PolySwarm Completes Global Tour, Visiting Cities in 4 Continents

Executives pitch PolySwarm as a new paradigm for cybersecurity around the globe SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — MARCH 30, 2018 — Decentralized antivirus marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced the completion of its global tour, visiting four continents with stops including Bogota, New York City, Washington D.C., Zurich, Berlin, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, and Dubai. During this global tour, PolySwarm executives presented the concept of a decentralized marketplace that allows security experts to build anti-malware engines that compete to detect threats and protect users. “Presenting PolySwarm as a new paradigm for cybersecurity to communities around the globe has been

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PolySwarm Raises $25.94 Million in Public Token Sale to Decentralize Cybersecurity

Nectar token (NCT) will facilitate global threat detection, replacing outdated antivirus models SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — MARCH 28, 2018 — Decentralized antivirus marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced the completion of its Nectar token sale, raising $25.94 million from 3,297 participants in both presale and crowdsale. Prominent backers of the project included Science Blockchain. “People are clearly responding to PolySwarm’s capacity to be a next-generation threat detection  model and the corresponding value of the Nectar token to that capacity,” said Steve Bassi, CEO of PolySwarm. “Part of PolySwarm’s mission is to bring global security experts and their anti-malware software together

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U.K. Entrepreneur Dinesh Dhamija Joins PolySwarm’s Advisory Board

San Juan, PUERTO RICO –  March 7, 2018 — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced the addition of Dinesh Dhamija to its advisory board. Dhamija is the Deputy Treasurer of the United Kingdom’s Liberal Democratic party, and is the founder and former CEO and Chairman of ebookers.com, one of Europe’s most successful online travel companies. He was named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Management Today magazine in 2003. “As an entrepreneur dating back to the early days of the internet, I can see that blockchain technology has the same disruptive potential,” said Dinesh Dhamija. “PolySwarm is leading the

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Swarm Syndicates – Joel Dietz Invests $500,000 in PolySwarm’s Token Sale

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — March 2, 2018 — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced a $500,000 investment from Swarm Syndicates, led by Joel Dietz. He personally invested in PolySwarm’s ongoing Nectar (NCT) token sale. PolySwarm has raised $22 million to date, with additional backers including Science Blockchain and BlockTower Capital. “PolySwarm has all of the hallmarks of a good investment, including a strong market opportunity and an industry-leading team,” said Joel Dietz, co-founder of Swarm Fund. “We look forward to following PolySwarm as they decentralize cyber security.” Today’s antivirus and IT security market is dominated by single

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PolySwarm Kickstarts Platform with First Arbiter Based on Cuckoo Sandbox

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm today announced a partnership with the lead development team behind Cuckoo Sandbox. Cuckoo Sandbox is the leading open-source automated malware analysis system, and is used daily by thousands of malware analysts, SOC & CERT employees, and threat intelligence teams. PolySwarm’s partnership with Bremer Computer Security B.V., the Enterprise supplier of Cuckoo, will produce PolySwarm’s first Arbiter, kickstarting PolySwarm’s roadmap for early adoption. “In today’s world, with more and more advanced malware being released on a daily basis, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to perform detection and

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Cyber Triage Partners with PolySwarm to Connect First Responders with Pioneering Cybersecurity Marketplace

Partners collaborate to combine automation with a decentralized marketplace of expert analysts to detect and deter malware and cyber security breaches BOSTON, MA / SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — FEBRUARY 23, 2018 — PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced that Basis Technology will support its decentralized cybersecurity marketplace with Cyber Triage, the automated, agentless, endpoint investigation tool. Cyber Triage’s upcoming release will enable automatic querying of the PolySwarm network for deeper analysis, building on top of Cyber Triage’s existing cloud-based malware detection. PolySwarm is the first decentralized marketplace where security experts build anti-malware engines that compete to protect enterprises and end users.

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Decentralized IT Security Marketplace PolySwarm Launches Public Token Sale

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — FEBRUARY 21, 2018 — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced the launch of its public token sale. PolySwarm recently closed its private presale for its Nectar (NCT) token, raising an initial $15 million in funding from backers including Science Blockchain. Participants in the public Nectar token sale will receive a 20 percent bonus until $5 million is raised in the public sale, a 15 percent bonus until $10 million is raised, a 10 percent bonus until $15 million is raised and a 5 percent bonus until $20 million is raised. Today’s antivirus and

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Decentralized IT Security Marketplace PolySwarm Announces Investment from BlockTower Capital

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — February 17, 2018 — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced an investment from BlockTower Capital, a leading cryptocurrency investment firm. BlockTower Capital launched in August, raising $140 million from backers including Union Square Ventures LLC and Andreessen Horowitz to bring professional trading and portfolio management to emerging digital assets like PolySwarm. PolySwarm is the first marketplace where security experts are incentivized to detect threats and build anti-malware engines to protect consumers and enterprises. “BlockTower Capital’s support is a huge vote of confidence for PolySwarm’s mission to decentralize IT security through cryptocurrency-based incentives,” said

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PolySwarm Partners with Reverse Engineering Platform Binary Ninja

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO —  FEBRUARY 13, 2018 — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced a partnership with Vector 35, makers of the reverse engineering platform Binary Ninja. Through this partnership, PolySwarm will support the development of Binary Ninja, whose world class analysis capabilities will be provided to security experts in the PolySwarm ecosystem. “This partnership ensures PolySwarm will have a vested interest in helping Binary Ninja become the world’s most valuable and advanced reverse engineering platform,” said Jordan Wiens, co-founder of Vector 35. “We’re excited to be working with Vector 35 to bring Binary Ninja into the

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