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Education Drive | Full Article The think tank was announced at a conference in Cleveland this week dedicated to exploring and expanding the use of blockchain in the city. However, "What the conference didn't do was lay out a step-by-step route to Cleveland’s success as a hub for blockchain," wrote Cleveland.com reporter Emily Bamforth. Nonetheless, the region's higher education institutions — which include a mix of public and private two- and four-year colleges — are expected to play a critical role, with many already exploring blockchain. Baldwin Wallace University, for example, plans to offer professional development certificates in the technology next year, and local colleges are exploring…

Government Technology | Full Article U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio announced Monday a plan to regulate cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings through the federal government. An initial coin offering is when a company begins to sell a cryptocurrency in the form of tokens. There are a limited amount of these tokens, which is what gives them value. Investors can pay for these tokens with money or existing cryptocurrency. Because these tokens sell quickly and run out, it gives the company a wave of money that it can use to build a product. Read More

Cleveland.com | Full Article Blockland Cleveland delivered what its organizers promised: a sold-out crowd, hundreds of developers learning new skills and highly-lauded technology CEOs explaining why blockchain matters and why Cleveland might have a shot at leading the way. What the conference didn’t do was lay out a step-by-step route to Cleveland’s success as a hub for blockchain, a technology still in the research-and-development stage at major companies like IBM and Accenture. Cleveland’s Blockland initiative aims to work on different fronts simultaneously, pushing blockchain forward in areas like policy creation, education and philanthropy. Read More

WKSU | Full Article The four day Blockland Solutions Conference in Cleveland brought tech leaders from around the U.S. to meet with local entrepreneurs and investors to look for new ways to use blockchain technology in the local economy. As Blockland backers plan next steps, there are challenges they'll face in creating a regional tech hub. WKSU's Jeff St.Clair on the Blockland Solutions Conference Charles Stack is CEO of Flashstarts, a tech-acclerator that’s putting $6 million in seed money into two dozen blockchain-based startups over the next year. Stack is convinced that blockchain, the digital technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies,…

The Crypto | Full Article According to a local news outlet report, Six Cleveland technology firms will make funds available to blockchain startups. These technology firms intend to attract early-stage blockchain firms to come to Ohio to build blockchain-based solutions for government, business, and many more applications. Ray Leach, the CEO of the JumpStart at the recent Blockland solutions conference in Cleveland, Ohio announced that JumpStart along with five other firms will be investing $100 Million in the blockchain Startups. The announcement was a part of the opening event at the conference. The four-day event is sold out and the organizers aim to position Ohio…

XBT | Full Article According to the online news outlet, Cleveland.com, seven funds from Ohio are getting ready to invest $100 million into early-stage blockchain-based startups. The announcement came on Sunday, December 2, 2018, during the Blockland Solutions conference, from the CEO of the investment firm involved, JumpStart’s Ray Leach, who also revealed the plan to make $200 million more available for the same purpose over the following three years. It was also unveiled that the local venture fund and business accelerator, FlashStarts is planning to invest $6 million into the pre-seed fund for development of the blockchain technology. Read More

Smartereum | Full Article The blockchain industry is about to get a major boost in Ohio as two startup accelerators are making plans to pump some money in. First, JumpStart is making plans to channel over $100 million into new blockchain firms. The news was initially reported by Clevelan.com on the 3rd of December. The accelerators intend to invest in blockchain firms that are either focused on governments or businesses within the state. At the same time, FlashStarts, another accelerator, is planning to invest $6 million to blockchain startups to help them raise pre-seed funding. Both accelerators announced their plans during the…

Crains | Full Article Business accelerator and micro-venture capital firm Flashstarts has announced what appears to be the region's first pre-seed investment fund exclusively aimed at blockchain-based startups. Flashstarts revealed its $6 million Blockchain+ Fund on Monday, Dec. 3, at Cleveland's Blockland Solutions Conference. The initiative was discussed as JumpStart's Ray Leach announced that at least seven Ohio investment funds, including JumpStart, plan to invest $100 million in startup companies that apply blockchain technology to business and government sectors. Read More

Cleveland.com | Full Article Organizers are already working on the the second year of the Blockland Solutions conference, with next year’s events planned for Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. This year’s inaugural Solutions conference was planned in about five months, an extremely short timeline for a conference of this size. Still, it drew more than 1,700 people to downtown Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center to discuss how blockchain technology can be applied in government, business, medicine and more. Read More

All Stocks | Full Article The last crypto-related news from the state of Ohio showed that the state is all set to become a leading member in the tech world as it became the first state to accept Bitcoin as payment for taxes for businesses. Now, a recent report from Northeast Ohio news outlet, Cleveland, stated that the state is not ready to play second fiddle to any state. It has embarked on a project worth hundreds of millions to ensure it sets the tech trail for others to follow. This project would see over eight fund ventures including JumpaStart and FlashStart pump hundreds of…