Here are the most valuable VC-baked #startups around the country by PitchBook. Innovation can happen anywhere. #venturecapital #MVP

#PwC's #blockchain survey reveals the #leaders, the barriers to #adoption, signals of #growth, why it's hard to drive #trust and where companies fall in the development process. #technology #cryptocurrency#ICO #FinTech

Companies like are integrating #Blockchain into their supply chains for improved tracking/traceability and verification. #Walmart, working with #IBM's Food Trust blockchain platform, has reduced the time to track the food source from days to second. via CB Insights

“Our goal is to make digitally native assets, such as #Bitcoin, more accessible to investors. We expect to continue investing and experimenting, over the long term, with ways to make this emerging asset class easier for our clients to understand and use.” #Fidelity Chairwoman and CEO Abigail P. Johnson” via Think Advisor #Blockchain#cryptocurrency

"Plastic Bank is promoting plastic recycling in developing nations — which contribute disproportionately to the ocean plastic problem — via a #blockchain-based system that lets locals trade collected plastic for health care, tuition, cooking oil & other goods and services." #socialplastic #plastics via NBC News

The fastest-growing private company, #SwanLeap, is using #blockchain technology to improve inventory management. Additional benefits include reducing delays and errors, minimizing costs and detecting issues quickly. via #INC. #Inc5000#fastestgrowingcompanies #technology

Institutional investors could be more active in the #cryptocurrency market than people realize. The #crypto market has been waiting to see when institutional investors would play a more active role as it could be the catalyst for regulatory acceptance. via Bloomberg LP #currency#volatility

Can #blockchain help overcome Argentina's financial crisis by generating investment and liquidity? #ICOs have become a good alternative to finance projects and #Bitcoin is already being used for retail transactions. #cryptocurrency #fintech #venturecapital #startups #finance via VentureBeat

#PNC announced it will use a #Ripple product to process international payments. While this is not a #blockchain product, it's a good first step toward the adoption of distributed ledgers.

#Blockchain efforts summarized from the largest tech players including #Amazon,#Facebook, #Oracle & #Microsoft. via CB Insights#cryptocurrency