Factom Raises $1m to Create Blockchain-based Data Layer
Decentralized record-keeping startup Factom Inc. has raised over $1 million ahead of the closure of its first funding round on 22nd July tomorrow. The funds have been raised through a crowdsale on BnkToTheFuture.com, a FinTech-based global online investment platform which has reportedly attracted over 300 investors to the Texan data storage company. Originally, Factom had planned to attract a minimum of $642,000 by July 22nd. But soon upon hitting its expected figures, the company's chairman, Mr. David A. Johnston, decided to continue into "over funding". "During the "over funding" period....
Related News
Factom is a new data layer technology that works on top of the Blockchain. Factom has designed a new platform to store any type of data into the Blockchain. Entries stored in Factom can never be changed or deleted, making Factom the perfect platform for developing a wide range of applications. Factom has developed a way to overcome the Bitcoin limitations and enhance its capabilities. Almost two days ago, Factom crowdsale was launched and in less than 24 hours raised about 580 BTC. At the time of I'm writing they already raised 658 BTC. The Factom crowdsale was launched on the....
A note from the Editor: In recent months, Factom has made a splash in the Bitcoin community. The goal of the Factom project is to create a “scalable data layer for the blockchain.” Essentially, the team wants to create a blockchain-based data management system that streamlines and simplifies businesses’ record-keeping systems. Factom has displayed the potential of their project through a proof of concept project that stored the entirity of Project Gutenberg on only four hashes of the blockchain. Bitcoinist’s Sergio Schout was able to interview Peter Kirby, President and CEO of Factom, and....
Factom is perhaps the most anticipated project in the cryptocurrency ecosystem for 2015. Factom promises to introduce new blockchain based software that will bring developers the tools to build a new generation of applications using the blockchain technology while making it available to every type of organization. Factom introduced the first functional blockchain technology that provides an unalterable and safe record-keeping system. By using another data layer on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, the Factom protocol can secure millions of real-time records in the blockchain with a single....
Factom.org. Factom strives to become a data and record keeping layer of Bitcoin. The project has received ample attention the world over, as the startup has even partnered with the Honduras government to work on a land title initiative and with USAA as an informal consultant. The startup released the genesis block of its protocol a few weeks ago. The data on Factom is kept off block chain, and the protocol features its own distributed public data layer. Every ten minutes, Factom compiles the data in a merkle tree anchor and publishes it into the Bitcoin block chain. When you think of....
Factom has received $1.1m in new funding as part of an equity crowdsale hosted by crowdfunding service BnkToTheFuture. Billed as a data and record keeping layer for bitcoin, Factom had offered 7.8% equity toward a $700,000 minimum investment goal to be reached by 9:39am GMT today. The project ultimately exceeded this goal, drawing 323 investors; each providing an average contribution of roughly $3,400. Factom Foundation chairman David Johnston credited the positive perception of the company as a key factor in the raise, telling CoinDesk: "The community has been very supportive of Factom....