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Australian Government Commits $350k to Blockchain Standards Effort

Australia’s government has committed funding to develop blockchain standards, while a new roadmap for the initiative has also been released.

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CoinDesk Research: Speculation Driving Boom in Blockchain 'ICOs'

CoinDesk Research highlights the key findings from its first ‘Spotlight Study’ of 2017: an in-depth look at the blockchain token sales or ICOs.

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Blockchain Startup Storj Targets Enterprise Cloud With $3 Million Raise

Decentralized storage startup Storj Labs announced today it has raised $3m in seed funding.

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Bitcoin IoT Startup Filament Nets $9.5 Million in New Funding

Blockchain IoT startup Filament has almost completed a fresh round of fundraising.

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Bitcoin Advocacy Group Coin Center Collects $1 Million in New Contributions

Washington, DC-based non-profit research and advocacy group Coin Center has raised $1m from old and new supporters.

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P2P Bitcoin Lender Bitbond Raises $1.2 Million in New Funding

Peer-to-peer bitcoin loan market Bitbond has raised a further $1.2m from a group of angel investors.

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Banking Giant Mizuho Invests in Japan's Biggest Bitcoin Exchange

Japan's largest bitcoin exchange by volume has announced a new round of fundraising backed by three domestic financial giants.

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Blockchain Startup Hashed Health Raises $1.8 Million

The startup at the heart of a healthcare-focused blockchain consortium has raised $1.85m.

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Identity Startup Cambridge Blockchain Closes $2 Million Funding

Blockchain identity startup Cambridge Blockchain has finished raising $2m – money it plans to spend on pilot projects.

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Bitcoin Payments Startup BitPesa Raises $2.5 Million

Bitcoin payments startup BitPesa has raised $2.5m in a new Series A funding round.

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