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Bitfury Hires Crystal Blockchain CEO and Head of Software Sales

Jan 22, 2019

Signaling its increasing strength in software development, the Bitfury Group today announced the hires of Marina Khaustova as CEO of CrystalTM Blockchain and Chris Dickson as Bitfury’s Head of Software Sales.

Bitfury Group Announces Blockchain-Based Music Entertainment Division

Jan 16, 2019

The Bitfury Group today launched Bitfury Surround, a music entertainment division that will design blockchain solutions to address challenges faced by artists and other stakeholders in the music industry. Bitfury Surround’s first initiative will be to create an open-source music platform secured by the Bitcoin Blockchain. The open-source platform, named Surround™, will encourage collaboration, foster fresh applications and promote innovation within the industry.

Bitfury Brings Lightning Network Payments to Paytomat

Nov 29, 2018

Moving cryptocurrency closer to everyday use, the Bitfury Group announced today they have partnered with Paytomat, a blockchain-based payment processing system, to bring Lightning Network payments to Paytomat’s digital wallet and merchant app.

Bitfury Expands Board of Directors and Advisory Board

Nov 21, 2018

The Bitfury Group has added founder of Korelya Capital Antoine Dresch to its board of directors and Annette Nazareth, a former member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to its advisory board.

Bitfury Announces Financial Services Partnership with Final Frontier

Nov 13, 2018

The Bitfury Group has acquired a substantial minority stake in Final Frontier, a financial services firm that specializes in the blockchain industry. Final Frontier was founded by a group of seasoned investment professionals with decades of experience in the traditional financial services industry.

Allied Control to Exhibit Immersion Cooling Solutions with Orange Silicon Valley at SC18 Conference

Nov 12, 2018

Allied Control Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bitfury Group, will participate this week in the SC18 conference, where it will exhibit its record-breaking solutions for ultra-high density high-performance computing (HPC) applications.

Bitfury and Trendalyze to Integrate Crystal Blockchain Analytics

Nov 12, 2018

Trendalyze Inc. and the Bitfury Group today announced plans to integrate Bitfury’s Crystal blockchain analytics service into Trendalyze, a micro-trends analytics, monitoring, prediction and search platform.

European Blockchain Unicorn Bitfury Completes $80 Million Private Placement

Nov 06, 2018

The Bitfury Group, the world’s leading full-service blockchain technology company, has closed an $80 million USD private placement with global institutional and corporate investors.

Crystal Blockchain Expands Coverage with Bitcoin Cash, Segwit Address Support

Oct 23, 2018

The Bitfury Group announced today the release of version 1.6.0 of its Crystal Blockchain Analytics tool, which adds analytical support for Bitcoin Cash and improved user functionality.

Bitfury and PatentBot Launch Blockchain-Based Copyright Protection

Oct 18, 2018

The Bitfury Group announced today it is partnering with PatentBot to use blockchain to digitally timestamp copyright documents, providing a secure and permanent way to prove authorship and protect intellectual property. PatentBot is a bot-registrar of trademarks, which can reduce the time it takes to file documents to less than 10 minutes. The integration of blockchain into its services will help streamline and secure the complicated copyright system. To obtain a copyright, creators must prove their primacy in bringing the idea to life and that they have a verifiable record of the date and content of the work.

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