History
July – A new Ven app for Android and IOS enters beta testing, features global transaction capability in a new stand-alone format, HubID integration and the first global SMS transaction system.
January – Hub Culture rolls out a new Ven/Ethereum Combined Fund
November – Ven wins the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenge for financial inclusion, with a mandate to build new Ven related technologies to serve the global poor.
March – Ven exchange volume passes 500 million units
January – PyxPay obtains Ven Authority Status
September – UC Group obtains Ven Authority Status
March – Hub Culture completes world’s first acquisition of public company stake using Ven
February – Alternet Systems obtains Ven Authority status
January – Ven trading becomes available on LMAX London CFD Exchange
November – Ven trading becomes available on Kraken digital asset exchange
June – Ven featured at the 55th Biennale di Venezia | History Zero | Greek Pavilion
May – Ven launches Ripple/Ven Combined Fund
April – Ven launches Bitcoin/Ven Combined Fund
January – Hub Culture launches Ven Authorities programme for federated distribution
March – Hub Culture announces Ven Funds, including micro-finance and commodity pools
September – Ven pricing becomes available on Thomson Reuters’ data network
February – Hub Culture launches property section with villa/chalet rentals and sales in Ven
April – Hub Culture completes first commodity and carbon credit trades priced in Ven
January – Renault Nissan first auto company to offer cars priced in Ven with Nissan Leaf
November – First contemporary art sales priced in Ven
February – Ven adopts basket structure with commodities and carbon, moves to market float
April – Ven becomes exchangeable to any email address via Hub Culture
March – Hub Culture launches online commerce capability priced in Ven
January – Ven adopts 10:1 peg to the US Dollar, adopts reserve backing policy
November – Ven Central Reserve Board established
July – Ven launches on the 4th of July as an application inside Facebook