Bison Trails
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Bison Trails is a company that develops a blockchain infrastructure platform intended to provide decentralized blockchain participation. This crypto platform offers a full-stack offering for infrastructure and its constituents, including staking, validating, voting, transacting, and securing blockchain protocols.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2018 | |
| HQ | New York, NY, US | Map |
| Website | bisontrails.co |
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Jun 2021) | 22 | (-12%) |
| Cybersecurity rating | B | More |
Key People/Management at Bison Trails
Joe Lallouz
CEO and Co-Founder
Aaron Henshaw
CTO and Co-Founder
Evan Weiss
Head of Business Operations
Elizabeth Ralston
General Counsel
Mike Armstrong
Chief of Staff
Bison Trails Office Locations
Bison Trails has an office in New York
New York, NY, US (HQ)
16 Vestry St
Bison Trails Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2018 |
Bison Trails total Funding | $30.8 m |
Bison Trails latest funding size | $25.5 m |
Time since last funding | 2 years ago |
Bison Trails investors | Kleiner Perkins, Homebrew, Initialized Capital, Charge Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Accomplice, Terrence Rohan, Notation Capital, Coinbase, Distributed Global, Mike Novogratz |
Bison Trails's latest funding round in November 2019 was reported to be $25.5 m. In total, Bison Trails has raised $30.8 m
Bison Trails Cybersecurity Score
Bison Trails Online and Social Media Presence
6.78k Twitter followers
Bison Trails has 6.78k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 16.7% month over month and increased 35% quarter over quarter
Bison Trails's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @BisonTrails
1.8k
Tweets
642
Following
6.8k
Followers
55
Tweets last 30 days
8
Avg. likes per Tweet
98.2%
Tweets with engagement
Bison Trails News and Updates
January 19, 2021
Coinbase Buys Blockchain Infrastructure Startup Bison Trails
Bison Trails already partnered with Coinbase through its custody service.
August 11, 2020
Bison Trails Now Supports ‘Flow’ Blockchain From CryptoKitties Maker Dapper Labs
Bison Trails users can now build apps, games and more on Dapper Labs' scalable blockchain.
August 04, 2020
Bison Trails Hires Ex-Goldman Sachs VP as Legal Head
Blockchain infrastructure provider Bison Trails has hired BlockTower Capital’s former compliance director to be its first general counsel.
June 09, 2020
NEAR Protocol Enlists Bison Trails for Validator Support as It Heads Toward Full Mainnet
Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors.
April 28, 2020
Network Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi Taps Libra Member Bison Trails for Staking Services
DeFi protocol Keep Network has tapped Bison Trails to provide non-custodial staking services for tBTC, an ERC-20 representation of bitcoin (BTC) deposits.
Bison Trails Blogs
June 03, 2021
Cardano’s stake pool pledge and margin mechanics
Aside from operating at the highest level of performance, there are three levers available for a Cardano stake pool operator to optimize rewards: the pool pledge, pool margin, and pool fixed cost.
How to use these levers depends greatly on whether the operator’s goal is to run a private …
May 28, 2021
Bison Trails announces support for Helium
The Helium blockchain is transitioning to a decentralized proof of stake protocol to power the Helium network, a decentralized P2P wireless infrastructure for the internet of things (IoT).
Bison Trails enables HNT holders to run their own validator, helping to secure the network and earning reward…
May 25, 2021
Bison Trails powers secure staking on the Celo network for Volt Capital
Bison Trails (https://bisontrails.co/), the leading blockchain infrastructure platform-as-a-service company, announced a collaboration with Volt Capital to enable secure staking on the Celo Network, a mobile-first Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain network. Volt Capital is an early-stage venture firm t…
May 25, 2021
Bison Trails newsletter 014
Since our last update, Bison Trails published our in‐depth report on the infrastructure of CBDCs, launched our public validator for Crypto.org Chain, and examined NEAR’s Rainbow Bridge. Read on for more, including ecosystem updates and news from the herd.
—Melissa Nelson
Company News
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May 21, 2021
Meet Arti Villa Chandok: Product Engineer
Each profile in Bison Trails’ Meet the Herd series is the story of a member’s professional path: how they started their career and made their way to the world of blockchain. Interview by Mark Forscher.
Q: Hi Arti! Tell us about what you do. What does it mean to be a Product Engineer at Bison Trai…
May 19, 2021
An in–depth exploration of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Central Bank Digital Currencies, commonly known as CBDCs, are digital currencies issued by a central bank, representing a new digital medium of exchange, settlement, and payment verification with the potential to restructure the global financial system and the way trades are settled.
Intense fo…
Bison Trails Frequently Asked Questions
When was Bison Trails founded?
Bison Trails was founded in 2018.
Who are Bison Trails key executives?
Bison Trails's key executives are Joe Lallouz, Aaron Henshaw and Evan Weiss.
How many employees does Bison Trails have?
Bison Trails has 22 employees.
Who are Bison Trails competitors?
Competitors of Bison Trails include Lightning Labs, IOST and Horizen.
Where is Bison Trails headquarters?
Bison Trails headquarters is located at 16 Vestry St, New York.
Where are Bison Trails offices?
Bison Trails has an office in New York.
How many offices does Bison Trails have?
Bison Trails has 1 office.
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