgan.com/
A blockchain-based payment project led by
JPMorgan has now signed up 75 banks to help
testing.
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/41bb140e-
bc53-11e8-94b2-17176fbf93f5
Bank of
America
Capitalization: $240.15B
https://www.bankofamerica.com/
A patent awarded to the Bank of America
outlines how enterprise-level institutions may be
able to store cryptocurrencies owned by their
customers.
In a patent award issued late last month, Bank of
America hinted at a means for storing
cryptographic keys – including those tied to
crypto assets – on a hardware device.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-
america-wins-patent-describing-crypto-storage-
method
Bank of America wins patent for crypto exchange
system.
The patent describes a potential three-part
system, where the first part would be a
customer’s account and the other two would be
accounts owned by the business running the
system. The user would store their chosen
cryptocurrency through the customer account.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-
america-outlines-cryptocurrency-exchange-
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Commonwealth
Bank of
Australia
https://www.commbank.com.au
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and
government-run digital innovation center Data61
have released the results of their trial for a
blockchain-powered “smart money” system for
Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS).
Data61 is a digital innovation hub that forms part
of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO) — an Australian
government corporate entity that undertakes
scientific research to advance diverse local
industries. Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/australias-
biggest-bank-trials-blockchain-based-smart-
money-for-disability-insurance
Itau Unibanco
https://www.itau.com.br
Brazil’s largest private bank has partnered with
United Kingdom bank Standard Chartered to
create a blockchain-based platform for small
loans.
The two entities have successfully conducted a
proof-of-concept (PoC) for the mentioned
platform, based on Corda Connect developed by
New York-based blockchain startup R3. Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/major-latin-
american-bank-conglomerate-itau-to-create-
blockchain-platform-for-small-loans
Allianz SE
http://www.allianz.com
Insurance giant Allianz has been testing an
internal token to move money around between
its global affiliates without having to deal with
currency conversions and other costs and
inefficiencies.
Development of the so-called “Allianz token” is
being helped along by blockchain startup
Adjoint, which created a proprietary blockchain
for the project.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/insurance-
giant-allianz-testing-token-move-money-
internally
SoftBank
https://www.softbank.jp/en/
SoftBank To Develop Blockchain-Powered
Payment System
"Japan-based tech company SoftBank
announced the development of a new
blockchain-powered cross-carrier mobile
payment service in a press release published on
the company's website on September 12.
The new payment service proof of concept was
reportedly developed in collaboration with
Synchronoss Technologies and TBCASoft.
Synchronoss is the creator of a multi-channel
communications platform covering SMS, email,
and RCS."
Source: https://www.ethnews.com/softbank-to-
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Goldman Sachs
http://www.goldmansachs.com
Goldman Sachs, a financial conglomerate, is set
to launch a platform for trading digital
currencies, such as Bitcoin.
With the financial institutions’ clients growing
interest in cryptocurrency, it was decided to
create a trading platform for digital currencies.
Source:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/201
7-12-21/goldman-is-said-to-be-building-a-
cryptocurrency-trading-desk
PNC Financial
Services
https://www.pnc.com
PNC, which is ranked among the top ten U.S.
banks, will use RippleNet to process
international payments for its customers.
A particular PNC unit — Treasury Management
— will use Ripple’s blockchain solution xCurrent
to speed up overseas transactions held by U.S.
commercial clients. Ripple emphasises that
xCurrent will allow PNC business clients to
receive payments against their invoices instantly,
changing their approach to managing both
accounts and their working capital.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-
financial-giant-pnc-to-use-ripple-technology-for-
international-payments
ING Group
https://www.ing.com
Dutch multinational banking and financial
services corporation ING confirmed the release
of its open source blockchain tool Zero-
Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM) in a press
release Monday, Oct. 21.
ZKSM, which functions as a privacy
“improvement” to distributed ledger technology
(DLT), such as blockchain, aims to provide
validation of certain alphanumeric data without
compromising that data’s overall security.
According to ING, the tool allows a blockchain to
confirm a piece of data belongs to a specified
set, while not revealing its full characteristics.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ing-
bank-launches-open-source-privacy-
improvement-add-on-for-blockchains
Shinhan Bank
https://www.shinhan.com
South Korea’s second-largest commercial bank,
Shinhan Bank, has embarked on a project to
implement blockchain in internal processes to
decrease human error.
Shinhan Bank, which has sought integration with
both the blockchain and cryptocurrency spheres
over the past eighteen months, also completed a
staff training program to increase knowledge of
blockchain for various applications.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-
koreas-second-largest-bank-begins-blockchain-
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TOP-10 trading platforms securitize assets
market and creates secondary market for it
Bittrex, USA
https://bittrex.coml
29 October 2018, Bittrex Launches Malta-Based
‘International’ Trading Platform, Minus US
Customers
Bittrex International is launching a digital trading
platform that will feature a “streamlined” token
approval process and focus on international
customers.
As per the release, new tokens will be approved
and listed on the platform “within weeks instead
of months.”
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bittrex-
launches-malta-based-international-trading-
platform-minus-us-customers
23 August 2018, Bittrex Partners With Trading
Firm on Crypto Securities Offering
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is
partnering with a regulated alternative trading
system (ATS) with the aim of ultimately
launching trading in crypto securities.
Bitrex said it is working with Rialto Trading,
which currently offers fixed-income products for
traders, to gain regulatory approval to support
“blockchain-based securities,” according to a
press release.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bittrex-
partners-with-trading-firm-on-crypto-securities-
offering
5 July 2018, Bittrex and Invest.com Partner on
New Crypto Trading Platform
Bittrex, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange
platform, and invest.com, a fintech startup based
in London, are set to launch a new EU-focused
crypto trading platform.
The collaboration aims to provide cryptocurrency
investors with “the ultimate platform to trade
cryptocurrency in a safe and secure
environment,” according to a press release.
The firms will leverage Bittrex’s exchange
technology and invest.com’s portfolio
management experience to develop the new
platform, the two companies said.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bittrex-
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31 May 2018, US Crypto Exchange Signs
Agreement to Offer Fiat-Crypto Trading to
Corporate Clients
Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex has signed
a banking agreement that will allow corporate
investors to trade selected cryptocurrencies for
fiat.
Bittrex, which supports over 200
cryptocurrencies and reportedly has over 3 mln
customers worldwide, will cooperate with New-
York based Signature Bank to launch fiat trading
for Bitcoin(BTC), Tether and TrueUSD.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-
crypto-exchange-signs-agreement-to-offer-fiat-
crypto-trading-to-corporate-clients
Биржа Bittrex объявила о партнерстве с
платформой цифровых ценных бумаг Rialto
Trading | ForkLog
https://forklog.com/birzha-bittrex-obyavila-o-
partnerstve-s-platformoj-tsifrovyh-tsennyh-
bumag-rialto-trading/
Blackmoon
Crypto, Cyprus
https://blackmoonplatform.com
7 November 2018, Blackmoon Enters US Market
with Private Crypto Offering
Blackmoon, a blockchain fintech company, has
revealed that it has taken its first steps into the
United States market. Now, accredited US-based
investors can participate in a private offering of
the firm’s cryptocurrency strategies.
Through its platform – the Blackmoon Platform –
investors in the United States now have access to
six cryptocurrency strategies which are managed
by proprietary-designed algorithms. Each
strategy offers investors different levels of risk
and returns so investors can choose a strategy
based on their investment goals.
Source:
https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/inve
sting/exclusive-blackmoon-enters-into-us-
market-with-private-crypto-offering/
11 September 2018, Blackmoon launches Prime
Meridian Capital Token
Blockchain FinTech company Blackmoon has
announced the release of its Prime Meridian
Capital token (BMxPMR). The BMxPMR token
aims to bridge the gap between traditional and
crypto investments through the inclusion of high
portfolio transparency, flexible monthly liquidity,
and audited fund structure.
Available on the Blackmoon Platform Showcase,
the BMxPMR token is an asset token tracking the
performance of the Prime Meridian Real Estate
Lending Fund (the Fund). The Fund is managed
by Prime Meridian Capital Management – an
alternative lending SEC-registered Investment
Advisor with $700 million in assets under
management and more than 6 years of track
record.
Source:
https://www.leaprate.com/cryptocurrency/toke
ns/blackmoon-launches-prime-meridian-capital-
token/
2 July 2018, Cypriot Firm Offers Smartphone
Producer Xiaomi to Tokenize Its Forthcoming
IPO
Blackmoon, a company based in Cyprus, has
offered the world’s fourth-largest smartphone
producer Xiaomi to tokenize its initial public
offering (IPO).
Blackmoon, which is a blockchain fintech
company that establishes and runs tokenized
funds, has reportedly offered Xiaomi to sell
digitized tokens for its stock on a dollar-for-dollar
basis. The payment options could include
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Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-firm-
offers-smartphone-producer-xiaomi-to-tokenize-
its-forthcoming-ipo
Blocktrade,
Liechtenstein
https://blocktrade.com/
14 November 2018, Blocktrade.com and
GoSecurity announce strategic partnership
Blocktrade.com, the first to be fully MiFID II
regulated crypto asset exchange and GoSecurity,
the end-to-end platform for issuing and
managing security tokens have recognised their
common vision of the future of financial markets
and signed an agreement on mutual
cooperation.
The agreement represents the foundation for an
ecosystem where GoSecurity will help perform
the primary issuance of tokenized securities with
its partners for its customers and offer them
listing on Blocktrade’s trading facility. Blocktrade
will provide GoSecurity, its partners and
customers the access to a multilateral trading
facility/platform, which will offer listing and
trading of blockchain security tokens and other
financial instruments. Both companies give great
emphasis on regulation and compliance and will
therefore build the ecosystem accordingly —
restoring trust and confidence in the financial
markets of the future.
Source: https://medium.com/blocktrade-
com/blocktrade-com-and-gosecurity-announce-
strategic-partnership-f7d011ec752b
25 October 2018, Tokeny partners with
Blocktrade.com to form STO Ecosystem
Both enterprises offer clients various benefits for
security tokens, which they hope to combine in
an effort to provide compliant issuance and
secondary market trading throughout the
industry.
The recent partnership between Tokeny and
Blocktrade.com, will provide big benefits for
security tokens, and will combine in efforts to
provide compliant issuance and secondary
market trading throughout the industry.
Source: https://thetokenist.io/tokeny-partners-
with-blocktrade-com-to-form-sto-ecosystem/
2 August 2018, Liechtenstein-based
Blocktrade.com to Become First Fully Compliant
Crypto Exchange, to Support Security Tokens
and Tokenized Assets
A new crypto exchange based in Liechtenstein
wants to become the first fully compliant
exchange when it opens shop later this year. Its
CEO says that it will be the perfect trading
platform, especially for institutional investors, as
regulation can help lower potential risks.
Source: https://blokt.com/news/liechtenstein-
based-blocktrade-com-to-become-first-fully-
compliant-crypto-exchange-to-support-security-
tokens-and-tokenized-assets
Coinbase, USA
https://www.coinbase.com
17 December 2018, Coinbase adds crypto-to-
crypto trading for retail customers
Coinbase users can begin trading
cryptocurrencies directly with other
cryptocurrencies.
The company is adding support for crypto-to-
crypto trading for its retail customers, adding a
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product manager Anna Marie Clifton. Users on
Coinbase.com, as well as the Android and iOS
apps, will be able to begin trading bitcoin pairs in
the coming days through the new feature, called
Coinbase Convert.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-
adds-crypto-crypto-trading-pairs-for-retail-
customers
18 October 2018, Crypto Exchange Coinbase
Open-Sources Its Security Scaling Tool
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is
making a recently developed automated security
scaling tool available to the public.
Called Salus, after the Roman the goddess of
safety and well-being, the program can
automatically choose to run and configure
different security scanners and issue a report on
the results.
makes-new-security-scaling-tool-open-source
7 September 2018, Coinbase plots to become
the New York Stock Exchange of crypto
securities
The future of Coinbase looks something like the
New York Stock Exchange. That’s according a
vision laid out by CEO Brian Amstrong who was
interviewed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in
San Francisco
Source:
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/07/coinbase-
plots-to-become-the-new-york-stock-exchange-
of-crypto-securities/
17 July 2018, Coinbase Says It Now Has
Regulatory Approval to List Security Tokens
U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has
received regulatory approval to acquire several
securities firms – a move that could eventually
see it supporting trading in tokens deemed as
securities.
A spokesperson for the exchange said in an email
response to CoinDesk on Tuesday that the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
has approved recently revealed acquisition deals
for currently regulated firms.
Last month, the exchange announced that it
intends to purchase three companies – Keystone
Capital Corp., Venovate Marketplace and Digital
Wealth LLC – as a means to becoming a
regulated platform for offering trading in
security tokens, as well as to tokenize traditional
financial assets.
claims-it-now-has-regulatory-approval-to-list-
security-tokens
GBX, Gibraltar
https://gbx.gi
11 December 2018, Crypto Assets on Gibraltar
Blockchain Exchange Can Now Be Insured
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a
subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange, is
now providing insurance coverage for crypto
assets listed on its platform.
The firm announced that it has partnered with a
local provider called Callaghan Insurance to
provide the policy to cover both hot (online) and
cold (offline) wallets listed on the GBX Digital
Asset Exchange.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-
assets-on-gibraltar-blockchain-exchange-can-
now-be-insured
22 November 2018, Gibraltar's Regulator Grants
Full License to the Gibraltar Blockchain
Exchange
"The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has
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Financial Services Commission (GFSC) required to
operate a regulated blockchain exchange.
The exchange was granted the Distributed
Ledger Technology License Category 3, which
represents the ""highest category that can be
awarded"" within the DLT regulatory framework
by the GFSC.”
Source: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/gi
braltars-regulator-grants-full-license-gibraltar-
blockchain-exchange/
23 July 2018, Gibraltar Stock Exchange’s
Blockchain Platform Opens to Public Trading
The UK Overseas Territory of Gibraltar launched
its Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) July 23, a
press release confirmed, opening up
cryptocurrency trading.
The GBX was first announced by the Gibraltar
Stock Exchange at BlockShow Asia conference in
November 2017
GBX, which will ultimately function as a
multifaceted ICO and trading ecosystem,
currently offers three crypto-to-fiat pairs: Bitcoin
(BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and its own Rock (RKT)
token to USD.
Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/gibraltar-stock-
exchange-s-blockchain-platform-opens-to-
public-trading
Indiegogo, USA
→ Templum
Markts LLC
https://www.indiegogo.com
9 October 2018, Indiegogo’s First Security Token
ICO Listing Raised $18 Million
The owner-operator of the St. Regis Aspen
Resort has concluded its security token offering
(STO), raising $18 million in the first equity ICO
hosted on the Indiegogo platform.
Asset management firm Elevated Returns, the
owner of St. Regis Aspen, on Tuesday announced
that accredited investors had purchased all $18
million worth of Aspen Coins made available
through the sale, bringing Indiegogo’s first
security token ICO to a successful conclusion.
Source: https://www.ccn.com/indiegogos-first-
security-token-ico-raised-18-million/
23 August 2018, Crowdfunding Firm Indiegogo
to Sell Real Estate-Backed Security Tokens
The international crowdfunding firm Indiegogo
will promote a new real-estate-backed token.
The asset-backed cryptocurrency will enable
accredited investors to buy shares of the St.
Regis Aspen hotel in the form of digital tokens.
According a report from The Verge, the
upcoming digital token Aspen Coin is registered
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), and will be available for
purchase with U.S. dollars, as well as major
cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum
(ETH).
Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crowdfunding-
firm-indiegogo-to-sell-real-estate-backed-
security-tokens

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Malta Stock
Exchange,
Malta
https://www.borzamalta.com.mt
11 September 2018, Malta Stock Exchange Signs
MOU with Binance to Launch Security Tokens
Trading Platform
The Malta Stock Exchange’s fintech and digital
asset subsidiary, MSX PLC, has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
crypto exchange Binance to jointly launch a new
security token digital exchange.
The press release pitches the forthcoming
trading platform as being poised to benefit from
the Malta Stock Exchange’s “26-year track record
of operating as a regulated stock exchange,”
with the dynamism and international scope of
Binance’s business model.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/malta-
stock-exchange-signs-mou-with-binance-to-
launch-security-tokens-trading-platform
19 July 2018, Malta Stock Exchange Inks Deals
to Build Security Token Exchanges
MSX, the newly launched fintech arm of the
Malta Stock Exchange, has inked several new
deals aimed at creating new marketplaces for
tokenized securities.
The newly inked deal sees MSX team up with
Neufund, a platform for securities tokenization
and issuance, to build a “regulated and
decentralized, global stock exchange for listing
and trading tokenized securities alongside
crypto-assets,” according to a press release.
In related news, crypto exchange OKEx has also
partnered with MSX to launch a new exchange –
called OKMSX – for the trading of “institutional
grade” security tokens.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/malta-stock-
exchange-partners-to-build-global-token-
exchange
OpenFinance,
USA
http://openfinance.io
13 December 2018, OpenFinance Network First
to Launch Security Token Trading
OpenFinance Network (OFN) is moving from beta
to full trading functionality, becoming the first to
launch a live, regulated security token trading
platform in the United States. An experienced
and trusted player in the alternative assets space
since 2014, OFN developed its regulated and
efficient trading platform to make security token
trading more liquid and accessible.
The OFN platform is available to accredited and
non-accredited investors both in the U.S. and
abroad. Its Investor Passport application serves
as a one-time verification process allowing
participants to invest based on their eligibility.
Source:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/201
81213005915/en/OpenFinance-Network-
Launch-Security-Token-Trading
28 August 2018, OpenFinance Launches
Regulated Trading Platform for Security Tokens
Trading platform OpenFinance has launched a
regulated alternative trading system (ATS) for
security tokens.
Accredited investors in the U.S. can now
purchase or trade the digital assets on
OpenFinance’s platform. Retail investors who
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trade certain assets, though after a 12-month
holding period.
The platform soft-launched several weeks ago, to
allow buyers and sellers to register and complete
their anti-money laundering and know-your-
customer procedures, with today’s
announcement marking the start of actual
trading.
Source:
https://www.coindesk.com/openfinance-
launches-regulated-trading-platform-for-
security-tokens
tZERO, USA
https://www.tzero.com
17 December 2018, Overstock Subsidiary tZERO
to Develop Smart Contract Token for Rare
Metals Sale
Private equity firm GSR Capital has contracted
Overstock.com Inc.’s subsidiary tZERO Group Inc.
to develop a smart contract token for a sale of
cobalt.
tZERO and Hong Kong-based GRS Capital’s
partnership is focused on developing an
ecosystem in Asia for tokenized commodity
purchase contracts that would purportedly
improve the supply chain process of rare metals.
Additionally, the parties are looking to launch a
security token platform in the region, following
compliance with relevant regulatory
requirements.
Per the release, the token will be used for a sale
of cobalt, and is expected to launch in 2019. The
“first-of-its-kind cobalt offering” will include
recurring tranches of electric vehicle battery-
grade cobalt, with up to $200 million of the
material to be available for sale.
Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/overstock-
subsidiary-tzero-to-develop-smart-contract-
token-for-rare-metals-sale
18 May 2018, tZERO and BOX Digital Markets
Announce Joint Venture to Launch Industry’s
First Security Token Exchange
On May 18, 2018, the two companies entered
into a letter of intent to form an exchange to list
and publicly trade security tokens for companies
that issue, or convert existing stock to, security
tokens. The proposed joint venture would be
equally owned by tZERO and BOX Digital, with
each having equal representation on the Board
of Directors, together with one mutually agreed
upon independent director. Lisa Fall, who
currently serves as CEO of BOX Digital and as
president of BOX Options Exchange LLC, would
be the CEO of the joint venture.
Source:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/201
80522005689/en/tZERO-BOX-Digital-Markets-
Announce-Joint-Venture
9 April 2018, Overstock's tZERO Reveals
Prototype Of Security Token Trading Platform
Retail giant Overstock’s Blockchain subsidiary
tZERO has introduced the prototype of its
upcoming security token trading platform.
According to Overstock’s CEO Patrick Byrne, the
released prototype of the platform intends to
"get an idea of the breadth” of what tZERO is
planning to offer. According to the release, the
developers aim to introduce a means of trading
security tokens “in an easy, compliant, and user-
friendly manner” that would be integrated with
such features as risk management software,
order management system, matching engine,
and others.
Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/overstocks-
tzero-reveals-prototype-of-security-token-
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SIX, Switzerland
http://six-group.com
17 November 2018, Crypto Exchange-Traded
Product to Launch on Swiss Stock Exchange
Switzerland is to see the launch of the first ever
exchange-traded product (ETP) tracking multiple
cryptocurrencies.
The country’s principle stock exchange, SIX, has
given the go ahead for the ETP, which is called
the Amun Crypto ETP and will go by the ticker
symbol “HODL.” Trading will start on the Zurich-
based stock exchange next week, the FT says.
According to the website of London-based
Amun, the ETP will track an index “the top 5
crypto assets in terms of market cap and
liquidity” which are currently allocated as:
bitcoin (48.69 percent), XRP (25.72 percent),
ethereum (17.6 percent), bitcoin cash (5.11
percent) and litecoin (2.88 percent).
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-
exchange-traded-product-to-launch-on-swiss-
stock-exchange
6 July 2018, Swiss Stock Exchange to Tokenize
Securities With New DLT Platform
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange has
announced that it is developing a blockchain-
based platform to tokenize traditional securities.
SIX Swiss Exchange said it will build the new
initiative – dubbed SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) –
on a distributed ledger, utilizing its technical
expertise in operating a large-scale financial
infrastructure.
As a regulated stock trading platform, Swiss
Exchange further said the SDX will have the
“same standard of oversight and regulation”
upon completion and will be supervised by Swiss
financial regulators.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/swiss-stock-
exchange-to-tokenize-securities-in-new-dlt-
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TOP-10 law companies that will accelerate
blockchain industry in 2019
Anguk Law
Offices
http://anguklaw.com
A South Korean law firm has reportedly filed a
constitutional appeal over upcoming regulations
restricting digital currency trading.
Seoul-based Anguk Law Offices filed the appeal
on Saturday through the Constitutional Court’s
online appeal system, stating that the
government’s new regulations on digital
currency trading without legal laws to support
them is a breach of property rights.
https://www.coindesk.com/korean-law-firm-
files-appeal-over-new-cryptocurrency-trading-
rules
Baker McKenzie
https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/expertise/
areasofpractice/fintech#about
Blockchain Alliance R3 Launches Training
Consortium For Lawyers
The R3 Blockchain consortium has announced
their creation of a Legal Center of Excellence
(LCoE) today, Feb. 20 — a team consisting of ten
law firms that will educate lawyers globally
about new Blockchain technologies, according to
a press release published on FinExtra.
The ten firms that make up the LCoE are Ashurst,
Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance, Crowell &
Moring, Fasken, Holland & Knight, Perkins Coie,
Shearman & Sterling, and Stroock.
According to the press release, these law firms
will be able to participate in Corda training
workshops for attorneys, have access to R3’s
Blockchain research, and receive project demos
of real world Blockchain use every month.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-
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lawyers
Bryan Cave
Leighton
Paisner
https://www.bryancave.com/en/practices/financ
ial-technology.html
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Launches Own
Contracting Tool – Swiftagree
Recently merged global law firm Bryan Cave
Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has created its own legal
contracting tool, called Swiftagree. It will begin
by addressing NDAs in the UK market.
https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2018/05/16/br
yan-cave-leighton-paisner-launches-own-
contracting-tool-swiftagree/
Clifford Chance
https://www.cliffordchance.com
The Swiss-based Credit Suisse and Dutch-based
ING financial service groups have successfully
completed the first live transaction of 25 mln
euros (around $30 mln) in securities on R3’s
Corda Blockchain platform, according to Credit
Suisse’s March 1 press release.
Credit Suisse’s press release mentions that law
firm Clifford Chance was also involved by
developing a legal framework for a DCR-based
transfer of the ownership of securities.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/european-
banks-complete-first-live-securities-transfer-on-
r3s-blockchain-platform
lawyers
Paying for a listing could be perfectly legal, given
that traditional markets charge such fees, said
Jesse Overall, an attorney at Clifford Chance. But
things could get complicated if a digital token
were later deemed to be an unregistered
security, he said. In such a case, both the
exchange and issuer could face penalties, he
said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/201
8-04-04/ripple-is-said-to-struggle-to-buy-u-s-
listing-for-popular-coin
Cooley LLP
https://www.cooley.com/services/industry/finte
ch
Fortune Names Cooley #1 Law Firm for Diversity
Palo Alto – December 7, 2018 – Fortune has
again recognized Cooley on its Best Workplaces
for Diversity list, ranking Cooley the #1 law firm
for the second year in a row. The elite list
highlights companies with a demonstrated
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https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2018/
2018-12-07-fortune-names-cooley-1-law-firm-
for-diversity
Covington
https://www.cov.com/en
Bitcoin Price Grows As Trump Takes Office,
Blockchain Council Created in Davos
The Bitfury Group that develops Bitcoin mining
hardware and operates mining farms has
launched the Global Blockchain Business Council
(GBBC) in collaboration with the international
law firm Covington.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-blockchain-
council-announced-in-davos-that-bitcoin-price-
will-grow-as-trump-takes-office
Dentons
https://www.dentons.com/en
How Dentons Canada’s Tracy Molino is
Modernizing Finance with Blockchain
Blockchain technology continues to receive
praise and interest from financial institutions
looking to better their services and improve
global remittance. While the technology is not
yet the global standard, Canadian champions like
Tracy Molino are building the framework for a
world where that may soon be the case.
https://news.coinsquare.com/fr/business/dento
ns-canada-tracy-molino-blockchain-growth/
Hogan Lovells
https://www.hoganlovells.com
Hogan Lovells financial institutions technology
partner John Salmon said during the meeting
that “there is an emergency to act” to create
such a standard, explaining that “the market
wants legitimization … from every jurisdiction. In
the UK it’s particularly bad, none of the banks
will bank you if you have crypto.”
https://www.coindesk.com/the-european-
parliament-wants-to-make-icos-more-accessible
Lewis Cohen is a partner at Hogan Lovells, Caitlin
Long is a co-founder of the Wyoming Blockchain
Coalition, Rich Slater is an attorney and
registered agent in Cheyenne, and Andrea
Tinianow is the chief innovation officer for Global
Kompass Strategies.
https://www.coindesk.com/ray-hope-utility-
tokens
Morrison
Cohen LLP
https://www.morrisoncohen.com
New York-based law firm Morrison Cohen LLP
has introduced a special tracker that aims to
provide updates and information on all active
legal proceedings in the United States involving
cryptocurrency companies.
https://blocktribune.com/cryptocurrency-
litigation-tracker-launched-by-law-firm-
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Perkins Coie
https://www.perkinscoie.com
U.S. international law firm Perkins Coie (PC)
announced it had hired a former counsel for the
country’s commodities regulator to work in its
blockchain practice in a release Nov. 6.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/law-firm-
perkins-coie-adds-ex-cftc-counsel-to-dedicated-
crypto-blockchain-group
lawyers
While the startup worked with the law firm
Perkins Coie prior to launch to ensure the tokens
would not be considered securities, the plaintiffs
are claiming that tokens issued for a pre-
functioning network are, by their very nature,
securities that must be registered with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, or granted
an exemption before they can be sold.
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-miner-sued-
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TOP-10 Business & Fintech blockchain
companies. Startups sorted alphabetically:
Abra
https://www.abra.com/
At Abra, we’re making cryptocurrency investing
simple. Abra operates an easy to use app — with
30 cryptocurrencies, 50 fiat currencies, and the
BIT10 crypto index available. Users can buy, sell,
store, and invest in cryptocurrencies, plus
manage all crypto investments, in one place. Our
vision is an open, global financial system that is
easily accessible to everyone.
LOCATION:
Mountain View, California
DATE FOUNDED:
2014
FOUNDERS:
Bill Barhydt, James D. Robinson
INVESTORS:
American Express, Arbor Ventures
Boost, CMT Digital Ventures LLC, Digital Currency
Group, FBS Capital, First Round, Foxconn
Technology Group, Ignia, Jungle Ventures
Lerer Huppeau
Liberty City Ventures
Operative Capital
RRE Ventures
Silicon Badia
Silver8 Capital
Blockchain
https://www.blockchain.com/
Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info) is a
bitcoin block explorer service, as well as a
cryptocurrency wallet supporting bitcoin, Bitcoin
Cash, and Ethereum. They also provide Bitcoin
data charts, stats, and market information.
LOCATION:
Luxembourg
DATE FOUNDED: 2011
FOUNDERS:
Bill Barhydt, James D. Robinson

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INVESTORS:
Digital Currency Group
Future Perfect Ventures
GV
Lakestar
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Mosaic Ventures
NJF Capital
Prudence Holdings
Virgin Group
Blockstream
Corp.
https://blockstream.com/
Creating ways to handle bitcoin micropayments
and a technology called sidechain that offers
firms more flexibility handling bitcoin transfers.
Blockstream is one of a number of institutions
that provide funding for the development of
Bitcoin Core, the predominant network client
software
Working with Intercontinental Exchange on a
cryptocurrency data feed for traders.
LOCATION:
Montreal
DATE FOUNDED:
2014
FOUNDERS:
Dr. Adam Back, Matt Corallo, Alexander Fowler,
Mark Friedenbach, Francesca Hall, Austin Hill,
Greg Maxwell, Erik Svenson, Jorge Timon,
Jonathan Wilkins, Dr. Pieter Wuille
INVESTORS:
AME Cloud Ventures, AXA Strategic Ventures,
Blockchain Capital LLC, FuturePerfect Ventures,
Horizons Ventures Ltd., Innovation Endeavors,
Khosla Ventures, Mosaic Ventures, Real
Ventures, Reid Hoffman, Seven Seas Venture
Partners
Brave Software
Inc.
https://brave.com
Offers a web browser designed to improve
privacy and includes a blockchain-based ad
platform through which revenue is split with
publishers. Note: Has a partnership with Dow
Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
LOCATION:
San Francisco
DATE FOUNDED:
2015
FOUNDERS:
Brian Bondy, Brendan Eich
INVESTORS:
Digital Currency Group Inc.
Foundation Capital
Founders Fund LLС, Pantera Capital
Management, Propel Venture Partners
Chain
https://chain.com
Chain builds cryptographic ledger systems that
make financial services smarter, more secure,
and more connected
Offers blockchain technology for financial
institutions, as well as ledger balance software
for fintech and ecommerce companies. Building
blockchain initiatives with Nasdaq and Citigroup
Chain has been acquired by Lightyear, a Stellar-
focused company formed last year with the
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The Chain and Lightyear brands will be retired
and the combined company will be re-named to
Interstellar.
LOCATION:
San Francisco
DATE FOUNDED:
2014
FOUNDERS:
Adam Ludwin, Devon Gundry
INVESTORS:
BlockChain Capital, Citi Ventures, Draft Ventures,
Fiserv, Khosla Ventures, NASDAQ, Orange Digital
Ventures, Pantera Capital, RRE Ventures, VISA
Chainalysis
http://chainalysis.com
Chainalysis builds trust in blockchains between
people, businesses, and governments. Our
Blockchain Intelligence Platform powers our
compliance and investigation software for the
world’s top institutions. Customers include the
Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of
Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration
and Europol.
LOCATION:
New York, USA
DATE FOUNDED:
2014
FOUNDERS:
Jan Moller, Jonathan Levin, Michael Gronager
INVESTORS:
Barclays Accelerator, Benchmark, CVP, Digital
Currency Group, FundersClub, Point Nine Capital,
Techstars
Digital Asset
Holdings LLC
https://www.digitalasset.com
Digital Asset is a financial technology company
that builds products based on distributed ledger
technology for regulated financial institutions,
such as financial market infrastructure providers,
CCPs, CSDs, exchanges, banks, custodians and
their market participants.Working on financial
“infrastructure,” such as trade clearing and
settlement for Australias main stock exchange.
LOCATION:
New York
DATE FOUNDED:
2014
FOUNDERS:
Sunil Hirani, Don R. Wilson
INVESTORS:
ABN AMRO Bank NV, Accenture LLP, ASX Ltd.,
BNP Paribas SА, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Inc., Citi, CME Ventures LLC, DB1 Ventures
GmbH, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.,
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., ICAP PLC,
International Business Machines Corp., J.P.,
Morgan Securities LLC, Jefferson River
Capital, PNC Financial Services Group, Santander
InnoVentures
Shapeshift
http://shapeshift.io
ShapeShift is a web and API platform formed in
August of 2014 to provide instant Bitcoin and
altcoin conversion with the maximum level of
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Users do not have to create accounts, deposit
funds, or provide private personal information.
This keeps the users safe from identity or
financial theft – a critical improvement in
exchange technology.
LOCATION: Zug, Switzerland
DATE FOUNDED: 2014
FOUNDERS:
Erik Voorhees
INVESTORS:
Access Venture Partners, Blockchain Capital,
Digital Currency Group, Earlybird Ventures,
FundersClub, Hard Yaka, Lakestar, Pantera
Symbiont
https://symbiont.io/
LOCATION:
Symbiont is a blockchain technology company
based in New York City, developing products in
smart contracts and distributed ledgers for use in
capital markets. Their product provides a simple
interface for specifying the terms and conditions
when issuing smart securities, as well as
integration with market data feeds.
Industry leaders such as Vanguard and the State
of Delaware have chosen to partner with
Symbiont.
LOCATION: New York, USA
DATE FOUNDED: 2015
FOUNDERS:
Adam Krellenstein, Robby Dermody, Evan
Wagner, Mark Smith
INVESTORS:
Atlantic Merchant Capital, Celeridem Capital
Management, DHVC (Digital Horizon Capital)
Fenbushi Capital, Hundsun Technologies,
Kayon Partners, Medici Ventures, SenaHill
Partners, Wicklow Capital
Xapo
https://xapo.com
Provides secure offline storage for investors and
family offices who want to hold Bitcoin as a form
of digital gold (as opposed to actively trading it).
Also offers Bitcoin wallets for consumers, mainly
in developing world.
By offering two distinct products – an easy
access wallet and a locked-down vault – they’re
marrying the convenience bitcoin users want for
everyday needs with the security they require for
confident bitcoin saving. It’s the most secure, the
reliable, and the most convenient.
LOCATION: Palo Alto, USA
DATE FOUNDED: 2012
FOUNDERS:
Federico Murrone, Wensceslao Casares
INVESTORS:
AME Cloud Ventures, Benchmark Capital,
Digital Currency Group, Emergence Capital
Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, Fortress Investment
Group LLC , Greylock Partners,
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TOP-10 Social blockchain startups. Startups
sorted alphabetically:
Amply
http://www.amply.tech/
Amply is a mobile application for Early Childhood
Development service providers to use to track
their students’ attendance. The app leverages
blockchain technology to ensure accurate and
secure data capture and storage. Amply has
helped ECD centers upgrade their previously
paper-based system. For service providers, the
app saves them the time and money spent filling
out paper logs, leaving more time for what really
matters – teaching.
LOCATION:
Cape Town, South Africa
DATE FOUNDED:
2016
FOUNDERS:
Shaun Conway
Lohan Spies
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
Innovation Edge, UNICEF Innovation Fund,
Social Alpha Foundation, Western Cape
Government
Civic
https://www.civic.com/
Civic's blockchain based ecosystem gives
businesses and individuals the tools to control
and protect identities. Identification information
such as passport information, social security
number, birth certificate, banking information,
and so, can be securely stored on Civics
blockchain. The blockchain ensures that the
information is trusted, secured and unique to the
individual. By utilizing the blockchain in this
social enterprise, storing, managing and
accessing your identity becomes efficient, honest
and secure.
LOCATION:
San Francisco, California, USA
DATE FOUNDED: 2016

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FOUNDERS:
Vinny Lingham
Jonathan Smith
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
BlockChain Capital
Tally Capital
zk Capital
Genesis One Capital
Plug and Play
Dalma Capital
Civil
https://civil.co/
Civil is a self-governing marketplace where
citizens directly sponsor newsrooms and
journalists collaboratively run their own
publications. Their mission is to help power
sustainable journalism throughout the world. To
do so, they're employing a decentralized model
based on blockchain and cryptoeconomics.
LOCATION:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
DATE FOUNDED:
2017
FOUNDERS:
Matthew Iles
Lillian Ruiz
Matt Coolidge
Christine Mohan
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
ConsenSys, Token Foundry, Old Town Media,
Splice 100
Electron
http://www.electron.org.uk/
Electron is a UK-based startup that aims to help
UK households cut their energy usage by using
blockchain technology. The vision of this
blockchain startup is “to capitalise on the
opportunities presented by the rapid changes in
the energy market being driven by
decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitisation,
and democratisation.
LOCATION:
London, England, UK
DATE FOUNDED:
2015
FOUNDERS:
Paul Ellis
Joanna Hubbard
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
SYSTEMIQ, Tokyo Electric Power, Innovate UK,
Pivigo
Embleema
https://www.embleema.com/
Embleema is a patient-driven healthcare
blockchain network for secure sharing of medical
records. Embleema’s distributed ledgers allow
healthcare data to be managed securely, not by
a central authority, but by a group of healthcare
stakeholders. Their decentralized networks
include patients, advocacy groups, life sciences
companies, payers and care centers. Embleema
was founded with the vision that decentralized
networks could restore trust in the Internet.
This, in turn, would allow patients to feel safe
about their most critical data.
LOCATION:
Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
DATE FOUNDED:
2017

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FOUNDERS:
Robert Chu
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals
Servier Pharmaceuticals
Giveth
https://giveth.io/
Giveth is an entirely free, open-source platform
for building Decentralized Altruistic
Communities. What Giveth does, is it allows
people to give to causes they believe in, in an
effective and transparent way using the
blockchain. All donations are stored on the
immutable Ethereum blockchain so that you can
follow, in real-time, who receives your donations
and why.
LOCATION:
Barcelona, Spain
DATE FOUNDED:
2016
FOUNDERS:
Griff Green
Jordi Baylina
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
ODEM, MyCrypto, SALT Lending, Aragon
Kora Network
https://kora.network/
Kora Network provides the tools needed to build
a self-sustaining, community-owned ecosystem
for circulating and accumulating capital. Kora
Network is making the blockchain immediately
accessible to populations in need of financial
services by finding ways to integrate it with
technologies they already use, such as mobile
phones. Kora has been working directly with a
range of groups — from farmers in Nigeria to
coffee producers in Peru to a cooperative in
Bangladesh — to make financial products that are
accessible and work for groups that may
otherwise go without them. The blockchain
allows these groups to access financial services
at a lower cost, increase transparency around
where their funds are and how they get used,
and allow projects to scale up more easily.
LOCATION:
Lagos, Nigeria
DATE FOUNDED:
2016
FOUNDERS:
Dickson Nsofor
Bryan Uyanwune
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
FBG Capital, ConsenSys, Stellar
Nano Vision
https://nanovision.com/
Nano Vision is empowering global citizens to
step up and lend their efforts to furthering
disease-prevention research and development.
Through blockchain's inherently decentralized
solution, anyone, whether they are scientists,
doctors or simply engaged civilians, will have
access to the data that has been collected and
the research that has been recorded on Nano
Vision's platform. The initiative anticipates that
this will fuel new steps in the research process,
thus sparking faster innovation.
LOCATION:
Austin, Texas, USA
DATE FOUNDED:

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2017
FOUNDERS:
Steve Papermaster
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
ARM, Baylor College of Medicine, The George
Washington University
Nuggets
http://www.nuggets.life/
Nuggets is an e-commerce payments and ID
platform that stores personal and payment data
securely in the blockchain. Nuggets offers
security, anonymity, and control when making
purchases online. The blockchain e-commerce
platform uses biometrics, so you have no
passwords to remember or to be stolen. Your ID,
payment information, and purchase history are
encrypted and stored in the blockchain. Even
Nugget can’t get at your data, unless you choose
to share it.
LOCATION:
London, England, UK
DATE FOUNDED:
2016
FOUNDERS:
Alastair Johnson
Seema Khinda Johnson
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
Momentum London, QFPay, Storiqa, Credits
ODEM
https://odem.io/
ODEM is the world's first decentralized on-
demand education marketplace. Using the
power of blockchain technology and its smart
contract-based payment platform, ODEM will
enable students and professors to interact
directly and participate in the exchange of
education and learning, without the involvement
of intermediaries. This means greater access to
quality education at a lower cost, helping bridge
the educational gap for millions of students
globally.
LOCATION:
Zug, Switzerland
DATE FOUNDED:
2017
FOUNDERS:
Richard Maaghul
J. William Bayrd
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
James Sowers, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard
Enterprise, Zesty, Giveth, SKALE Labs, Altrean
Origin Protocol
https://www.originprotocol.com/
Origin is a protocol for creating sharing economy
marketplaces using the Ethereum blockchain and
IPFS. Origin is working to reduce the cost,
difficulty, and barriers to entry for building
marketplaces, enabling people to build truly
peer-to-peer marketplaces on the blockchain. In
creating this kind of decentralized underpinning,
blockchains offer communities alternatives to
one-size-fits all solutions and economies of scale.
LOCATION:
San Francisco, California, USA
DATE FOUNDED:
2017
FOUNDERS:
Josh Fraser

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Matthew Liu
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
Chain Capital, KBW Ventures
DHVC, Cypher Capital
Project
Provenance
https://www.provenance.org/
Project Provenance operates an online data
platform that enables users to gather and share
stories of products and their makers. Provenance
is one of the blockchain startups that built the
traceability system for materials and products. It
gives consumers information about suppliers by
tracing the origins and histories of products.
LOCATION:
London, England, UK
DATE FOUNDED:
2014
FOUNDERS:
Jessi Baker
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
Digital Currency Group, Merian Ventures
Working Capital Fund, Humanity United
SafeChain
https://www.safechain.io/
SafeChain believes real estate transactions
should be fast and secure. By verifying buyers’
credentials nearly instantly, SafeChain reduces
the growing fraud problem faced by the real
estate industry. The company’s first product,
SafeWire, helps title agents handle transfers
using distributed ledger technology.
LOCATION:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
DATE FOUNDED:
2017
FOUNDERS:
Tony Franco
Robert Zwink
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
LOUD Capital, NCT Ventures, Aspect Ventures,
Fintech71. Social Capital
Shivom
https://shivom.io/
Shivom combines blockchain, A.I., DNA
sequencing & cryptography to enable secure and
personalized medicine. The Shivom platform
works on principles of collaboration & integrity,
allowing people to own, manage and monetize
their data. By creating a web-marketplace, a
network of genomic counselors, and a not-for-
profit drug research unit, Shivom will build a
global healthcare ecosystem, reaching even low-
income countries where such services have not
been previously available.
LOCATION:
Munich, Bayern, Germany
DATE FOUNDED:
2017
FOUNDERS:
Dr Axel Schumacher
Gourish Singla
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
Collinstar Capital, Discovery Capital, Hoperidge
Capital, DigitalX Investments

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Thrive Labs
https://thrivelabs.io/
Thrive is a Blockchain-based marketplace to buy
and sell advertising at very low fees. People get
paid for data sharing and for reviewing the
quality of each website in the ecosystem.
Using the blockchain to create a safe, rewarding
platform where users can buy and sell
advertisement space, all the while also
rewarding real-life consumers and reviewers
who help make the system work, this is digital
marketing taken to the very next level.
LOCATION:
Lija, Mailta
DATE FOUNDED:
2017
FOUNDERS:
Cataldo Franzone
Giuseppe Calabrò
INVESTORS/PARTNERS:
Teju-Finance, Origin, Flazio, Blocktrust Capital

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The number of visitors is estimated using the service similarweb.com . Sorted alphabetically:
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/
~79.2 million visitors monthly
Bloomberg is a major global provider of 24-hour
financial news and information, including real-
time and historic price data, financials data,
trading news, and analyst coverage, as well as
general news and sports. Its services, which span
its own platform, television, radio, and
magazines, offer professional analysis tools for
financial professionals. One of Bloomberg's key
revenue earners, and what it is well known for, is
the Bloomberg Terminal, which is an integrated
platform that streams together price data,
financials, news, and trading data to more than
300,000 customers worldwide.
Top Bloomberg writers on crypto and
blockchain:
Vildana Hajric, Olga Kharif, Annie Massa
Eddie van der Walt, Alastair Marsh
Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/
~104 mil visitors monthly
Business Insider is an online platform that offers
the latest business, celebrity, and technology
news across America. The platform also covers
technology, finance, politics, strategy, life,
sports, and more. The site also provides and
analyzes business news and acts as an
aggregator of top news stories from around the
web.
Business Insider also hosts industry conferences,
such as IGNITION, which explores the emerging
business models of digital media.
Top Business Insider writers on crypto and
blockchain:
Paige Leskin, Chris Pash, Oscar Williams-Grut,
Rob Price

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Entrepreneur
www.entrepreneur.com/topic/blockchain
~14.5 mil visitors monthly
Entrepreneur is an American magazine and
website that carries news stories about
entrepreneurship, small business management,
and business. The magazine publishes 10 issues
annually, available through subscription and on
newsstands. For nearly 30 years, Entrepreneur
has been the definitive guide to all the diverse
challenges of business ownership.
Top Entrepreneur writers on crypto and
blockchain:
AJ Agrawal
Chidike Samuelson
Scott McGovern
Andrew Medal
Nikolai Kuznetsov
Ed Cowle
John Monarch
Craig Mc Gregor
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/
Forbes provides daily news coverage on
business, technology, financial markets, personal
finance, sports and a wide array of other topics.
Forbes is also widely known for its lists of the
world's richest people, the world's leading
companies and the richest celebrities, among
others. The magazine is published on a biweekly
basis and features original articles on finance,
industry, investing, technology, communications,
science, law, and marketing. The company also
manages an up-to-date website that allows
advertisers to publish blog posts alongside
regular editorial content.
Top Forbes writers on crypto and blockchain:
Laura Shin
Michael del Castillo
Jeff Kauflin
Gerald Fenech
Jefferson Nunn
Billy Bambrough
Inc.
https://www.inc.com/
Inc. is an American weekly magazine which
publishes about small businesses and startups.
The magazine publishes annual lists of the 500
and 5000 fastest-growing privately held small
companies in the U.S., called the "Inc. 500" and
"Inc. 5000". Inc. hosts several Inc. Events,
including the annual Inc. 500|5000 Conference &
Awards Ceremony, which celebrates the Inc.
500|5000 and allows honorees, alumni, and
other growth-minded entrepreneurs to learn and
network.
Top Inc. writers on crypto and blockchain:
Joel Comm
Tracy Leigh Hazzard
Kenny Kline
Andrew Thomas
Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/
Reuters is an international multimedia news
agency providing international and national
news coverage related to business, investment,
technology, and more. The core strength of
Thomson Reuters is in providing content,
analytics, trading and messaging capabilities

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needed by financial professionals via its
Thomson Reuters Eikon system. The Reuters
news agency offers text, graphics, video and
pictures to subscribers around the world,
including general interest and business news.
The company also offers both general and
business news via its proprietary news website,
reuters.com. Reuters is part of the Thomson
Reuters Corporation. It is both a global news
agency and a major provider of financial markets
trading and analytical software.
Top Reuters writers on crypto and blockchain:
Alun John
Anna Irrera
Tom Wilson
Julia Payne
The Economist
https://www.economist.com/
The Economist is an English-language weekly
magazine-format newspaper owned by the
Economist Group. The Economist offers
authoritative insight and opinion on
international news, politics, business, finance,
science and technology. The Economist takes an
editorial stance of classical and economic
liberalism that supports free trade, globalisation,
free immigration, and cultural liberalism. It
targets highly educated, cultured readers and
claims an audience containing many influential
executives and policy-makers.
Top The Economist writers on crypto and
blockchain:
Tim Cross
Ludwig Siegele
Techcrunch
https://techcrunch.com/
TechCrunch is an American online publisher of
technology industry news. It reports on the
business of tech, tech news, analysis of emerging
trends in tech, and profiling of new tech
businesses and products. TechCrunch is
dedicated to profiling and reviewing new
Internet products and companies. In addition to
covering new companies, TechCrunch profiles
existing companies that are making an impact
(commercial and/or cultural) on the new web
space.
Top Techcrunch writers on crypto and
blockchain:
Romain Dillet
Mike Butcher
Fitz Tepper
Jon Russell
Wired
https://www.wired.com/
Wired Magazine is a monthly magazine that
provides an in-depth coverage of current and
future trends in technology. It also has an online
website which delivers a daily glimpse into the
world of business, culture, innovation, and
science. The Wired conversation illuminates how
technology is changing every aspect of our
lives—from culture to business, science to
design.
Top Wired writers on crypto and blockchain:
Klint Finley
Brian Barrett

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Erin Griffith
Gregory Barber
WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/
The Wall Street Journal is an American English
language daily newspaper and website that
features news from the U.S. and worldwide. The
website features top stories, photos, videos,
detailed analysis, and in-depth information in
categories such as Asia, China, India, business,
markets, life and style, real estate, management,
and more. The newspaper is published in the
broadsheet format and online. WSJ is one of the
largest newspapers in the United States by
circulation. The Wall Street Journal has been a
trusted name since 1889 for unparalleled
analysis and unique reporting informing
decisions that drive the world forward.
Top WSJ writers on crypto and blockchain:
Tom Loftus
Steven Rosenbush
Paul Vigna
Tomio Geron
Steven Russolillo

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TOP-10 Blockchain & Cryptocurrency news sites. The number of visitors is estimated using the service
similarweb.com . Sorted alphabetically:
AMB Crypto
https://ambcrypto.com/
~ 1М visitors per month
AMBCrypto is an independent cryptocurrency
news publishing platform with a comprehensive
ICO listing page, a dedicated real-time live
cryptocurrency price ticker page and a blog
section with a reach of over a million users
worldwide. Conceptualized and brought to life in
2018,AMB Crypto is a young and vibrant start-up
on an upward climb to the top.
Top AMB Crypto writers on crypto and
Blockchain:
Anirudh VK
Priyamvada Singh
Akash Anand
Sthuthie Murthy
News.Bitcoin.c
om
https://news.bitcoin.com/
~ 1,8М visitors per month
Bitcoin.com is a company that provides Bitcoin
and Bitcoin Cash services, such as purchasing and
selling these cryptocurrencies, and choosing a
wallet for both. It features a range of services
such as news, various tools, widgets and charts.
Bitcoin.com stands firmly in support of financial
freedom and the liberty that Bitcoin provides
globally for anyone to voluntarily participate in a
permissionless and decentralized network which
empowers people to not be marginalized by
governments and financial institutions.
Top News.Bitcoin.com writers on crypto and
Blockchain:
Lubomir Tassev

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Avi Mizrahi
Kai Sedgwick
Sam Haig
Jamie Redman
Bitcoinist
https://bitcoinist.com/
Bitcoinist was founded in 2013. Despite of its
name, Bitcoinist not only covers Bitcoin, but also
provides news and sources about other
cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology
in general. Bitcoinist publishes several articles
and news per day, covering a range of topics in
crypto and blockchain.
Top Bitcoinist writers on crypto and Blockchain:
Adam James
Georgi Georgiev
Christina Comben
CCN
https://www.ccn.com/
CCN is part of a media company registered in
Norway. CCN’s website provides news and
articles on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin,
Ethetreum, as well as industrial news in the
blockchain fields. In addition to blockchain and
crypto news, CCN also provides information such
as crypto market cap, cryptocurrency news, ICO
calendar, event calendar and other types of
resources.
Top CCN writers on crypto and Blockchain:
Yashu Gola
Tom Clancy
Pedro Febrero
Coindesk
https://www.coindesk.com/
CoinDesk is one of the top media websites for
blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. This
site started publishing in 2003 and since then has
been growing fast with popularity. CoinDesk
features up-to-date news on bitcoin and other
crptocurrencies, as well as updates on the recent
development of the blockchain technology.
CoinDesk also maintains the Bitcoin Price Index,
which is an average of bitcoin prices across
bitcoin exchanges.
Top Coindesk writers on crypto and Blockchain:
Bailey Reutzel
John Oates
Michael del Castillo
Coinsutra
https://coinsutra.com
~ 1М visitors per month
CoinSutra is a cryptocurrency publication for
beginners and advanced users to stay updated
with the growing digital currency industry.
CoinSutra was started with the aim to bridge the
information gap between the general public and
current users of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Top Coinsutra writers on crypto and Blockchain:
Sudhir Khatwani
Harsh Agrawal

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