Funding

Venture Capital

Blockchain Startup Gem Closes $7.1 Million Series A

Blockchain platform provider Gem has closed a $7.1m in Series A funding round, the company has announced.

Business  ·  6 January 2016
Venture Capital

Report: Blythe Masters’ Blockchain Startup Struggles to Close Funding

Digital Asset Holdings, the startup led by ex-JP Morgan exec Blythe Masters, is apparently running into hurdles closing an investment round.

Business  ·  29 December 2015
Fraud

11 Bitcoin Startups That Went Bust in 2015

This year, around nine bitcoin firms went belly up for a host of reasons. We take a look at what happened.

Markets  ·  26 December 2015
Venture Capital

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Backs Blockchain Startup’s $2 Million Round

South Korean blockchain remittance provider Streami has closed a $2m seed round that included funding from Shinhan Bank.

Business  ·  24 December 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Startup BitX Extends Series A With Undisclosed Funding

Bitcoin exchange and wallet provider BitX has extended its Series A round to include undisclosed funding from Venturra Capital.

Business  ·  8 December 2015
Venture Capital

Purse Raises $1 Million, Plans ‘Secret Bitcoin Project’

Bitcoin e-commerce startup Purse has raised $1m in seed funding in a round led by investor Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group.

Business  ·  7 December 2015
Venture Capital

5 Insights from a Bitcoin Founder Seeking Funding

Wealthcoin founder Simon Burns discusses what he's learned trying to raise seed capital for his latest bitcoin startup.

Business  ·  22 November 2015
Crime

Bitcoin, Paris and Terrorism: What the Media Got Wrong

Bitcoin became embroiled in a debate about the financing of terrorism following the Paris attacks which resulted in over 100 deaths.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 November 2015
Venture Capital

Bitcoin Payroll Startup Bitwage Raises $760k

Bitcoin payroll startup Bitwage has wrapped up a period of fundraising during which it brought in a total of $760,000.

Business  ·  19 November 2015
Venture Capital

KPCB Leads $12.5 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Align Commerce

Blockchain payments startup Align Commerce has raised $12.5m in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Business  ·  17 November 2015
Visa

How Payment Giants Are Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech

Here's a round-up of some of the most notable interactions between payment giants and the world of crypto.

Business  ·  29 October 2015
Venture Capital

MasterCard, CIBC and New York Life Join DCG Funding Round

MasterCard has been named as one of 11 investors in Digital Currency Group's new funding round.

Business  ·  27 October 2015
Venture Capital

How American Express is ‘Testing the Waters’ of Bitcoin and the Blockchain

American Express is using its investment in bitcoin remittance app maker Abra to investigate the technology.

Business  ·  23 October 2015
Venture Capital

Blockchain Project Factom Raises $400k at $11 Million Valuation

Factom Inc, the for-profit business entity overseeing the blockchain recordkeeping project Factom, has raised $400,000 in new seed funding.

Business  ·  14 October 2015
Europe

Scorechain Raises $570k for European Bitcoin Compliance Solution

Bitcoin compliance solutions provider Scorechain has raised €500,000 ($570,000) in seed funding.

Business  ·  12 October 2015