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Panxora Safeguards ICO Capital For Treasurers

PYMNTS

Reports in Blockchain News this week said Panxora has introduced a treasury management service to help the company and project founders who turn to ICOs to secure the capital they have raised, and mitigate the risk of cryptocurrency volatility. ’ We think this is an important step forward in the maturation of the token industry.”

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In Cryptoland, Jobs Disappear As Speculators Flee

PYMNTS

The WSJ noted that Steemit, which offers a blockchain -based social network, has laid off 70 percent of its staff and has pointed to the selloff in digital currencies as a culprit. Similarly, the blockchain venture firm ConsenSys has announced that it will lay off 13 percent of its own roster. The anecdotes abound.

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Barclays Supports Circle Social Payments App

PYMNTS

Circle, the social payments app that runs on bitcoin’s blockchain, launched with support from Barclays as part of a new partnership. Circle is a Boston-based startup that has major VC backers, along with big banks like Goldman Sachs and Digital Currency Group as an investment firm backer. Circle’s decision to launch in the U.K.

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Niche B2B Startups Surprise With High-Value Funding

PYMNTS

Word on the street is that B2B startups may be landing on the same path as B2C startups when it comes to the venture capital wells drying up. It could explain India’s rare absence from our B2B Venture Capital Roundup this week. Instead, the funding landed in the U.S., eProcurement. ”

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Second Day, Second Wind On Innovation Debates

PYMNTS

With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. I’ve been around this industry now deploying capital for, let’s say, 18 years, and I’ve never seen a product or invested in a product that has higher customer approval rates than the traditional deferred deposit advance loans.

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Happy Birthday To PYMNTS

PYMNTS

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). Don’t worry if you didn’t remember to get us a present – we didn’t want to make too big a deal out of it, so we didn’t remind you. Of course, we don’t really expect or even want gifts for our ninth anniversary.

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How Blockchain Tech Could Disrupt Real Estate

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Blockchains are becoming a key enabler of this digital transformation (in a similar way to how the emerging tech is disrupting other long-established industries like banking and insurance ). GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report. Why blockchain tech could benefit the real estate industry. Table of Contents. Challenges.