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Blockchain VC Fund Gets First Investors For New Ethereum-based ICO

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The world’s first venture capital fund raised with digital coin offering has gained its first round of investors, including executives from Bloq and Civic. Blockchain Capital, the first venture capital firm to focus exclusively on DLT technology is offering digital tokens that represent a stake in the firm’s third fund.

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Blockchain-Powered B2B FinTech Roars Back With VCs

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It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. blockchain startup Envoy will be used to bolster its supply chain and trade finance platform, the company told PYMNTS in an emailed announcement.

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How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers

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Blockchain technology is taking hold in the Southwest, with the help of organizations encouraging development in the space. A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation.

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Mphasis Teams With R3 On Blockchain Payment Solutions

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Information technology services provider Mphasis is teaming with global enterprise services provider R3 to work on blockchain-based payment solutions, a press release says. Corda is a blockchain platform that eliminates expensive friction in business transactions.

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World Bank Lands $33M For Australian Blockchain Bond

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The World Bank announced it has raised $33 million from investors for its blockchain-based “Kangaroo” bond, Bond- i. The bond, which is due August 2020, is the first bond created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life-cycle using distributed ledger (blockchain) technology.

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2017 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking

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2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.

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Lessons from Distributed Ledger Technology and the Future of Banking

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It’s no secret distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have been front-of-mind for financial institutions examining solutions to existing problems in institutional and retail banking. While blockchain technology is still a greenhorn in the wilderness of capital markets, the underlying concept should be heralded as a catalyst for innovation.