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Blockchain Companies - Rows 109-118
Not all the companies included in rows 109-118 of the attached spreadsheet are blockchain companies and as such, not all of them will hold ICOs. All are involved with blockchain technology in one way or another, however. In fact, after exhaustive searching, through icorating, cryptocompare, and icobench, we were able to determine that only two companies, Wolk and Wanchain, have held ICOs and only Wolk has received an ICO rating. The names, headquarters, number of employees, and short descriptions for the requested blockchain companies have been provided below and entered into the attached spreadsheet.
Findings
ICO Date: N/A
ICO Rating: N/A
Description: Sweetbridge is not a blockchain company, rather it is a company that provides a blockchain framework for other companies. This framework provides a "fair and flexible value exchange" through which companies and industries are able to improve their performance as employees "collaborate, adapt, and realize shared values" that contribute to a better global economy overall.
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Description: Totle is a tool whose purpose is to "support and enhance" crypto investors with the execution and management of their long-term crypto investment strategies in a way that is simple, easily accessible, and hassle-free. Blockchain, bitcoin, etherium, and smart contracts are among their areas of specialization.
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ICO Rating: N/A
Description: Ledger is leading provider of "security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications" that is developing a wide range of products and services designed to safeguard the cryptocurrency assets of both individuals and companies. The line of hardware wallets is currently available in 165 countries. The company states in its About section on LinkedIn that is has headquarters located in Paris, France, Vierzon, France, and San Francisco, CA. Ledger also states that they have a team of 82 professionals who develop their products and services.
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Headquarters: Tumkur, Karnataka, India
Number of Employees: 51-200
Description: With over one million customers, a built-in exchange that enables customers to exchange bitcoin for Indian Rupees, and a stated mission of "Bringing bitcoin to the billions", Unocoin is India's "most popular bitcoin wallet". Unicoin initially charges customers a 1% fee every time they buy or sell bitcoins. Users are upgraded to a "Gold Membership" at which time the percentage charged per transaction drops to 0.7% if they maintain a"significant transaction volume" for at least 60 days.
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Description: Vanbex provides a variety of services to blockchain companies including blockchain and smart contract technology, consulting and strategy development, investment marketing and ICO fundraising, and communications and marketing services. Services provided are personalized as Vanbex tailors their approach to each client's individual needs. Vanbex is "Where blockchain and business begin.
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Headquarters: Chattanooga, TN
Number of Employees: 11-50
Description: Very is a product development firm that uses their "deep experience in machine learning, IoT, and blockchain" to develop and build platforms that are scalable and production-ready. Since its formation in 2011, Very has launched more than 250 products.
VOLT CUSTODIAN
Exhaustive searching through icorating, cryptocompare, and icobench did not result in the location of a company exactly named Volt Custodian. Continued searching for a company with that name did not lead to anything. An IT company named Volt Information Sciences was found and has been used as it provides some services similar to those provided by other companies listed in the request.
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Description: Volt Information Sciences, Inc. is a global provider of staffing and managed services, technology and outsourcing solutions and services, and information technology infrastructure support services. Services provided by the company's information technology infrastructure support services team include "storage, network, and desktop IT hardware maintenance, data center monitoring, network monitoring, and operations support".
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Description: With "inter-chain transactions and privacy protection", Wanchain is a unique public blockchain. Wanchain has developed their own protocol for inter-chain transactions. This protocol, based on account and threshold signature, enables the company's ability to support multi-assets trading. Wanchain is also a "distributed financial infrastructure" through which blockchain networks can be connected to exchange value.
Description: Wolk Inc. is a" blockchain-based advertising data exchange, powered by the WOLK token". Wolk is working towards creating a "decentralized data exchange through which buyers can buy data sellers have made available for sale that is tied to mobile deviceids, hashed emails and/or hashed phone numbers" in an "automated manner" via the Wolk API. The protocol developed by Wolk, "defines how data buyers and suppliers use decentralized virtual currencies (WOLK token) with APIs (Wolk API) to transact using decentralized backend storage".
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Description: The cryptocurrency exchange, Xena Exchange, was built by financial markets professionals from financial institutions such as JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, RBS, and more. The exchange was built by financial institutions for financial institutions, active traders and asset managers and features a variety of functions designed to eliminate the gap between traditional stock exchanges and blockchain markets.
Conclusion
To wrap it up, not all the companies included in rows 109-118 of the attached spreadsheet are blockchain companies and as such, not all of them will hold ICOs. In fact, after exhaustive searching, through icorating, cryptocompare, and icobench, we were able to determine that only Wanchain and Wolk have held ICOs and only Wolk has received an ICO rating. The requested information for the requested blockchain companies have been provided below and entered into the attached spreadsheet.