Securrency, Inc. has announced Series A funding of $17.65 million from a leading financial services company, and venture firms focused on financial market infrastructure technology. WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (Nasdaq: WETF) led the round as a strategic investor. Other participants in the round include the Abu Dhabi Investment Office through its Ventures Fund, Japanese financial services giant, Monex Group, Inc., and venture […]
A Blockchain-based model to reverse dysfunctional privatizations By Andrea Bianconi When I wrote this article about the dramatic collapse of the Morandi Highway Bridge in Genoa, I did it out of anger. Though it was clear to me that the roots of this tragic event were to be found in the wrong privatization model and its wrong incentives, I […]
By Frederik Bussler “Saving the world” is such an oft-used platitude as to become meaningless, especially by star-struck startups with grandiose visions for the future. That being said, is it possible that blockchain can be used for good, and indeed help save the planet? Tokenization has the potential to do so, albeit indirectly. Here’s how. […]
