• Jul 04, 2026

The blockchain is a decentralized system with a distributed open ledger that is publicly accessible, and its copy is stored on millions of computer systems. Blockchain became popular with the inception of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. However, it is important to note that blockchain's utility is not limited to cryptocurrency. Discover such systems in this news section.

Blockchain Startup SKALE Labs Raises $9.65 Million to Help Developers Scale DApps

The blockchain startup SKALE Labs has announced that it has raised a total of $9.65 million in funding, comprised of $8.86 million Simple Agreement For Future Tokens (SAFT) and a $785,000 seed SAFT raised earlier this year.  The m...

Overstock's Medici Ventures Invests in a Blockchain Startup Focused on Wine Industry

The US-based retail giant Overstock.com's blockchain technology subsidiary Medici Ventures has announced the latest strategic investment in VinX, an Israel-based company developing a blockchain platform to streamline wine futures...

South Korea’s Largest Venture Capital Firm Invests in Blockchain Startup TEMCO

Korea Investment Partners (KIP), one of South Korea’s largest venture capital (VC) firms, has invested in its first blockchain startup TEMCO. TEMCO aims to disrupt the supply chain management system through blockchain technology....

Venture Capital Investment in Blockchain and Crypto Companies Up 280% in 2018: Report

Traditional venture capital (VC) investment in the blockchain and crypto companies has grown by almost 280 percent to nearly US$ 3.9 billion, in the three quarters of 2018, as compared to last year. This is according to a report f...

LinkedIn Ranks Blockchain.com Under Top 10 UK Startups to Work For

The professional social network site LinkedIn has ranked the London-headquartered bitcoin wallet startup Blockchain.com (formerly known as Blockchain.info) in its top ten most sought-after U.K. startup employers in new listings. B...

Opera, Ledger Capital Collaborate to Explore New Applications of Blockchain

The Norway-based popular web browser operator Opera has partnered with a blockchain advisory and financial services firm Ledger Capital to further explore applications and use-cases of the blockchain technology that could be appli...

Ethereum Cofounder Invests US$6.5 Million in a Blockchain FinTech Startup 

Joseph Lubin, Co-Founder of Ethereum and Founder and CEO of ConsenSys, has invested US$6.5-million as part of the Series A funding raised by a blockchain-based financial technology (fintech) startup DrumG Technologies, founded by...

Scotland Becomes Home to First-Ever Blockchain Identity Laboratory 

Scotland’s Edinburgh is now home to world’s first blockchain identity lab, the Blockpass Identity Lab: Europe’s first dedicated blockchain research facility.

Sierra Leone Teams Up with United Nations to Create Blockchain-Based Identification Platform

Sierra Leone has teamed up with two United Nations (UN) agencies and non-profit Kiva over creating a blockchain-based identification platform.

Goldman Sachs Leads $25 Million Funding Round for Blockchain Payments Startup Veem

The US-based investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has led a US$ 25 million strategic funding round for Veem, a blockchain-based global payments platform. The funding round also received participation from GV (formerly Google Ven...