What has been said and by whom? CoinDesk has rounded up the top bitcoin and blockchain related headlines from across the world.
Singapore-based remittance startup Toast, previously known as Cryptosigma, has pivoted away from bitcoin and blockchain technology and reportedly raised $850,000 (S$1.2m) in seed funding. The startup – which seeks to facilitate remittances for Filipino workers living in Singapore – announced its re-branding in a blog post in July and said it would for now operate […]
Tokyo-based startup Orb, the company behind new cryptocurrency management platform SmartCoin, has raised $2.3m in seed funding.
Ripple has received an estimated $4m in funding from Santander InnoVentures, bringing its Series A total to $32m.
South Korean bitcoin services company Coinplug has closed a $5m Series B funding round.
Boost VC has released new figures related to the success of its startup investments in the bitcoin and blockchain industry.
Safe Cash Payment Technologies, a blockchain-based digital cash platform, has raised $1.12m in seed funding.
CoinDesk takes a look at the biggest funding rounds in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space that have taken place so far in 2015.
Jim Mellon, executive director of Kuala Innovations, told CoinDesk the group now owned 10% of SatoshiPay, a bitcoin micropayment processor.
Bitcoin payment startup PEY has raised €300,000 ($339,780) in seed funding for a new payroll service.
Coinalytics has raised $1.1m as part of a seed round led by Palo Alto-based incubator The Hive.
Abra, the startup developing a bitcoin powered remittance app, has raised just over $12 million in new funding.
Case has raised an additional $1m in funding, bringing its total amount raised to $2.25m.
Blockchain technology startup Chain has raised $30 million in new funding from investors including Visa, Capital One and Fiserv.
Digital currency exchange ShapeShift.io has raised $1.6m in new funding.