Overseas Frontline | Three new projects worthy of attention; Beam mainnet has received investment from Japanese listed group Recrui; University of Michigan funds have entered the encryption field

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This week, the Samsung Galaxy S10’s built-in blockchain wallet supports Bitcoin and Ethereum, and cryptocurrency analyst Joseph Young commented that if Samsung integrates encryption into the Galaxy S10, its influence may exceed the sum of ETF and Bakkt .

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Built-in Blockchain Wallet Supports Bitcoin and Ethereumcurrency

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South Korean cryptocurrency analyst Heslin Kim shared the official Galaxy S10 blockchain tutorial, which shows a local cryptocurrency wallet called Samsung Blockchain Wallet, and screenshots of the video show that the wallet will support Bitcoin and Ethereum.

According to CCN reports, in the functional description of the Galaxy S10 released by Samsung on February 20, the Security column mentioned that the Galaxy S10 also has a built-in hardware storage device that supports the storage of private keys for blockchain programs. CCN believes that developers can also use this feature to develop encrypted hardware wallets.

University of Michigan Endowment Overseeing $11.9 Billion Announces Entry into Cryptocurrency

On Feb. 22, the financial endowment of the University of Michigan — one of the oldest and oldest academic institutions in the United States — has become the latest disclosed institutional investor to enter the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Its endowment will support a cryptocurrency venture capital fund managed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

The University of Michigans financial endowment is a collection of thousands of individual endowments managed like one large mutual fund, with $11.9 billion in assets under management as of October 2018. Proceeds from its foundation are used to pay for scholarships, professorships, and other university programs.

South Korean internet giant Kakao spends $57 million on research and development of blockchain and AI technology

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Overseas new project express

Perlin

Perlin Overseas new project expressCryptobriefing.comIt is a DAG-based distributed ledger project, using the network of Avalanche consensus (a Byzantine fault-tolerant protocol based on metastable mechanism), which can use digital currency to commercialize computing resources. As a newly launched project, Perlin has been highly praised by some foreign rating agencies. Among them, in the MyTop7 rating agency, Perlin has occupied several issues in a row. Well-known foreign neutral evaluation agency

BloXroute

BloXroute Scored the highest ever 96-point event. In March this year, a beta version for Android mobile support will be released, and in June, Perlin will release the mainnet.

A decentralized node or server is created so that all other nodes can utilize it. BloXroute increases throughput by more than 3 orders of magnitude relative to state-of-the-art P2P blockchain systems, thereby closing the gap between P2P blockchains and traditional payment systems such as Visa.

OATH Protocol

The innovation of BloXroute is the distributed nature of a LAN-like node network. In Bitcoin, this particular layer is dangerously centralized because the fiber optic network used by BTC miners is centrally controlled by only one person who can simply shut down the network, or can censor transactions, etc.Star Project Progress

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EOS Latest Developments

EOS Latest DevelopmentsEOS Weekly Report (February 18-February 24) | Internet Forum Announces Rewarding 300 Million Users with EOS; EOS Increased Over 25% During the Week；

The latest developments in ETH

The latest developments in ETHThis week, there were 5 high transaction fees on Ethereum, and the highest one reached 2100 ETH. To whom this transaction fee belongs and how to allocate it has not been answered yet. In addition, Afri Schoedon, the core developer of the Ethereum community, was criticized due to the issue of conflict of interest and quit the Ethereum community angrily. The Ethereum community also launched an action to improve transparency. ETH detailed progress reference；

ETH Weekly Report (February 18-February 24): Core developers retreat from the Ethereum community in anger; dont forget to update the client for hard fork upgrades

Grin latest progress

At the governance meeting, Coinspect was selected as a security audit of the core repository, keys, wallets, and chain crate. In the surrounding ecology, the Poloniex exchange listed Grin trading pairs and promised to donate part of the Grin transaction fees to the foundation in the next year.

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Investment and financing overview

Investment and financing overview

According to incomplete statistics from Odaily, there were a total of 11 blockchain financing incidents this week, mainly focusing on blockchain applications, exchanges, games, anonymous coins, security, encrypted lending, etc.

The following are investment and financing events worthy of attention this week:

1. Blockchain company CipherTrace received US$15 million in financing, with participation from Galaxy Digital and others;

2. The Beam mainnet has received investment from Japanese listed group Recrui;

3. Blockchain company Band Protocol received $3 million in financing led by Sequoia Capital;

4. Ren Ren Chain, a blockchain creative commodity trading platform, received 30 million yuan in Series A financing

The financing rounds of this weeks financing events are mostly angel rounds, which can reflect that many new projects are getting more financing opportunities, and the encryption market is not a stagnant pool. In addition to exchanges, games, security, and blockchain applications, which are daily favorites of investors, investors have also begun to pay more attention to the track of encrypted lending in the bear market. Investors have also begun to pay more attention to the anonymous currency track. In addition, it can be seen from the 11 financing events this week that traditional investment institutions have slowed down their investment in cryptocurrencies. On the contrary, some cryptocurrency exchange funds and some cryptocurrency start-ups have slowly expanded their investment scale and scope. At the same time, some small and successful blockchain startups began to acquire those blockchain companies that could not survive the bear market.：

1.The following are the specific financing events

TRON Invests in Blockchain Game Platform PlayGame

On February 18, according to e27 news, the Indonesian blockchain game platform PlayGame announced today that it has received an investment from TRON, but did not disclose the specific amount.

It is said that TRON’s investment in PlayGame is mainly used to accelerate the development of PlayGame’s Proof of Play and cryptocurrency payment gateway, as well as to support expansion plans in Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, China and other key growth markets.

2.Launched in June 2018 by Anton Soeharyo, former CEO of Touchten Games, one of Indonesias leading game developers, the company is less than a year old.

Beam mainnet gets investment from listed group

3.On February 18, Beam revealed that its main network has received investment from Japanese listed group Recruit Co., Ltd. This investment will not only help Beam deploy a compatible, scalable, and confidential cryptocurrency, but also promote Beam to complete its development in Japan. Business. It is reported that the investment was made before Beam launched its mainnet in January, and was completed through Recruits US$25 million venture capital fund RSP Blockchain Tech Fund Pte. Ltd, which focuses on blockchain-related companies and projects.

Consensus Shuxin Technology announced the completion of an angel round financing of 10 million yuan

4. On February 18, according to Securities Daily, Beijing Consensus Digital Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of an angel round of financing of 10 million yuan. This round of financing was jointly invested by Qichen Huamei Investment Fund and Lin Hongruifeng Investment Fund. The companys product system includes CoBass platform, BlockSQL (blockchain middleware adapter), DCFS (large file storage system), Shumin (big data desensitization system), Token management system, Shuxin platform (blockchain-based business collaboration and data sharing platform).

Blockchain company CipherTrace received $15 million in financing, Galaxy Digital and others participated

According to foreign media reports, blockchain and cryptocurrency security company CipherTrace announced on February 19 that it has completed $15 million in financing, with investors including billionaire Mike Novogratzs Galaxy Digital (Galaxy Digital) .

The round was led by Aspect Ventures, with participation from Neotribe Ventures and WestWave Capital.

5. CipherTrace provides analytics and forensics products for cryptocurrencies and blockchain, which it says are already being used by governments, regulators, law enforcement agencies and auditors to help enforce anti-money laundering laws and fight crime. By collecting a series of data points and using machine learning to process the data, it can deanonymize blockchain-based transactions and track money flowing to “legitimate entities and criminal enterprises,” the company said.

Blockchain firm Band Protocol secures $3 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital

6.On February 19, Band Protocol, a blockchain startup headquartered in Thailand and Singapore, announced the completion of a $3 million seed round of financing led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from Dunamu Partners and SeaX. This is also the first time that Sequoia Capital India has invested in the Southeast Asian blockchain market.

Coinbase acquires blockchain analytics and tracking firm Neutrino

7. On February 19, according to Coindesk, Coinbase acquired Neutrino, a blockchain analytics startup, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016, Neutrino provides blockchain data and transaction flow analysis on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Tehter, Monero, etc. Neutrino aims to promote some research projects involving the deployment of blockchain technology and digital currency applications in related businesses and services. Japanese banking giant Mizuho has announced that it will sponsor the Neutrino project and will become a long-term tenant of the space.

Cryptoasset Monitoring Firm Solidus Labs Raises $3M in Seed Round to Monitor Cryptocurrency Market Manipulation

8.Solidus Labs is a provider of transaction monitoring platforms powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence for digital assets. Announcing the news on February 20, the company said the funding was led by start-up investment firm Hanaco Ventures. Venture capital firm Global Founders Capital and Wall Street veterans David Krell and Norman Sorensen also participated in the round.

Coinbase Ventures Participates in New Funding Round for Crypto Exchange AirTM

9. On February 20, according to cryptocoinspy, Coinbase Ventures participated in a new round of financing for the encryption exchange AirTm. AirTM is a currency value conversion service platform, denominated in U.S. dollars, to help users solve problems such as currency devaluation, wire transfer fees or transfer fees, and is committed to connecting customers who store or withdraw from the cloud with certified cashiers who complete these transactions members to connect.

The Force Protocol, a decentralized digital asset lending agreement, has received strategic investment from Red Chain Investment, Red Chain Capital, etc.

10. On February 20, The Force Protocol, a decentralized digital asset lending agreement, received strategic investment from Red Chain Investment, Red Chain Capital, and Collin Capital. The two parties have launched in-depth cooperation in the field of blockchain financial lending and asset management . The Force Protocol is committed to solving the trust problem of traditional Internet financial platforms and building a global decentralized digital asset lending network.

Blockchain creative commodity trading platform Renren Chain received 30 million yuan in Series A financing

On February 21, Pencildao learned that the blockchain creative commodity trading platform Ren Ren Chain received 30 million A round of financing in early February, and the investors of this round were not disclosed. Previously, after Renren Chain received nearly 10 million yuan Pre-A round of financing in April 2018, it re-financed again after 10 months. It is understood that this round of financing will be used for platform technology improvement, content acquisition, community operation, ecological construction, etc.

11.Renren Chain is a blockchain creative commodity trading platform. With the help of blockchain technology, blockchain copyright registration and protection are realized. Through industrial decentralization, a creator digital commodity community is built, and digital Commodity peer-to-peer transactions allow profits to return to content creators.

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