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Young Cho, CEO & Co-CIO of Blockhouse Digital [Photo: LinkedIn]

North Texas-Based Blockhouse Digital Raises $2M To Launch Crypto Asset Management Firm

by | Mar 28, 2024

Asset management firm Blockhouse Digital, which has an office in Frisco, has completed a $2 million seed funding round including investments from strategic partners such as its institutional OTC partner BlockFills along with significant contributions from various angel and VC investors.

Founded in 2023, Blockhouse specializes in collateralized lending and yield-generating strategies in the crypto markets....

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Fort Worth’s City Hall Bitcoin Mine Went Viral—and Companies Nationwide Have Taken Notice
by | Nov 2, 2022
In April, Mayor Mattie Parker turned on three Bitcoin mining machines in Fort Worth City Hall. Since then, the six-month pilot has netted the city $1,019.31. But the real payoff came when the story swept the country—and companies in California, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Jersey took interest. “We tallied nearly 753 million media impressions from this project, which has now branded our city as innovative on a global scale," says Carlo Capua, the city's chief of strategy and innovation.
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Co-Founders Behind Fort Worth’s Rollin’ n Bowlin’ Launch Snacking Brand realsy to ‘Disrupt’ the Industry
by | Nov 1, 2022
Co-Founders Sophia Karbowski and Austin Patry launched Rollin' n Bowlin' as a food truck offering healthy smoothie and açaí bowls at TCU in Fort Worth. Now it's grown to brick-and-mortar locations at multiple U.S. universities and products on store shelves, leading to its latest new CPG brand launch: realsy nut butter-filled dates. “We're so excited to disrupt the better-for-you snacking industry with an actually good-for-you snack,” Karbowski wrote on LinkedIn.
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The Last Word: Mark Cuban on the Real Estate Value of the Metaverse
by | Aug 10, 2022
Mark Cuban has some hot takes on the metaverse, and he doesn't stop there. He made a recent virtual appearance on the YouTube channel Altcoin Daily to share his thoughts on Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, cryptocurrency in general, and more.
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Blockmetrix CEO and Co-Founder Nevin Bannister, VP of Operations Owen McCrory, and VP of Crypto Tech/Finance Axel Nussbaumer [Photos: Blockmetrix]

Building on a ‘Crypto Mining Gold Rush’: Dallas’ Blockmetrix Raises $43M Series B

by | Mar 8, 2022
With $50 million in total funding since launching just last year, Blockmetrix plans to purchase more than 5,000 bitcoin mining rigs, adding to more than 1,000 it currently operates—mostly in Oklahoma.

But the startup aims to go beyond mining bitcoin to research and develop crypto revenue sources, loan bitcoin, set up a cryptocurrency exchange, and more.
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New ‘Coin’ of the Hiring Realm: Bitcoin, Student Loan Forgiveness, Parental Leave
by | Jan 13, 2022
Employers in today’s white-hot job market need to cut to the chase when hiring rockstars. Here are 5 key takeaways from BGSF's new 2022 Salary Guide.

Plus, the workforce solutions expert will discuss the findings in a webinar on Jan. 14. It's not too late to sign up.
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The Texas Blockchain Summit Will Feature Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Other Cryptocurrency Boosters
by | Oct 5, 2021
The inaugural October 8th Texas Blockchain Summit could be a watershed event for making Texas "the jurisdiction of choice" for Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Lee Bratcher, president of the Texas Blockchain Council, will host a wide array of speakers including Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis.
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Zabo Co-Founders Plan Banking Launch, Present This Week at Major Bitcoin Summit
by | Mar 5, 2019
The digital bank's co-founders will be presenting to potential investors and other startups at Venture Summit West 2019, a major Bitcoin event.
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Hedera Open Access

Mance Harmon of Hedera Hashtag says Open Access marks the next step in the company's "journey to become the industry’s most decentralized, permissionless, public network."

Hedera Hashgraph Opens its Distributed Ledger Tech for Public Testing

by | Dec 18, 2018
Hedera Hashgraph aims to change the culture of tech giants exchanging people's privacy for “free" access to their sites and services. "We are the product," Hedera CEO Mance Harmon says. Hedera Hashgraph aims to change that.
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Digital Fight Club Pulls No Punches in Sparring Over Tech
by | Aug 2, 2018
The rapid rise of new technology makes life easier, but there’s also concerns about disruption, security, obsolescence, and privacy. Tech experts argued their positions during Digital Dallas' annual event.
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Ballou Joins FLUX Leadership to Bolster Blockchain in Agriculture
by | Mar 27, 2018
Touch Titan's Kirk Ballou joined Dallas-based tech startup FLUX this month as chief technology officer and chief blockchain officer.
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Next Frontier: 8 North Texas Companies on the Forefront of Blockchain
by | Mar 15, 2018
From cryptocurrency-based business models to personal storage services, a cross-section of DFW companies are integrating blockchain technology.
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Image: Slavko Sereda/istockphoto

Booming Demand for Clearing Options, Futures Contracts Fuels OCC’s Growth

by | Feb 9, 2018
The world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, which has offices in Dallas and Chicago, has doubled its staff in four years. In December, OCC was the first U.S. clearing organization to clear bitcoin futures launched by Cboe Global Markets.
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The New Frontiers:
DFW Companies Leading the Charge
by | Jan 26, 2018
Gartner has announced the top tech trends for 2018. Here’s a quick glance at the Dallas-Fort Worth companies leading the charge in each arena.
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Rewards.com Ties for First in CoinAgenda Startup Competition
by | Nov 6, 2017
The three-day conference brings connects those looking to invest in startups and Initial Coin Offering opportunities centered on bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency.
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Blockchain Is Here, So What Now?
by | Oct 26, 2017
Experts at the Blockchain Bootcamp Oct. 24 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Dallas explained how the technology is advancing, why it’s revolutionary, and what to expect for the future.
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