#1 Tinder (123 posts published on OPW last year)
#2 Bumble (48 posts)
#3 eHarmony (42)
#4 Match Group (41)
#5 Match (37)
#6 OKCupid (37)
#7 Grindr (34)
#8 Happn (22)
#9 The League (21)
#10 Matrimony.com (17)
Other companies that did well and got a solid press coverage last year were Hinge, The Meet Group, Zoosk, Hater, Matchpoool and Chappy.
FORBES – Feb 19 – Dating services have now become a $3B market. A study by Pew Research Center has shown that use of dating apps by Americans (18-24) tripled in 2016 vs in 2013. Usage by "Baby boomers" aged 55 to 64 doubled within the same time span. Today, emerging technologies like blockchain are now figuring out ways into the industry as well. For example, networking and connection platform MatchPool is a pioneering dating-meets-blockchain application. And, up-and-coming services like Hicky and Ponder are also seeking to improve upon the current online dating experience. Manshu Agarwal, Ponder's CEO and co-founder, said: "The blockchain has been called the Internet of Value, providing new ways to reward people for their time and effort." Ponder incentivizes it's users to create successful matches. Blockchain can improve security. The technology provides means to secure data and transactions. Blockchain's transparency could also help encourage good behavior among users.
by Roger Aitken
See full article at Forbes
THE MERKLE – Jan 20 – Matchpool has announced a $50K development challenge, in which entrants develop an MVP QTUM app for Matchpool's platform. A winner of the challenge will be announced on February 18th, 2017. After a successful launch, community and connections network Matchpool seek to develop their Asia outreach, developing the QGUP model specifically for this market. Asia is formidably important within the cryptocurrency market and Matchpool endeavours to expand operations in this huge market region. The team that develops the best MVP for the app will win a $50K cash prize as well as 5% of all QTUM tokens.
GLOBAL COIN REPORT – Dec 4 – Matchpool had a highly successful ICO in April 2013, raising just shy of $6M with the goal of using the capital to develop a networking type platform. The company has launched an alpha release platform that looks strong and its market capitalization (or, more accurately, the market capitalization of the GUP token base) is rising fast. Over the last 24 hours alone, GUP has gained close to 100% and currently trades for $0.46 a piece, up from the $0.09 at which the token traded on ICO day. Matchpool is a sort of community type platform that requires users to be introduced to one another, with the person who does the so-called matchmaking receiving payment in GUP for doing so.
by Samuel Rae
See full article at Global Coin Report
PRNEWSWIRE – Oct 5 – Matchpool, the Israel-based blockchain collaboration startup, has recently partnered with Snip to provide Guppy tokens as reward for writers within the Snip platform. (Snip is a news platform for short, concise news bites). It has also added new token payments for participating in pools within the platform. Additionally, Matchpool has partnered with QTum to create a new social networking and matchmaking Dapp.
FINANCE MAGNATES – July 13 – Matchpool raised $5.73M in just over a day to fund its blockchain-based 'Slack Meets Tinder' matchmaking platform. The Matchpool platform allows anyone to create shared interest groups called 'pools', similar to Slack Channels, and be rewarded for making connections among friends or users of similar interests. While dating is the initial use case presented by Matchpool, the developers say that the platform can be used for anything from business to health to education networking.
FINANCE MAGNATES – May 1 – Matchpool raised $5.73M in just over a day to fund its blockchain-based 'Slack Meets Tinder' matchmaking platform. Its Guppy token (GUP) began trading at the Bittrex Exchange on Saturday. Users on the Matchpool platform are incentivized by the GUP token. Tokens can be used as a deposit for opening a pool, and each pool creator decides its payment rules. Users inside the pool pay the creator according to their rules, and creators earn tokens by making matches. Pool creators will receive their deposit tokens back when they close a pool. Token holders can trade or sell their GUP on cryptocurrency exchanges, Bittrex being the first.
by Joseph Young
See full article at Coin Telegraph
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COIN TELEGRAPH – Apr 7 – Matchpool Co-Founder Yonatan Ben Shimon is yet to respond to accusations he misappropriated funds from the project's multimillion-dollar ICO. Matchpool, which uses Ethereum to allow users to build matchmaking resources on the Blockchain, has raised $5.7M in a matter of days. Fellow co-founder Philip Saunders stated he was leaving the project: "I have asked internally what is going on with the funds you sent to Matchpool, but have not received a satisfactory answer."
by William Suberg
See full article at Coin Telegraph
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by William Suberg
See full article at CoinTelegraph
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