Funding

Regulation

Bitcoin Group Makes Third Attempt to IPO in Australia

Bitcoin Group is to make its third attempt to IPO this November, following two stop orders from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 September 2015
Europe

Paymium Raises €1 Million to Boost Bitcoin Merchant Onboarding

Bitcoin payments services startup Paymium has raised €1m in new seed funding from investors including Newfund and Kima Ventures.

Business  ·  2 September 2015
Venture Capital

Filament Nets $5 Million for Blockchain-Based Internet of Things Hardware

Filament, a blockchain-based tech provider for the Internet of Things, has raised $5m from Samsung Ventures and Verizon Ventures, among others.

Business  ·  18 August 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange bitFlyer Raises $4 Million in New Funding

BitFlyer has raised approximately 510m JPY ($4m) through third-party allotment, which entails issuing new shares to a limited number of investors.

Business  ·  12 August 2015
Venture Capital

FuturePerfect VC: Emerging Markets are Bitcoin’s Best Bet

FuturePerfect Ventures founding partner Jalak Jobanputra talks opportunities in the bitcoin and blockchain space and VC funding trends.

Business  ·  25 July 2015
Venture Capital

Blockchain Project Factom Raises $1.1 Million in Crowdsale

Factom has closed $1.1m in new funding following the debut of a release client and before an expected beta client rollout.

Business  ·  22 July 2015
Exchanges

South Africa’s Internet Giant Leads $4 Million Raise for BitX

Multinational bitcoin platform BitX has raised $4m in a round led by South Africa's third largest company, the Naspers Group.

Business  ·  21 July 2015
Investment

Redpoint VC: Bitcoin is Fastest-Growing Area of Funding

Bitcoin is the fastest growing area of startup investment since mid-2012, a venture capitalist at Redpoint has claimed. In his recent analysis of Mattermark data, Tomasz Tunguz noted that investment in bitcoin companies – closely followed by photo sharing and physical storage startups –  has grown by 151% in the last three years. However, Tunguz pointed out […]

Markets  ·  20 July 2015
Ribbit Capital

10 VC Firms Betting Big on Bitcoin and the Blockchain

With more than $800m so far invested in the bitcoin industry, CoinDesk highlights some of the leading firms driving these headline-grabbing rounds.

Business  ·  19 July 2015
Venture Capital

Blockchain Identity Startup ShoCard Raises $1.5 Million

Blockchain identity startup ShoCard has raised $1.5m in funding from AME Cloud Ventures and Digital Currency Group, among other VC firms.

Business  ·  17 July 2015
Wallets

VC Firm Block26 Makes First Bitcoin Bet on Airbitz Wallet

Bitcoin wallet provider Airbitz has raised $450,000 from new industry-focused VC firm Block26.

Business  ·  10 July 2015
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Best Funded Miner BitFury Raises Another $20 Million

BitFury, the best capitalised mining firm in bitcoin, today announced it has raised a further $20m in funding.

Business  ·  9 July 2015
Venture Capital

Kleiner Perkins: Blockchain Tech Will Spawn Amazon-Sized Successes

KPCB Edge partner Anjney Midha explains why his new $4m seed-stage investment firm is bullish on the bitcoin blockchain.

Business  ·  3 July 2015
Venture Capital

Singapore Central Bank Funds Blockchain Recordkeeping Project

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has funded a blockchain-based recordkeeping system as part of a five-year $225m investment plan.

Business  ·  1 July 2015
Venture Capital

Tibdit Raises £122,000 for Bitcoin Tipping Platform

Bitcoin micropayments startup Tibdit has raised £122,080 seed capital through a crowdfunding campaign.

Business  ·  30 June 2015