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The classical definition of a startup is the creation of a new business model with the purpose of further development and money raising. In this way, as the blockchain industry has become one of the most popular, innovative areas, any brand-new cryptocurrency-related projects can give great opportunities for investments and subsequent profits. New products and services regularly attract investments by holding crowdfunding campaigns. The market of cryptocurrency startups changes so fast that it’s hard follow. However, there is big space for getting rich just by having an idea that stands out among competitive ones. So generating such an idea and presenting it to the public is what developers do before launching the Initial Coin Offering (ICO), which they use for the the development of the concept.
There are also many fraudulent projects and that is why investors should investigate any startup they are going to spend money on.

Swiss Bankers Ease Access for Crypto Startups to Prevent Mass Exodus

SEP 21, 2018 | by Ana Berman

The Swiss Bankers Association has divided blockchain startups in two categories, providing guidelines to prevent a crypto exodus.

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Consortium of Swiss Investors Launch Blockchain Incubator with $100 Million Goal

SEP 21, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

Swiss venture capital firm Crypto Valley Venture Capital has launched a blockchain incubator, aiming to collect up to $100 million.

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The Associated Press Partners With Blockchain-Based Journalism Firm

AUG 29, 2018 | by Ana Berman

The Associated Press has partnered with a blockchain startup to secure intellectual property rights, support ethical journalistic practices, and track content u...

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Nervos Network Blockchain Startup Secures $28 Mln From Sequoia China, Polychain Capital

JUL 18, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

Blockchain startup Nervos Network has raised $28 million from a group of companies including Sequoia China and Polychain Capital to develop its enterprise block...

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Swiss Bank Becomes First in Country to Offer Business Accounts to Crypto Companies

JUN 07, 2018 | by Markus Kasanmascheff

Swiss bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg is the first bank in the country to provide blockchain and crypto companies with business accounts.

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Singapore Startup Secures $12.3 Bln in Assets on Blockchain Platform

JUN 02, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

A Singapore-based crypto-finance company FUSION has secured $12.3 bln in financial assets on their blockchain-based platform.

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Chinese Blockchain Accelerator Offers Startups $ Mlns in Subsidies

MAY 25, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

The Blockchain Industrial Park in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has announced subsidies for individuals and startups in the blockchain space worth mlns o...

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Start-Up Uses Blockchain And AI To Offer ‘Trustworthy, Unbiased’ Skincare Advice

MAY 17, 2018 | by Connor Blenkinsop

A start-up is using AI and blockchain to help people receive expert advice on skincare, and find products tailored to their conditions.

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In Apparent Exit Scam CEO Of German Startup Is ‘Over And Out’ After $50 Mln ICO

APR 18, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

In apparent exit scam, German startup Savedroid founder posts a Tweet saying “over and out” аfter raising $50 mln in ICO.

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Data, Security, Insurance: How Blockchain Is Disrupting The Health Industry

APR 17, 2018 | by Stephen O'Neal

From improved security to fighting counterfeit drugs: Blockchain startups are changing the healthcare industry

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Alpha Release Of A Blockchain Startup To Test New Trading Strategies

APR 13, 2018 | by Vicky Lova

A Blockchain based startup released the first version of its automated trading platform.

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Major International Insurance Alliance Forms Swiss Blockchain Startup

MAR 28, 2018 | by Markus Kasanmascheff

Zurich-based insurance and brokerage consortium has founded the B3i Service AG to develop a Blockchain trading platform for the insurance industry.

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First Bitcoin Mainnet Lightning Network Product Launches As Developers Net $2.5 Mln

MAR 15, 2018 | by William Suberg

The first Bitcoin mainnet-ready Lightning Network implementation has launched from Lightning Labs.

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Sharing Selfies Could Now Help You Earn Money in Cryptoworld

FEB 05, 2018 | by Kata Karath

A new picture sharing platform allows people to get paid for photo likes and new followers or sell their content.

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Startup to Give Beauty Industry a Blockchain Facelift

FEB 01, 2018 | by Angel Milev

A new platform aims to connect clients, beauty salons and manufacturers using the Blockchain.

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Sharing Selfies Could Now Help You Earn Money in Cryptoworld

FEB 05, 2018 | by Kata Karath

A new picture sharing platform allows people to get paid for photo likes and new followers or sell their content.

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In Apparent Exit Scam CEO Of German Startup Is ‘Over And Out’ After $50 Mln ICO

APR 18, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

In apparent exit scam, German startup Savedroid founder posts a Tweet saying “over and out” аfter raising $50 mln in ICO.

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I Try to Make Everything Simple For the Community, Founder of Orioncoin

DEC 24, 2017 | by Lucrezia Cornèr

Cointelegraph talked to Woanjen Tang, founder and CEO of Orioncoin about his loyalty platform, new startups, traveling and simplicity as the highest level of co...

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First Bitcoin Mainnet Lightning Network Product Launches As Developers Net $2.5 Mln

MAR 15, 2018 | by William Suberg

The first Bitcoin mainnet-ready Lightning Network implementation has launched from Lightning Labs.

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Swiss Bank Becomes First in Country to Offer Business Accounts to Crypto Companies

JUN 07, 2018 | by Markus Kasanmascheff

Swiss bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg is the first bank in the country to provide blockchain and crypto companies with business accounts.

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Startup Aims to Change the Way Freelance Market Works

JAN 30, 2018 | by Vicky Lova

The team is developing a peer-to-peer freelance platform to connect employers and freelancers

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Top Seven Fintech Startups to Follow

MAY 31, 2017 | by Andrew Tar

Review on the most promising startups in FinTech.

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Singapore Startup Secures $12.3 Bln in Assets on Blockchain Platform

JUN 02, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

A Singapore-based crypto-finance company FUSION has secured $12.3 bln in financial assets on their blockchain-based platform.

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Innovate UK Offers £15 Mln Grants to Develop Blockchain Solutions

JUL 31, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Startups are encouraged to develop Blockchain-based solutions for digital problems in the UK with £8 mln fund from the government.

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Major Startups Whose ICOs Tanked Ethereum Price Will Help Raise It Again

JUL 24, 2017 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Ether’s price will regain strength as major projects launched on its framework, will actualize their vision and will start disrupting their respective markets.

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Defining Blockchain: CEOs Caught Between a Block and a Hard Place

OCT 10, 2017 | by William Suberg

Embracing Blockchain may be difficult, but defining what it is seems to be a more pressing issue for some CEOs.

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Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Becomes World’s Largest Open-source Blockchain Initiative

JUL 19, 2017 | by Cointelegraph

150 new organizations join the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance - discover who they are.

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Start-Up Uses Blockchain And AI To Offer ‘Trustworthy, Unbiased’ Skincare Advice

MAY 17, 2018 | by Connor Blenkinsop

A start-up is using AI and blockchain to help people receive expert advice on skincare, and find products tailored to their conditions.

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Chinese Blockchain Accelerator Offers Startups $ Mlns in Subsidies

MAY 25, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

The Blockchain Industrial Park in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has announced subsidies for individuals and startups in the blockchain space worth mlns o...

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Italian Wines Will Be Recorded on Blockchain, Authenticity Guaranteed

APR 16, 2017 | by Amelia Tomasicchio

An Italian startup launches “Wine Blockchain EY”, a new project to protect “made in Italy” wines.

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Sharing Selfies Could Now Help You Earn Money in Cryptoworld

FEB 05, 2018 | by Kata Karath

A new picture sharing platform allows people to get paid for photo likes and new followers or sell their content.

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Major Startups Whose ICOs Tanked Ethereum Price Will Help Raise It Again

JUL 24, 2017 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Ether’s price will regain strength as major projects launched on its framework, will actualize their vision and will start disrupting their respective markets.

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Chinese Blockchain Accelerator Offers Startups $ Mlns in Subsidies

MAY 25, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

The Blockchain Industrial Park in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has announced subsidies for individuals and startups in the blockchain space worth mlns o...

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California Startup Uses Blockchain for Real Estate Deals From LA to Dubai and Moscow

DEC 22, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Propy, a California-based Blockchain startup, intends to simplify real estate sales for both brokers and consumers using Blockchain.

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Bitcoin Increasing Fees: What Does It Mean For Startups?

JUN 12, 2017 | by Rhian Lewis

Startups CEOs share their points of view on higher fees for transactions.

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Startup Creates Own Coin To Educate Nigerians About Blockchain And Cryptocurrency

JAN 10, 2017 | by Iyke Aru

A new Blockchain startup, Cryptogene has been launched in Nigeria with the primary aim of educating its citizens on the fundamentals and benefits of the Blockch...

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Ether.Camp Accused of Rewarding $50,000 Prize to Cheating Team in Competition

JAN 17, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Ether.camp, an organization that hosts hackathons and is leading the development of Ethereum Studio, is accused of rewarding $50,000 in prize money to a cheatin...

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UK Government Grants Permission to Issue Blockchain-Based Currency

FEB 12, 2017 | by Joseph Young

The Financial Conduct Authority granted a local London-based blockchain startup Tramonex a Small Electronic Money Institution (EMI) registration.

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What if Bernie Sanders Had Raised Money for Blockchain Startups Instead

JUL 24, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

Bernie Sanders led a campaign run off of small donations, amassing $200 mln. Had he invested that money in Bitcoin, the world would have been much better off.

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Cryptocurrencies Not Bubble: Solve ‘Money Problems,’ AngelList Co-Founder

DEC 08, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

AngelList Co-founder Naval Ravikant has claimed that Bitcoin has what it takes to solve the problems of money.

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Italian Wines Will Be Recorded on Blockchain, Authenticity Guaranteed

APR 16, 2017 | by Amelia Tomasicchio

An Italian startup launches “Wine Blockchain EY”, a new project to protect “made in Italy” wines.

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Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Becomes World’s Largest Open-source Blockchain Initiative

JUL 19, 2017 | by Cointelegraph

150 new organizations join the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance - discover who they are.

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First Bitcoin Mainnet Lightning Network Product Launches As Developers Net $2.5 Mln

MAR 15, 2018 | by William Suberg

The first Bitcoin mainnet-ready Lightning Network implementation has launched from Lightning Labs.

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Where to Showcase Your Startup This November and Why

OCT 18, 2017 | by Guest Author

Coming up in November - BlockShow Asia is a full-scale platform for showcasing innovative startups and Blockchain networking.

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PwC: FinTech Startup Partnerships Key to Banks’ Survival

APR 26, 2017 | by Joseph Young

PwC, one of the “Big Four” auditors along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG, revealed in its new study that banks and financial institutions are experiencing major los...

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