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.
Intercontinental Exchange CEO and NYSE chairman Jeffrey Sprecher voiced his support for bitcoin in a CNBC interview yesterday.
Mirror has raised $8.8m in Series A financing to reposition itself as a smart contract trading platform built on bitcoin's blockchain.
The first fund to offer bitcoin investment as part of a bespoke portfolio has launched on global derivatives trading platform IG.
The Silicon Valley division of global telecommunications giant Orange is planning to invest in the bitcoin space.
Californian bitcoin API developer Gem has announced an additional $1.3m in funding, raising its total to $3.3m.
US retail giant Overstock has invested in blockchain technology specialist Peernova as part of its Series A financing.
Swedish bitcoin mining company KnCMiner has raised $15m in a Series B funding round led by Accel Partners.
The amount of funding for bitcoin startups tripled in 2014 compared to the previous year, taking total funds raised to over $410m.
Hedgeable has announced a partnership with Coinbase to give one free bitcoin to every interested investor who enrolls in its Plus Program.
CoinDesk speaks to FirstMark Capital's Lawrence Lenihan, a bitcoin believer with sharp critiques for the industry's entrepreneurs.
The development team behind alternative digital currency digibyte has raised $250,000 as part of a new strategic partnership.
The bank account of regulated bitcoin fund manager Global Advisors is being terminated by HSBC due to money-laundering fears.
Boost VC's latest $6.6m fund will accelerate 200 companies – many of them bitcoin focused – over three years.
Poland-based bitcoin payments platform InPay has launched a crowdfunding campaign that rewards contributors with shares.