UK-based blockchain startup 2030.io has raised £3 million ($3.9M USD) in tokenized shares that were issued in a test environment on the London Stock Exchange’s Turquoise equity trading platform.
2030.io is a new company that is aiming to tokenize equity and other securities for client firms.
Blockchain firm Nivaura has announced the closing of its seed round after raising a total of $20 million. The round was led by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with participation from Santander InnoVentures, Linklaters, Orrick, Aegon’s Transamerica Ventures, MiddleGame Ventures, Digital Currency Group,
Crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain has raised £25 million ($32M USD) through an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Founded in 2017 and is based in London, Argo Blockchain operates as a mining as a service (MaaS) business that primarily focuses on the cryptocurrency market in the United Kingdom.
David Harris, head of commercial innovation at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), claimed that fiat currency is holding back cryptocurrency’s ascension. His solution? Have central banks create their own digital currency.
Keynoting the third London Blockchain Summit today, Harris claimed he looks forward to the day when giant sovereign banks issue their own form of digital currency.
