Israeli Blockchain Startups: New Currencies Name Description Homepage Founded • Crypto Next aims to make Digital Currencies Easy. The company accepts the largest amount of Crypto Crypto Next: Currencies and the largest amount of Fiat Currencies. Digital Currency Platform to • Crypto Next’s software will be available in a white label format and anyone can incorporate an exchange in www.cryptonext.net 2014 Support All Bitcoin 2.0 Assets their existing or newly created websites. Modules will be made available for languages, multiple virtual currencies, multiple fiat currencies, margin trading and futures trading and merchant payment services with recurring payments through the Crypto Next wallet. Zero Bill Bank: • Zero Bill Bank allows community organizers to issue customized digital currency www.zerobillbank.co 2015 Your Asset, Your Way • The basic idea is to excise the Bitcoin money generation formula, and otherwise apply Bitcoin essentially "as BitMint: The Becoming of Money is" over digital coins which are redeemable by the mint that minted them. This will preserve the Bitcoin www.bitmint.com/ 2014 assured anonymity. The new BitMint solution will benefit from Bitcoin double-spending prevention, and would otherwise enjoy all the benefits associated with money in a digital form. Kindcoin: Support Awesome • Kindcoin is a digital currency whichthe user can earn by supporting great causes. Users can spend, store or http://kindco.in/ Causes, Earn Kindcoins, Change transfer Kindcoins to other people. Users can exchange their Kindcoins on rewards at Kindshack.com, pledge 2010 The World them, or trade them. Israeli Blockchain Startups: Hardware Name Description Homepage Founded CoinDigger: Bitcoin Mining Pool • The company is building a large Bitcoin mining pool based on their patent pending ASIC design. Their mining equipment overall system design is optimized for best power performance, allowing them to https://coindigger.co/ 2013 reduce operation cost significantly. This will ensure the company is very cost effective even in the upcoming fierce battle of the Bitcoin mining ASICs. Spondoolies-Tech: Powerful • The company offers affordable hosting solutions for customers who don’t want the hassle of Bitcoin Miner, Enhancing managing their Bitcoin mining equipment. http://www.spondoolies- Cryptocurrency • Founded by a group of Israeli high-tech veterans, Spondoolies-Tech is all about cryptocurrency. The tech.com/ 2013 company has assembled a team comprised of several leaders in the Israeli semiconductor industry, with the goal of building the infrastructure on which cryptocurrency will flourish. Logical Form: Apps and Block • The core products are Block Chain Data Templates for banks and enterprises. Most companies in the Chain Data Templates for Banks block chain sector seek to replace the need of "Trusted Parties". and Enterprises • Logical Form assumes "Trusted Parties" like banks and governments are here to stay. The company http://logicalform.com/ 2013 therefore concentrates on effectively utilizing the Bitcoin algorithm and protocol between trusted parties, without the complications required when trust is eliminated. HasHWare Mining • HasHWarewishes to make mining accessible to all as well as promoting widespread acceptance of : Technology's Hardware and bitcoin and other crypto currencies and therefore have expanded beyond selling mining machines. The Cryptocurrencies company together with its partners Coin Commerce has recently installed Bitcoin payment systems in http://www.hashware.co.il/ 2014 25 businesses throughout Israel with more to follow, and plans to install and operate bitcoin exchange ATM kiosks as well as introducing isracoin, the first localized cryptocurrency. Israeli Blockchain Startups: Other Name Description Homepage Founded Telumis Marketplace for search through leading : • Telumis is a Financial Opportunities Search Engine that lets the investor Financial Investment financial Institutions to find Investment Opportunities. Instead of settling for offers from one or www.telumis.com 2014 Opportunities two financial institutions, users can utilize a world of opportunities. WaveBL: The Key to • WaveBLaims to replace the use of paper in international shipping agreements by storing Paperless Trade documents electronically http://wavebl.com 2014 CredEx:: Offers Small • CredEx is a B2B cred marketplace that allows to trade directly with other, lifting the money Businesses Interest Free barrier. The network has it's own credit system, and offers interest free credit in the B2B www.credex.com 2014 Credit Lines for Use in Our network. Users can get credits, spend them in the network and rebalance by selling their B2B Network goods and services. Colored Coins: Open • Colored Coins is an open source Bitcoin 2.0 protocol that enables developers to create digital Source Protocol for assets on top of Bitcoin blockchain utilizing its functionalities beyond currency. coloredcoins.org/ Creating Digital Assets on 2014 the Bitcoin Blockchain (Website is run by Colu) 99Bitcoins: Information • 99 Bitcoins is a website and blog about Bitcoin. The website aims to close the gap between portal on bitcoin newbies and the technological aspect of Bitcoin through the use of a non technical blog and simple tutorials explained in laymen terms. 99 Bitcoins also operates the subdomain 99 Affiliates which aims to be the most comprehensive source on the web for Bitcoin Affiliate 99bitcoins.com/ 2013 Programs. • 99 Bitcoins has issued out various plugins and apps for the Bitcoin community, including: 99 Coins Ticker, Bitcoin News Feed Widgets, and 99 Bitcoins mobile app Cluster: Disruptive • Cluster offers a space for hi-tech startups to come together and work alongside other startups Technologies Hub • The company also offers courses on technologies, languages and navigating the Israeli startup http://www.clusterhub.org/ landscape 2015 • Cluster also offers a tour of various hi-tech startups within Israeli Alefbit: Technology • Alefbit is a resource for people to learn more about Bitcoin and blockchain http://www.alefbit.com/ 2014 Economy • The website also offers a guide for Israeli blockchain startups Bitli.st: Bitcoin Startups • Bitli.st serves as a directory for various Bitcoin startups http://bitli.st/ 2013 • Users are able to search through a categorized list of different companies 28
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