Investment

Investments

Old Meets Young: Pension Funds and Crypto Investment

Are pension funds poised to invest in crypto assets? Not yet, argues Noelle Acheson – but a shift has started.

Business  ·  23 February 2019
Investments

University of Michigan Considers Further Investment in A16z’s Crypto Fund

The University of Michigan, which has an endowment valued at about $12 billion, may further invest in Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund.

Business  ·  22 February 2019
Investments

South Korean Capital’s $1 Billion Startup Fund Will Include Blockchain Firms

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has committed over $1 billion to invest in innovative startups by 2022, including blockchain firms.

Business  ·  19 February 2019
Investments

What We’re Missing About Institutional Investment in Crypto Winter

Institutional investment in crypto is not as divorced from retail sentiment as many believe, writes Noelle Acheson.

Markets  ·  10 February 2019
Investments

Abra’s Blockchain App to Let Users Invest in Fractions of Stocks, ETFs

Abra is adding a new feature to its blockchain-based app that will allow global users to invest in fractions of stocks and ETFs.

Business  ·  6 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Blockchain Capital Leads $1.7 Million Round for Crypto Compliance Startup

Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has led a $1.7 million seed round for San Francisco-based crypto compliance startup TRM Labs.

Business  ·  31 January 2019
Investment

Morgan Creek Digital Joins $3.1 Million Round for Tokenized Real-Estate Firm

Digital assets manager Morgan Creek Digital has backed a $3.1 million seed round for tokenized real-estate startup RealBlocks.

Markets  ·  25 January 2019
Exchanges

The Secret for a $1 Trillion Crypto Market? Keep Building

Sure, the crypto market boom of 2017 exposed the industry's lack of infrastructure. That just means the solution is clear – we must build it and keep building.

Markets  ·  2 January 2019
Funding Rounds

Peter Thiel Backs $2.1 Million Round for Crypto Investment Startup Layer1

PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has backed a $2.1 million seed round for crypto investment startup Layer1.

Business  ·  20 December 2018
Markets

Coinbase Ventures Backs $3 Million Round for Trading Data Startup Nomics

Nomics has raised $3 million from Coinbase Ventures and other investors for its plan to index 95% of all crypto trading data points.

Business  ·  18 December 2018
Funding Rounds

Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Backs $4 million Raise for Crypto-Lender BlockFi

BlockFi, a startup that offers U.S. dollar loans against crypto collateral, has raised $4 million from Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital and others.

Business  ·  12 December 2018
Trading

Crypto Winter Is Here and We Only Have Ourselves to Blame

Last year's mania perpetuated a narrative that making speculative gains was bitcoin’s core value proposition, writes Michael J. Casey.

Markets  ·  3 December 2018
Ethereum

ConsenSys Backs $2.1 Million Funding Round for Ethereum Privacy Startup

ConsenSys Labs has led a $2.1 million seed round for AZTEC, a startup working to make ethereum transactions private.

Business  ·  29 November 2018
Funding Rounds

Coinbase Backs Security Token Startup’s $12.7 Million Funding Round

Security token startup Securitize has raised $12.75 million in Series A funding backed by Coinbase Ventures and Ripple's Xpring, among others.

Business  ·  26 November 2018
Exchanges

What Fork? Asian Traders Are Buying Bitcoin Cash

While bitcoin cash is seeing an internal war ahead of Thursday's hard fork, traders in Asia are betting that the upgrade will result in "free money."

Markets  ·  13 November 2018