The Tomorrow Fund_

Created BY ANIMAL VENTURES / WARBURG SERRES

Crypto-native founders and companies are redefining our digital world with new ways to conduct commerce, community, trade, and lifestyle. The Tomorrow Fund was built by Tom Serres and Bettina Warburg to support the next generation of projects fueling the transition to Web3.

Tom and Bettina are still at the forefront of this transformation, helping founders at the earliest stages through their growth into global digital brands. The Tomorrow Fund, in realization mode today, funded 63 world-class projects from Web3’s core infrastructure to middleware and apps.

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Airstack

Airstack is building Web3 data and tooling and infrastructure for developers.

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Alethea.AI

Alethea AI is building a decentralized protocol to create an Intelligent Metaverse inhabited by interactive and intelligent NFTs (iNFTs).

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Anymal Protocol

Anymal Protocol is a secure, scalable, and accessible blockchain-based solution for the animal care industry.

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Apexti

Apexti is a data indexing service for blockchains.

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Astar

Astar Network is a dApp hub on the Polkadot network that supports Ethereum, WebAssembly, and Layer 2 solutions like zk-rollups.

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Beem

Beem is a Web3 media platform focused on video streaming for creators.

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Binance US

Binance US is a regulated retail exchange for US investors.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer crypto-asset and electronic payment system that is decentralized, transparent, and cryptographically secure.

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Blockdaemon

Blockdaemon is an infrastructure provider focused on staking, node infastructure and custody for digital assets.

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Blocto

Blocto is a cross-chain smart wallet and suite of DeFi and NFT applications designed to trade, swap and manage digital assets.

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Burrow

Burrow is a lending application built on the Near network.

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Calimero Network

Calimero Network is a private computation and permissioning environment for the Near network.

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Centrifuge

Centrifuge is a Polkadot network parachain focused on real world assets.

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Ceramic

Ceramic is a decentralized data network that brings unlimited data composability to Web3 applications.

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Clover Finance

CLV is a substrate-based Layer 1 infrastructure platform with EVM-compatibility and cross-chain interoperability.

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Code and State

Code and State is a venture studio focused on growing projects on top of the Internet Computer Protocol.

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Coin Metrics

Coin Metrics powers institutional data and analytics for crypto-assets and Web3.

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CoinFund Liquid Fund

The CoinFund Liquid Fund is a long-oriented liquid fund of digital asset investments.

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Community Gaming

Community Gaming is a Web3-based gaming infrastructure and tournament platform.

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Composable Finance

Composable Finance is a parachain building interoperable infrastructure for DeFi on the Polkadot network.

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CyberPrep

CyberPrep is building a privacy preserving environment on top of the Bitcoin network to support specific DeFi applications.

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Departure Labs

Departure Labs is building payments middleware on the Internet Computer Protocol.

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Ethereum

Ethereum is the first Layer 1 protocol for smart contracts and decentralized applications.

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Few and Far

Few and Far is an NFT marketplace built on the Near Network.

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Figment

Figment is a crypto-asset staking service and network infrastructure provider.

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Flow

Flow is a Layer 1 blockchain network focused on digital collectibles and experiences.

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Foundation

Foundation Devices is building open hardware and infrastructure to enable digital soverenity.

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GameGPT by Prism

Rainmaker is a Web3 play-to-earn discovery platform with hundreds of games, ratings, and earnings forecasts.

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IndexZoo

IndexZoo delivers index products for crypto-assets using composable DeFi tooling.

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Infinity Swap

Infinity Swap is a decentralized exchange built on the Internet Computer Protocol.

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Interlay

Interlay is building a Polkadot network parachain focused on DeFi services for Bitcoin.

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Internet Computer Protocol

The Internet Computer Protocol is a Layer 1 blockchain network bringing greater efficiency, speed and decentralization to computation and data storage.

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Ledger

Ledger delivers secure custody infrastructure for retail consumers and businesses.

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Livepeer

The Livepeer Token (LPT) supports Livepeer, an Ethereum-based protocol delivering decentralized video transcoding.

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Livepeer, Inc.

Livepeer is a decentralized video infrastructure network.

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Lukso

LUKSO network is an open and interoperable Layer 1 blockchain network for phygital and digital worlds.

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Meta Pool

Meta Pool is a liquid staking solution for the Near network.

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Metaversal

Metaversal is a venture studio which co-produces, curates, and invests in NFT collections.

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Mino Games

Mino Games is an industry-leading gaming company transforming the Web3 gaming landscape.

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Mintbase

Mintbase is a Near-based NFT launchpad and marketplace for developers.

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Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible parachain for building cross-chain applications on the Polkadot network.

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Near

NEAR Protocol is a Layer 1 blockchain network enabling scalability through sharding.

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Niche

Niche is a social media ecosystem that creates interest-based, members-only clubs built on the Near protocol.

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Nomad

Nomad is a Layer 2 cross-chain communication and bridge protocol.

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Parallel Finance

Parallel Finance is a DeFi parachain focused on crowdloans, lending and staking on the Polkadot network.

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Petastic

Petastic leverages the benefits of blockchain technology to create a secure and transparent platform for pet owners and other stakeholders in the pet industry.

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PlayEmber

PlayEmber is a hyper-casual game studio rapidly introducing Web3 features and primitives into existing mobile games.

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Polkadot

Polkadot is a Layer 1 blockchain network connecting multiple specialized parachains into a unified network architecture.

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Radworks

Radicle is a decentralized code repository transforming open-source code management.

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Ready Games

Ready Games is creating social gaming infrastructure for the Web3 play-to-earn economy.

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Roketo

Roketo is a real-time financial streaming platform built on the NEAR protocol.

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Shadow

VIV3 is an NFT marketplace built on the Flow protocol.

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Solsten

Solsten is an analytics firm using neuroscience and AI to transform the way games are built and distributed.

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Somnium Space

Somnium Space is a virtual reality world designed to be a "metaverse" combined with a blockchain economy.

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The Graph

The Graph is an indexing protocol for organizing blockchain data and making it easily accessible with GraphQL.

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Tibles

Tibles is a digital collectibles platform transforming your favorite past times into digital collectible experiences.

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Unique Network

Unique Network is a Polkadot network parachain optimized for marketplaces, games and dApps with advanced features.

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VITRUVEO

Decentology is building a smart contracts marketplace for developers to discover, build, and monetize Web3 applications.

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XMTP

XMTP is a Web3 open communication protocol, enabling secure messaging between wallets and dApps.

12/19/21

Figment Accelerates its Leadership Position in Web 3 with $110 Million Series C Fundraise

Leading Software Investor Thoma Bravo Leads Fundraise at $1.4 Billion Post-Money Valuation to Further Figment’s Mission to Build a Better Internet

Figment

Article

12/15/21

Huobi Global Will List LPT (Livepeer) in the Pioneer Zone on December 16, 2021

The LPT spot trading (LPT/USDT) will open when the deposit volume meets the demand of market trading, which will be officially announced in advance.

Livepeer, Inc.

Article

12/14/21

NBA Top Shot Maker Dapper Labs Commits $80M for Startup Acquisitions

Dapper Labs, the firm behind the Flow blockchain and NFT platform NBA Top Shot, is pursuing a series of acquisitions, the company told CoinDesk on Wednesday. Dapper Labs declined to disclose the acquired companies.

Flow

Article

12/14/21

Iconic Funds Expands Product Range with a Physical Ethereum ETP

Coin Metrics is the index provider of Iconic's Ethereum ETP

Coin Metrics

Article

12/12/21

Rarible.com and Rarible Protocol integrate Flow blockchain for streamlined NFT experience

The platform integrates Flow, taking the next step on its multichain and sustainability strategy

Flow

Article

12/12/21

NIKE, Inc. Acquires RTFKT

NIKE, Inc. today announced the acquisition of RTFKT, a leading brand that leverages cutting edge innovation built on Lukso

Lukso

Article

12/12/21

NDP 5.1 IS HERE!

Coin Metrics is pleased to announce the release of NDP 5.1, which features 48 new metrics and 3 new assets to empower on-chain analysis.

Coin Metrics

Article

12/11/21

Somnium Space joins FTX NFT Marketplace. FTX Exchange opens its official Metaverse HQ inside Somnium Space

Somnium Space and FTX are happy to announce, that starting from 13th of December 2021, Somnium Space NFT collection will be available on FTX NFT Marketplace

Somnium Space

Article

12/9/21

Livepeer Decentralized Governance & Confluence

The Livepeer core team remains hard at work on the design of the Confluence protocol upgrade: a proposed technical migration of the Livepeer protocol to Ethereum Layer 2 that will reduce the significant Layer 1 gas fees for Livepeer Network participants.

Livepeer, Inc.

Article

12/8/21

NEAR Launches 1,000 Teacher Education Program

The NEAR education team will onboard 1,000 teachers from all backgrounds and disciplines to educate the masses about blockchain technology and NEAR

Near

Article

12/8/21

Wallet Maker Ledger Launches Crypto-Linked Debit Card for Customers in US and Some European Countries

Ledger, which is best known for its hardware wallets, is introducing a crypto debit card called the Crypto Life card, the company announced Thursday.

Ledger

Article

12/8/21

NFTs are Coming Soon to Ledger Live

At Ledger, we believe that like any digital asset, NFTs have to be secure. We aim to become the world’s most secure platform to store, visualize, manage and enjoy full ownership of both your coins and NFTs.

Ledger

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12/1/21

Aurora Partners With ConsenSys, Bringing MetaMask, Infura and More Ethereum Tools to NEAR

Aurora, NEAR's solution for cross-network compatibility with the Ethereum blockchain, will support ConsenSys tools such as MetaMask, enabling seamless user experience across the entire Web3 ecosystem.

Near

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12/1/21

Testnet Goes BRRR

It’s finally time to show you what we’ve been building! Testnet is officially live: testnet.burrow.cash

Burrow

Article

11/28/21

NEAR Validator Upgrade Allows Hundreds To Help Secure The Network

NEAR is increasing the number of validators from 60 to 100 to increase decentralization

Near

Article

11/28/21

Decentology adds Algorand blockchain to the Hyperverse

Decentology, a blockchain developer tools company, today announced that it has added the Algorand blockchain to the Hyperverse at the Decipher conference in Miami.

VITRUVEO

Article

11/21/21

DeFi Technologies Begins Staking Blocto Tokens

Continues the Expansion of its Infrastructure & Governance Business

Blocto

Article

11/18/21

Somnium Space Land Sale Pulls in Over $700,000

Somnium Space kicked off its tertiary land sale this week amidst possibly the biggest metaverse hype to date. In its first four days, the Somnium Space land sale event already raked in more than $700,000.

Somnium Space

Article

11/16/21

Blockdaemon Adds JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investments and Tiger Global as Strategic Investors and Acquires Blockchain Analytics Platform Anyblock Analytics to Extend Its NFT Offering

Blockdaemon, the world’s largest blockchain infrastructure company for node management and staking, today announced adding two strategic investors, Tiger Global Management and JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investments and its growing footprint in Europe through the acquisition of Anyblock Analytics.

Blockdaemon

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11/14/21

NEAR Launches Nightshade Sharding, Paving the Way for Mass Adoption

NEAR launched Phase 0 of their sharding technology, paving the way for dynamic sharding and unlimited scalability

Near

Article

11/14/21

Announcing Blockdaemon’s Acquisition of Gravy

we welcome the product design consultancy Gravy as the newest member of the Blockdaemon family. This addition comes by way of acquisition, as Gravy joins the ranks of Blockdaemon’s growing portfolio of innovative companies.

Blockdaemon

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11/14/21

Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade in four years just happened

Overview of Taproot and implications for Bitcoin ecosystem

Bitcoin

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11/11/21

Foundation Devices’ Passport Sells First 1000 Units

Boston security start-up Foundation Devices has announced the successful sale of its first 1000 Passport units

Foundation

Article

11/9/21

Foundation's New Mission and Logo

We realized that an evolved mission and logo were necessary to crisply communicate what we are building and what we stand for. We are proud to unveil both today.

Foundation

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11/5/21

Bringing The Graph to the Cosmos Ecosystem

Figment’s core development team is integrating The Graph with the Cosmos ecosystem.

Figment

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11/4/21

Livepeer and Glass co-hosted COLLIDE, the first-ever live concert with live audience NFT minting

Livepeer teamed up with streaming platform Glass on November 4th to co-host COLLIDE, an event on the sidelines of NFT.NYC that made a bit of Web3 history (and featured a whole lot of great music and dancing

Livepeer, Inc.

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10/27/21

Community Gaming partners with Riot Games for VALORANT Elite Showdown

Esports tournament platform Community Gaming has partnered with game publisher Riot Games to produce the VALORANT Elite Showdown

Community Gaming

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10/25/21

Somnium Space is building the Future of an Open & Immersive Metaverse; announces new investments, updates, and products.

Somnium Space

Article

10/25/21

Somnium Space Unveils Plans to Build its Own Standalone Headset

the most surprising reveal of the bunch is that Somnium Space is getting into the hardware business; development is already underway on a standalone VR headset.

Somnium Space

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10/25/21

The Graph Integrates with its First Non-EVM blockchain: NEAR

The Graph Foundation is excited to announce that Graph Node now supports indexing NEAR, a Layer 1 blockchain. This makes NEAR the first non-EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) compatible blockchain supported by Graph Node. NEAR indexing is available in beta on The Graph’s hosted service.

The Graph

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10/24/21

NEAR Announces $800 Million in Funding Initiatives To Support Ecosystem Growth

NEAR announced a massive $800m funding initiative to accelerate growth in the NEAR ecosystem. This funding includes a $350m DAO and $150m specifically designated for DeFi platforms.

Near

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10/24/21

The L15 testnet starts…

L15 the ephemeral testnet has undergone some heavy developments in the past weeks.

Lukso

Article

10/19/21

Flow Blockchain Now ‘Controlled by Community,’ Says Dapper Labs

The network behind NBA Top Shot has gradually decentralized, with Dapper now running less than one-third of the total nodes.

Flow

Article

10/19/21

Introducing Our Web App UI Refresh

we constantly strive to improve how users interact with Ubiquity and the self-service node flow.

Blockdaemon

Article

10/18/21

Livepeer Expands Video Capabilities with Acquisition of MistServer

The Livepeer and MistServer teams share a conviction that the world’s most scalable, affordable, and reliable open video infrastructure should be paired with the world’s best open video software

Livepeer, Inc.

Article

10/18/21

Burrow Goes BRRR

We’re excited to introduce burrow.cash, an interest rate market protocol built on NEAR that will allow users to supply and borrow interest-bearing assets

Burrow

Article

10/17/21

FLOW Trading And Staking Are Coming for the US and Canada!

We made FLOW available for trading and staking to the majority of our clients around the globe earlier this year. We’re delighted to announce that we’re now rolling these functions out for U.S. and Canadian residents on Tuesday, October 19!

Flow

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10/14/21

Flow integrates Filecoin storage services to make NFTs more decentralized

Filecoin has become the official storage partner of the Flow Blockchain, with the firm working to provide decentralized storage for NFTs minted on Dapper Lab's network.

Flow

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10/14/21

Top Shot collectors have the ability to move their Legendary Moments to other third-party wallets on Flow

When you send your Moments to a non-custodial wallet, you will be able to move your Moments to approved marketplace partners, starting with BloctoBay and VIV3, with Versus soon to come.

Shadow

Article

10/7/21

The Sovereign Data Hackathon starts today!

$10,000 in prizes being distributed throughout the Ceramic ecosystem

Ceramic

Article

9/30/21

The Graph to Integrate with Decentralized Data Storage Protocol Arweave

The Graph Foundation is excited to announce that The Graph will support Arweave, a leading decentralized protocol that allows users to store data permanently and sustainably with a one-time upfront fee.

The Graph

Article

9/28/21

NFL, NFLPA and Dapper Labs announce new NFT deal to create exclusive digital video highlights

The National Football League Players Association and Dapper Labs, announce today a collaboration to create exclusive digital video highlight NFTs (non-fungible tokens) for NFL fans

Flow

Article

9/27/21

Join us at NEAR CON Alpha

NEAR hosted the inaugural NEARCON in Lisbon, Portugal in October 2021.

Near

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9/27/21

Valentina Sampaio's NFT Dress Auction Becomes All-Time Highest Price Fashion Item NFT

The Lions Management and blockchain company LUKSO have announced the winner of the history-making auction.

Lukso

Article

9/23/21

Blockdaemon September Newsletter

The Blockdaemon team has joined the Lido program as a node operator

Blockdaemon

Article

9/15/21

Blockdaemon Joins the Blockchain Association

Blockdaemon is proud to announce our membership with the Blockchain Association. As a member, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other industry-leading companies at the forefront of blockchain innovation.

Blockdaemon

Article

9/7/21

COIN METRICS PROVIDING PREMIUM, SUB-SECOND REFERENCE RATES TO CHAINLINK PRICE FEEDS

Coin Metrics is now supporting DeFi applications through Chainlink Price Feeds across numerous leading blockchain networks including Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot, Polygon, Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche, Optimism, Arbitrum, Fantom, Heco, and more.

Coin Metrics

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8/31/21

Livepeer inspires ingenuity at HackFS

The Livepeer hacks kept coming at ETHGlobal’s HackFS 2021, a marathon of innovation that lasted nearly a month and generated 150+ submissions from 670 hackers in 70 countries who jockeyed for $175,000 in prizes.

Livepeer, Inc.

Article

8/30/21

Beaxy Leverages Blockdaemon’s Node Solutions

Beaxy Exchange has partnered with Blockdaemon to leverage its advanced node infrastructure solutions to expand the trading platform’s capabilities and performance.

Blockdaemon

Article

8/25/21

Ledger Enterprise Solutions Brings Digital Asset Security to Delchain

edger Enterprise Solutions has entered into an agreement with Delchain, a full-service multi-currency banking, asset management, trading, custody, and advisory firm supporting digital asset companies.

Ledger

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