Diamond Cryptocurrency Startup Receives $1.6M

RAPAPORT… Israeli startup Carats.io received first-round funding for
its diamond cryptocurrency venture, the company said Monday. 

The enterprise, which is working in partnership with the
Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), raised $1.6 million from Net Capital Ventures, an
Israel-based venture-capital fund.

Carats.io has created the first digital coin —
named CARAT —
backed by real, certified diamonds, which provides the stability of a diamond
alongside the liquidity of cryptocurrency, Avishai Shoushan, its CEO (pictured), said.

“We are bringing diamonds — the world’s most precious
commodity — to financial markets as a safe, transparent and liquid financial
asset,” Shoushan added.

The coin is currently in the pre-sale phase, with a large
number of subscribers registering on the website, the company said.