{"id":2290,"date":"2017-04-20T09:58:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T09:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2017-04-20T09:58:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T09:58:22","slug":"nasdaq-blockchain-investments-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/nasdaq-blockchain-investments-startups.html","title":{"rendered":"Nasdaq Blockchain: new investments in more startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nasdaq Blockchain<\/strong> &#8211; related venture initiatives include new <strong>investment<\/strong> in distributed ledger based startups.<\/p>\n<p>Today Nasdaq Ventures announced it has decided to invest in startups and companies that work with blockchains and\/or artificial intelligence, next-generation data analysis and machine learning.<\/p>\n<p>Nasdaq Blockchain budget is $10m to be awarded to deserving startups that are focused on both seed-stage and late-stage placements.<\/p>\n<p>This Nasdaq Blockchain effort is a natural extension of the firm&#8217;s work in the blockchain field.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2015, Nasdaq started a partnership with Chain, an enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure that enables organizations to build better financial services from the ground up.<\/p>\n<p>This effort saw the two companies develop a distributed ledger market focused on <strong>pre-IPO offerings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>President and CEO of Nasdaq, <strong>Adena Friedman<\/strong>, explained in a statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;With the launch of our new venture investment program, we are reinforcing our focus on driving growth and innovation by evaluating, distributing, licensing and integrating disruptive technologies for the long-term benefit of our global clients.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nasdaq has been testing the blockchain even in other areas.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, back in February 2016, Nasdaq announced its <strong>blockchain tests on e-voting prototypes<\/strong> with Estonia&#8217;s sole securities exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in January, Nasdaq published a report arguing that the distributed ledger is also useful beyond transaction settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Nasdaq Blockchain &#8211; related projects <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/?s=nasdaq&amp;submit=Search\">by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasdaq Blockchain &#8211; related venture initiatives include new investment in distributed ledger based startups. 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