HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam., Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Pitch Day for IBCOL 2021 – Vietnam National Selection Round (VN-BCOL) was held by YellowBlocks – Head of the National Organizing Committee, and the co-organizers: Hub Global, National Startup Support Center (Ministry of Science & Technology), RedFox Labs, and LaunchZone. This is the [...]
SINGAPORE, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd (DEA), Singapore-based developers of the PlayMining blockchain gaming platform, today announced they will introduce the Scholarships feature to JobTribes, its blockchain-linked, free-to-play mobile game. With the Scholarship feature, users who own in-game non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which include digital art and other digital assets, can lend these [...]
SINGAPORE, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – OCTION has launched a fully non-custodial and decentralized options trading platform that eliminates middlemen fees and allows for full transparency of the entire transaction and trade settlement process. Founded in 2019 by a team of Singaporeans who have a total of 7 different blockchain projects under their belts, OCTION seeks to [...]
ZUG, Switzerland, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Casper Association announced it is organizing the Casper Friendly Hackathon in partnership with Gitcoin. The four-week event, kicking off on Sept. 13, celebrates the launch of the Casper Network – the future proof blockchain optimized for enterprise and developer adoption. The Casper Friendly Hackathon is open to developers of [...]
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Dutch blockchain companies LTO Network and Sphereon have partnered with Triall, experts in the realm of blockchain and clinical research, to deliver the first COVID-19 clinical trials anchored to blockchain technology. In a critical first step towards advancing the digital age of clinical research, Triall will utilize LTO Network’s [...]
SINGAPORE, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – True Global Ventures (TGV) announced its recently closed True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV 4 Plus) Fund, the world’s first truly global blockchain equity fund was oversubscribed—surpassing its US$100 million target. The fund is dedicated to blockchain companies, primarily in late-stage Series B and C across four verticals: Entertainment, infrastructure, financial [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Wednesday that fourteen companies were participating in the launch of the ‘E-document Digital Transformation (DX) One Team’ to promote the rollout of e-document services. The mobile carrier will develop a blockchain-based e-document platform by leveraging its existing capability in digital [...]
South Bend, IN, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — SIMBA Chain, the technology company that has eliminated the complexities of blockchain app development and reduced energy usage thus opening the door to a world of users, has closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by Valley Capital Partners. The round received additional participation from the Notre [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDS Co., an IT service unit of Samsung Group, has launched a web-based ‘paperless’ service that uses blockchain technology to prevent document forgery. Without the need for separate system setup, the service enables safe management of various documents, including contracts, consent agreements and certificates, through a connection with [...]
SYDNEY, Australia, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Former executives from Airbnb, Expedia, and other global technology companies have joined forces with Binance-backed Travala.com to launch Dtravel, a decentralized platform for the home-sharing economy facilitating short and long-term stays payable with cryptocurrency and traditional payment methods. Dtravel is backed by a $5M seed fundraising round from Kenetic Capital, [...]