International children’s charity UNICEF has announced that it will formally support a total of six new blockchain startups through the UNICEF Innovation Fund. As part of the programme, the firms will each receive a share of $100,000 in funding. Most of the blockchain startups selected for membership in the fund are from a different developing… Continue reading UNICEF Adds Six Blockchain Startups From Developing Nations to its Innovation Fund
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US: Crypto Initiative Donates Monero to Bail Out Immigrants in ICE Detention
In order to help immigrants in ICE custody pay their immigration bonds, the Bail Bloc project mines XMR using volunteers’ computer power. The Bail Bloc initiative has started using cryptocurrency raised through charity to help people get out of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pretrial incarceration, according to a tweet posted by a Bail… Continue reading US: Crypto Initiative Donates Monero to Bail Out Immigrants in ICE Detention
Ethereum Foundation Releases Fourth Wave of Grants
The Ethereum Foundation has announced its fourth wave of grants, awarded to startups that develop the ecosystem. The Ethereum Foundation has announced the fourth wave of grants awarded to 20 different persons and entities working on the Ethereum blockchain, it revealed in a press release Oct. 15. According to the release, the total amount of… Continue reading Ethereum Foundation Releases Fourth Wave of Grants
Fidelity Expressing Further Interest in the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry
Fidelity Investments is a 72-year company with more than $7 trillion in investor’s funds under management, and despite their well-established position within the traditional retail markets, they are incredibly open to nascent technologies, like cryptocurrency and blockchain. Fidelity’s openness to blossoming new technologies is setting themselves into a unique niche. In certain ways, it is… Continue reading Fidelity Expressing Further Interest in the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry
Celsius Network to Manage Funds for United Nations Initiative
The Celsius Network has become a founding member of the SDG Impact Fund within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals initiative. Decentralized lending and borrowing platform Celsius Network will manage the Sustainable Development Goals Impact Fund (SDG Impact Fund) within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals initiative, according to a press release published September 21.… Continue reading Celsius Network to Manage Funds for United Nations Initiative