Investment

Bitcoin

Will Industrial Mining Become the Next Big Bitcoin Investment Sector?

CoinDesk examines whether BitFury's latest $20m funding round will shape how investors approach bitcoin.

Tech  ·  15 June 2014
Regulation

Why The SEC Delay Over Crowdfunding Rules is Stifling Bitcoin Innovation

Promised SEC rules on crowdfunding are months behind schedule, leaving cash-strapped bitcoin startups in a tricky situation.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 June 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Miner Hosting Firm HashPlex Raises $400k in New Funding

SecondMarket's Barry Silbert and senior Facebook engineer Jason Prado led the funding round in the mining-focused company.

Business  ·  12 June 2014
Exchanges

How to Succeed With Your Bitcoin Startup

If you build it, will they come? Here's how to stay on the path to bitcoin startup success.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 June 2014
Venture Capital

Bitcoin VC Investment This Year Already 30% Higher Than 2013’s Total

Venture capital raised by bitcoin startups in 2014 has already surpassed last year's figure by over $27m.

Business  ·  5 June 2014
Regulation

Who Will Protect Investors in a Cryptocurrency Crowdsale?

Crowdselling via block chains is about to become big news, say advocates – but who will protect investors?

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2014
Regulation

Why Bitcoin’s Price Has Leapt 64% Since April

The bitcoin price recently surged above $590, representing a 64% gain from 10th April. But why?

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2014
Investment

Investor Jim Rogers: I Missed the Boat on Investing in Bitcoin

Investor Jim Rogers, of Rogers Holdings fame, says he should have invested in bitcoin in its early days.

Markets  ·  27 May 2014
Regulation

SEC Warns Bitcoin’s Hype May Put Investors At Risk

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new guidance related to digital currency investments.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 May 2014
Australia

Australian VC Company Future Capital Launches $30 Million Bitcoin Fund

The firm says it is Australia’s first dedicated investment fund for the digital currency.

Markets  ·  5 May 2014
Startups

‘500 Startups’ to Launch Bitcoin and FinTech Investor Syndicate

A new investment syndicate is being launched with the aim to bring more investors into the bitcoin space.

Business  ·  2 May 2014
Exchanges

Investor Group Optimistic in Fight to Stop Mt. Gox Liquidation

A group of investors are seeking control of the bankrupt Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange before its assets are liquidated.

Markets  ·  23 April 2014
Exchanges

Former US Consumer Finance Watchdog Voices Support for Bitcoin

A former US government consumer finance watchdog has come out in support of bitcoin.

Tech  ·  17 April 2014
Bitcoin

Ripple Labs’ Grand Plan to Build a Global Payment Protocol

Ripple wants to build the best global payment protocol, and it needs talented people in order to do that.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 April 2014
Europe

French Think Tanks Get Tutorial on Bitcoin’s Big Picture

Top digital think tanks in France received a crash course in bitcoin from a local user this week.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 April 2014