Investment

Investment

Kleiner Perkins Taps Bitcoin Startup Founder for $4 Million Investment Fund

Kleiner Perkins, one of the most storied VC firms in Silicon Valley, has named a bitcoin startup founder to the staff of its new seed fund.

Markets  ·  16 June 2015
Exchanges

NYSE Chairman: Millennials Trust Bitcoin More Than Fiat

Intercontinental Exchange CEO and NYSE chairman Jeffrey Sprecher voiced his support for bitcoin in a CNBC interview yesterday.

Markets  ·  5 June 2015
Exchanges

Mirror Raises $8.8 Million for Bitcoin Smart Contracts Trading

Mirror has raised $8.8m in Series A financing to reposition itself as a smart contract trading platform built on bitcoin's blockchain.

Business  ·  3 June 2015
Startups

Investment Funds Containing Bitcoin Added to IG

The first fund to offer bitcoin investment as part of a bespoke portfolio has launched on global derivatives trading platform IG.

Business  ·  22 May 2015
Startups

Telecom Giant Orange to Back Bitcoin in Silicon Valley

The Silicon Valley division of global telecommunications giant Orange is planning to invest in the bitcoin space.

Business  ·  9 April 2015
Coinbase

Bitcoin API Startup Gem Raises Funding Total to $3.3 Million

Californian bitcoin API developer Gem has announced an additional $1.3m in funding, raising its total to $3.3m.

Business  ·  2 April 2015
Venture Capital

Overstock Invests $5 Million in Peernova in First Bitcoin Investment

US retail giant Overstock has invested in blockchain technology specialist Peernova as part of its Series A financing.

Business  ·  31 March 2015
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Mining Firm KnCMiner Raises Further $15 Million

Swedish bitcoin mining company KnCMiner has raised $15m in a Series B funding round led by Accel Partners.

Business  ·  3 February 2015
Venture Capital

Venture Capital Funding for Bitcoin Startups Triples in 2014

The amount of funding for bitcoin startups tripled in 2014 compared to the previous year, taking total funds raised to over $410m.

Markets  ·  31 December 2014
Venture Capital

Hedgeable Offers ‘Free Bitcoin to Every American’ in Investor Promotion

Hedgeable has announced a partnership with Coinbase to give one free bitcoin to every interested investor who enrolls in its Plus Program.

Business  ·  19 December 2014
Investment

FirstMark Director: Bitcoin Needs Entrepreneurs Who Understand Money

CoinDesk speaks to FirstMark Capital's Lawrence Lenihan, a bitcoin believer with sharp critiques for the industry's entrepreneurs.

Markets  ·  7 December 2014
Venture Capital

Digibyte Raises $250k to Develop Altcoin for Retail Payments

The development team behind alternative digital currency digibyte has raised $250,000 as part of a new strategic partnership.

Business  ·  2 December 2014
Banking

Bitcoin Fund Manager Faces HSBC Account Closure

The bank account of regulated bitcoin fund manager Global Advisors is being terminated by HSBC due to money-laundering fears.

Business  ·  1 December 2014
Venture Capital

Bitcoin-Friendly Accelerator Boost VC Raises $6.6 Million in Funding

Boost VC's latest $6.6m fund will accelerate 200 companies – many of them bitcoin focused – over three years.

Business  ·  3 November 2014
Venture Capital

Poland’s InPay Lets Crowdfunders Buy Equity With Bitcoin

Poland-based bitcoin payments platform InPay has launched a crowdfunding campaign that rewards contributors with shares.

Business  ·  27 October 2014