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Photos: 10 innovative blockchain startups poised to revolutionize business

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  • 10 Blockchain Startups

    10 Blockchain Startups

    [This gallery was originally published on TechRepublic.]

    Bitcoin is dead. Long live the blockchain!

    Bitcoin's underlying technology is far more interesting than the cryptocurrency itself, said Brooklyn-based mobile application and blockchain developer Charles Hope.

    Blockchain tech refers to an encrypted database log of timestamped transactions. Metadata about the transaction is publicly accessible through APIs. "The blockchain is a global financial ledger without any central authority," Hope explained. "An eternal record of every Bitcoin transaction, its own algorithms pay people to host it. It supports operations that are difficult to do with regular money, such as a completely secure escrow state, which permits safe contracts between strangers."

    SEE: Three ways encryption can safeguard your cloud files (Tech Pro Research report)

    Because Bitcoin transactions generate millions of secure data points, the Bitcoin blockchain has evolved to become the backbone of a platform for a number of innovative startups. These are some of the most vital, and interesting, blockchain-based startups.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Tsokur

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Ethereum

    Ethereum

    Industry vertical: Infrastructure, Platform

    Ethereum is a decentralized application platform. The company eschews the traditional Bitcoin blockchain in favor of its own custom-built chain. Developers use Ethereum to build transfer currency systems, store money, and even build customized and personalized blockchains.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Ethereum

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Mycelium

    Mycelium

    Industry vertical: Infrastructure, Platform

    Mycelium is a blockchain platform that supports several products, including point-of-sale and payment processing hardware and a digital wallet. The payment system is designed to buffer retailers against fee-heavy credit card processing systems.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Mycelium

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Chain

    Chain

    Industry vertical: Infrastructure

    Developed by a team of tech industry veterans, Chain is a currency processing platform that facilitates one-to-one, bilateral, and auction-based transactions.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Chain

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Coinbase

    Coinbase

    Industry vertical: Brokerage

    If you own Bitcoin, it's likely you've used Coinbase. Since 2012 San Francisco's Coinbase, a brokerage and wallet, has raised over $100 million in venture funding in a campaign to bring Bitcoin to a mainstream market. The site is one of the easiest places to buy and sell Bitcoin.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Coinbase

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • CoinDesk

    CoinDesk

    Industry vertical: News

    CoinDesk is the insider trade magazine of the Bitcoin and blockchain business community. The company publishes reliable reports on the trends, economy, and newsmakers of blockchain companies.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: CoinDesk

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Chroma.fund

    Chroma.fund

    Industry vertical: Crowdfunding

    Portland's Chroma.fund bills itself as "Capitalism 2.0" and offers a blockchain-based approach to crowdfunding. Chroma.fund is based on the idea that "a person or company could also be represented and traded as shares like the stock market," co-founder Marcus Estes explained in a recent interview. Because the blockchain is available to the public, "we could associate an action like the sale of a share of stock with the chain and verify its authenticity."

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Chroma.fund

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Elliptic

    Elliptic

    Industry vertical: Compliance

    Bitcoin and the blockchain offer tremendous potential for business innovation, but both technologies are mired in controversy. Elliptic helps finance industry blockchain companies manage compliance issues. The company also identifies and reports illegal, unethical, and otherwise fishy cryptocurrency behavior.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Elliptic

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Chronicled

    Chronicled

    Industry vertical: Middleware

    Chronicled is a complex blockchain smart tag platform. It's also a fashionable vintage shoe company. The company's middleware tech is a mobile open market that connects vintage shoe aficionados with sellers all over the world. The platform began with vintage shoes market but can be used for nearly every type of market.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Chronicled

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Gem

    Gem

    Industry vertical: Financial services, healthcare

    Gem is a blockchain consulting firm that simplifies the blockchain development process and creates custom solutions for financial services and healthcare companies.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Gem

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

  • Loyyal

    Loyyal

    Industry vertical: Smart contracts

    The retail loyalty card industry is mostly a closed source system. Loyyal is a blockchain-powered loyalty card startup that uses smart contracts to allow for cross-platform, interoperable conditional transactions.

    Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

    Photo by: Loyyal

    Caption by: Dan Patterson

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Dan Patterson

By Dan Patterson | March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT) | Topic: Innovation

  • 10 Blockchain Startups
  • Ethereum
  • Mycelium
  • Chain
  • Coinbase
  • CoinDesk
  • Chroma.fund
  • Elliptic
  • Chronicled
  • Gem
  • Loyyal

The blockchain is a disruptive innovation. These companies could dramatically alter the financial services, healthcare, compliance, and crowdfunding industries.

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10 Blockchain Startups

[This gallery was originally published on TechRepublic.]

Bitcoin is dead. Long live the blockchain!

Bitcoin's underlying technology is far more interesting than the cryptocurrency itself, said Brooklyn-based mobile application and blockchain developer Charles Hope.

Blockchain tech refers to an encrypted database log of timestamped transactions. Metadata about the transaction is publicly accessible through APIs. "The blockchain is a global financial ledger without any central authority," Hope explained. "An eternal record of every Bitcoin transaction, its own algorithms pay people to host it. It supports operations that are difficult to do with regular money, such as a completely secure escrow state, which permits safe contracts between strangers."

SEE: Three ways encryption can safeguard your cloud files (Tech Pro Research report)

Because Bitcoin transactions generate millions of secure data points, the Bitcoin blockchain has evolved to become the backbone of a platform for a number of innovative startups. These are some of the most vital, and interesting, blockchain-based startups.

Published: March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT)

Caption by: Dan Patterson

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By Dan Patterson | March 22, 2017 -- 12:01 GMT (05:01 PDT) | Topic: Innovation

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