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‘Volition’ lets players print collectible game cards connected to blockchain assets
Seattle-based startup Cryptogogue unveiled today a collectible card game called “Volition“ that seeks to recreate the industry with blockchain technology. With this implementation, it will be possible for people to print their own cards while keeping those cards collectible using the digital ledger. Game cards produced on the “Volition” platform will be digital assets rewarded on ...
Appian and Luxoft launch enterprise blockchain adapter for business users
Rapid application development platform Appian Corp. is getting a distributed ledger blockchain adapter today from global Information Technology service provider Luxoft Holding Inc. The two companies today announced that Luxoft’s blockchain network integration will be exclusively available through Appian’s Business Process Management tool. With this adapter, enterprise and business users will be able to connect ...
Blue-chip investors pour $133M into Basis, a new cryptocurrency designed to fight volatility
A one-year-old Hoboken, New Jersey-based cryptocurrency startup called Basis received $133 million in venture capital on Wednesday — along with some criticism. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and included other notable investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alphabet Inc’s GV, Foundation Capital, Wing, Zhenfund, Valor Capital, billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller and ...
Concept3D and OSIsoft team up to bring location-based operational data into VR
Concept3D Inc., a maker of interactive map software, immersive 3-D tours and virtual reality 3-D modeling for data, today announced the integration of operational data from OSIsoft LLC’s PI System, an enterprise data infrastructure provider. Operational data from business that’s connected to campuses, factories and office buildings can quickly become a confused jumble without a way ...
Former Google employees form blockchain incubator and developer community
In a bid to bolster blockchain ledger technology talent, three Google LLC ex-employees announced on Sunday the formation of GBA, the xGoogler Blockchain Alliance. The community has been founded by Hitters Xu, Daniel Wang and Andy Tian, the leaders of prominent blockchain projects in China. Its purpose is to bring together current and former employees ...
Virtual reality social network startup vTime closes $7.6M funding round
The draw of virtual reality social spaces is that a person can be whisked away from any space, such as a living room or office, and become immersed in a computer-generated world. Seeking to expand such social virtual worlds, UK-based VR startup vTime Holdings Ltd. announced Wednesday the company has raised $7.6 million in a Series ...
Ripple invests $25M of its own cryptocurrency in Blockchain Capital’s $150M industry fund
The blockchain cryptocurrency business Ripple announced today that the company is investing $25 million of its own currency in the blockchain-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital. The contribution is the first time Ripple has invested in any fund in the blockchain industry. It will go into the Blockchain Capital Parallel IV LP fund, part of a ...
Lucidity brings transparency to advertising with blockchain network to combat fraud
The world of digital advertising is a dirty place, and advertising blockchain ledger company Lucidity wants to help clean it up. To do that, the company today announced the public launch of its marketing analytics platform based on the Ethereum blockchain. Formerly known as KR8OS Inc., Lucidity was founded in 2017 by Chief Executive Officer ...
Coinbase launches early-stage venture funding firm for cryptocurrency startups
Looking to transform the cryptocurrency ecosystem, popular bitcoin wallet and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. announced Thursday the formation of a new early-stage financing project. Coinbase Ventures will become a way to provide funds to early-stage companies and startups in the cryptocurrency and digital ledger blockchain industry. In the beginning, Coinbase aims to help the most compelling ...
Facebook limits data use as Mark Zuckerberg vows to do more following scandals
Facebook Inc. has a data problem. With more than 2 billion monthly active users, Facebook collects a staggering amount of data on users, and following the recent scandal involving data mining firm Cambridge Analytica, the social networking giant’s practices have come under scrutiny from the media and government agencies alike. Mark Zuckerberg (pictured), chairman and chief ...
