The Block

• Helium raises £12m in series C funding round with major crypto backers

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  Helium, an Internet of Things (IoT) startup co-founded by the inventor of Napster, has raised funds worth $15 million (£12m) in a series C funding...

• Microsoft and Salesforce join Hyperledger

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  Hyperledger has announced that Microsoft and Salesforce have joined as new members to its blockchain consortium. Other names like Russian metal...

• Spring Labs raises $23 million in series A funding to further ‘un-bureau’ mission

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  California-based blockchain startup Spring Labs announced that it has raised $23m (£18m) in a recently conducted series A funding round led by...

• Voatz raises $7 million to help push mobile blockchain voting platform

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  Massachusetts-based voting and citizen engagement platform Voatz has accumulated a total of $7 million (£5.53m) in its latest series A fundraising...

• Target dips toes into blockchain with Hyperledger project and job posting

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  Another day, another retailer interested in blockchain technologies. Target is entering the blockchain space with minimal fanfare, having posted a...

• How Hyperledger is helping companies as they move towards the ‘enterprise blockchain spring’

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  While the optimists are saying we’re getting out of a cryptocurrency winter, the past few months have certainly seen an enterprise blockchain...

• MIT warns again of blockchain security risks in upcoming report

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  An upcoming report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will state that publicly reported losses by cyberattacks against...

• Walmart collaborates with blockchain consortium MediLedger

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  Walmart has joined forces with blockchain consortium MediLedger, which tracks the provenance of pharmaceuticals, representing a deepening of the...

• Carrefour notes optimism in blockchain product initiatives

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  Carrefour has reported an increase in its sales after implementing blockchain ledger technology to track meat, milk and fruit from farms to...

• Stijn Vander Straeten, Crypto Storage AG: Finance needs to run with blockchain or risk the Kodak moment

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  Switzerland is a fascinating area to explore when it comes to blockchain technologies – both from a technological and a regulatory standpoint. The...