Forbes 2019 "Fintech 50"

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Forbes 2019 "Fintech 50" contains half the number of blockchain companies than in 2018

The list of the world's leading financial companies Forbes "Fintech 50" 2019, published on February 4, includes only six blockchain companies, which is almost twice less than last year.

Released in February last year, the list of Forbes 2018 "Fintech 50" contained 11 companies associated with blockchain and cryptocurrency.

In the introduction to this fourth edition of the list, Forbes authors note that while "crypto and ICO market prices have collapsed, total investment in the FINTECH industry in 2018 has risen," saying that "FINTECH startups are getting bigger." The introduction also notes that 20 startups appeared in the list for the first time.

In the list of the company's magazine "Crypto & Blockchain" were allocated in a separate category. However, the first company on the list that used such technologies, Axoni, was placed in the "wall street"category.

This company, according to Forbes, uses "blockchain-based smart contracts to overhaul the back office of the world's largest derivatives markets." In addition, Axoni uses a distributed Ledger that allows counterparties to see payments, calculations and other data online.

As we wrote in August 2018, the company raised $ 32 million as part of a funding cycle conducted by Goldman Sachs together with other banks and venture investors.

Bitfury, the largest non - Chinese company specializing in bitcoin blockchain (BTC) software development - also a consulting company-is again on the list.

Another company associated with cryptocurrency is Circle, a service for instant money transfers that also offers an insured bitcoin wallet. The company first announced the release of its USDC stab in may last year. In January of this year, Circle published the third report on the verification of reserves, confirming the availability of reserves for the token.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase also previously appeared in the list of Forbes. In 2018, Coinbase began to focus more and more on institutional investors: in July, the exchange announced the launch of its digital asset storage solution, and in November began OTC trading for institutional clients.

Gemini crypto-exchange is also included in the list of Forbes FINTECH companies. The founders of this company, the Winklevoss twins, recently reaffirmed their commitment to bitcoin ETF and stated that "bitcoin is likely to win in the long run."

Also in the top 50 is Ripple, the company that stands behind the second largest crypto asset XRP, whose potential for cross-border payments was recently recognized by the Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings in the financial report.

The company that is not necessarily considered to be associated with crypto in the list is Robinhood, a zero - Commission exchange that - among other asset types-allows its users to trade cryptocurrency. It is worth noting that Robinhood received BitLicense to work in new York in January this year.

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