"The partnership will create a #blockchain system that helps different technologies work together for #Nasdaq customers. It will make it easier to match buyers and sellers, and manage the delivery, payment and settlement of transactions." via Bloomberg LP

Happy 10th birthday #bitcoin. From its start, it's been reimagining business and practical applications not just within #fintech. The hills have been steep, but the technology is here to stay. Thanks for all the disruption. #cryptocurrency via PitchBook

#JPMorgan predicts the biggest areas for #blockchain opportunity are within middleman disruption and BaaS (blockchain as a service). It also names 3 companies well-positioned for blockchain growth: #Akamai, #DocuSign & #EllieMae. via CNBC

#Telegram, a tool that allows users to send encrypted messages, has 200M monthly active users and garnering attention. "It's become both a global meeting place for the world of #cryptocurrency and a new business opportunity for people who really understand the #blockchain." via #INC

"Blockchain-based startup #Crypterium enables its users to send crypto directly to bank accounts. Crypto users can now top up their PayPal account or send a payment to their bank account, as well as shop with Bitcoin wherever bank transfers are accepted as a payment method." #payments #blockchain via Newsbtc - Today's Bitcoin News

Here are the most valuable VC-baked #startups around the country by PitchBook. Innovation can happen anywhere. #venturecapital #MVP

#PwC's #blockchain survey reveals the #leaders, the barriers to #adoption, signals of #growth, why it's hard to drive #trust and where companies fall in the development process. #technology #cryptocurrency#ICO #FinTech

Companies like are integrating #Blockchain into their supply chains for improved tracking/traceability and verification. #Walmart, working with #IBM's Food Trust blockchain platform, has reduced the time to track the food source from days to second. via CB Insights

“Our goal is to make digitally native assets, such as #Bitcoin, more accessible to investors. We expect to continue investing and experimenting, over the long term, with ways to make this emerging asset class easier for our clients to understand and use.” #Fidelity Chairwoman and CEO Abigail P. Johnson” via Think Advisor #Blockchain#cryptocurrency

"Plastic Bank is promoting plastic recycling in developing nations — which contribute disproportionately to the ocean plastic problem — via a #blockchain-based system that lets locals trade collected plastic for health care, tuition, cooking oil & other goods and services." #socialplastic #plastics via NBC News