Japanese Crypto Fund Helping ICON Get Established in Tokyo

B Cryptos is opening doors for ICON ahead of the ICX_Station Tokyo launch.

View email in browser | Visit The Iconist ✏️ Editor's Notes Last year saw ICON launch its ICX_Station acceleration launchpad in San Francisco, and of course they have their own Seoul branch partnered with Deblock. This year more launchpads are being prepared in Tokyo and Singapore. ICON's getting busy! We recently spoke with B Cryptos, a Japanese crypto fund partnered with ICON that is helping the Korean blockchain giant get a foothold in Japan. B Cryptos is also a partner of the upcoming ICX_Station Tokyo launchpad, so expect good things to come soon. Here's the interview: BIG IN JAPAN: ICON PARTNER B CRYPTOS READY TO MAKE SOME YEN by Robin J. Wolf Next week, the ICON Foundation will be live-streaming three conference calls with P-Rep candidates, so if you're interested in learning more about the candidates you might want to check that out. Is there anything else you're interested in learning? Tell us on Twitter @theiconistnews or email us at hello@theicon.ist. Dean Baker, Editor 📰 Articles of the Week INFINITY STONES FOR P-REP by Robin J. Wolf ICON IN THE K-NEWS: PART 2 by Robin J. Wolf SEOUL'S PLANS TO BRING BLOCKCHAIN TO CITIZENS & TOURISTS by Robin J. Wolf BLOCKCHAIN A RESPONSE TO BIG TECH'S PLATFORM CAPITALISM by Robin J. Wolf ZENSPORTS SECURES MALTA ENTITY AND GAMING LICENSE by Amy Dang ✨ ICON Highlights ICX Now on Crypto.com's Wallet & Card App P-Rep Candidate Conference Calls P-Rep TestNet 2nd Phase Announcement Connect with The Iconist Community. Get ICON news first. Copyright © 2019 The Iconist, All rights reserved. Thanks for signing up to our newsletter! Our mailing address is: The Iconist PO Box 75 San Francisco, CA 94104-4602 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

📌 BTC Halving, Kik vs. SEC, and Goodbye Crypto Dad

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