The list of CB Insights Fintech 250 this year included a number of major firms from the crypto industry. The annual list includes 250 of the most promising enterprises in the FINTECH sector-from capital markets and insurance to capital management and digital banking.
In the list of almost 4'000 applicants, companies can pass, satisfying a number of factors, including data provided by firms, market viability and business models. The final account of the applicant company is based on a comprehensive algorithm developed by CB Insights that measures the overall health and growth potential of private companies.

"Rebel startups»
Referring to the growing number of crypto-startups in the FINTECH sector, CB Insights this year talks about the transformation of the financial services space by "rebel startups", as evidenced by the number of new companies on the list this year.
In total, there are 113 new companies in the list this year. Coins.ph, BitPesa, Revolut, Robinhood, Xapo, Ripple, Coinbase and BitFlyer are some of the most notable blockchain and cryptocurrency companies that have been prominent on the list for the second year in a row.
In January, it became known that the Philippine bitcoin wallet Coins.ph has reached the milestone of 5 million customers, as a result of becoming one of the hottest financial companies in Asia, which is seriously advanced in the money transfer market and abroad, because its volume of transactions amounted to $ 400 billion in cryptocurrency.
Data from CB Insights show that 2018 list of 250 Fintech has attracted 30 companies-unicorns from cryptosphere who have attained the assessment to $ 1 billion or more, is Robinhood, valued at $5.6 billion and Coinbase 1.6 billion. it is Also reported that Robinhood is recognized as the largest company in 2018 with the largest capital in the field of retail investments and secondary markets.
In total, the list includes at least 15 companies associated with the blockchain, including bitPesa, Ripple Labs, Polychain Capital, Digital Asset Holdings, Coinbase, Chain, Brave Software, bitFlyer, Factom, Juzhen Financials and Blockstream among others.
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