Investments

Investments

Crypto Exchange KuCoin Raises $20 Million From IDG, Matrix, Neo Global

Singapore-based crypto exchange KuCoin has raised $20 million in Series A funding backed by IDG Capital, Matrix Partners and Neo Global Capital.

Business  ·  14 November 2018
Funding Rounds

Bain Capital Backs $2.25 Million Round for Bitcoin Rewards Startup Lolli

Bitcoin rewards platform Lolli has raised $2.25 million in seed funding from investors including Bain Capital Ventures.

Business  ·  14 November 2018
Funding Rounds

Crypto Mining Tech Firm Bitfury Closes $80 Million Funding Round

Bitfury Group has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital.

Business  ·  6 November 2018
Exchanges

Cboe’s Head of Equity Options Just Joined a Blockchain Startup

Blockchain startup AlphaPoint has hired Kapil Rathi from Cboe Global Markets, the parent of the Chicago Board of Exchange.

Tech  ·  2 November 2018
UK

DeVere Group Targets Arbitrage With New Crypto Fund

U.K.-based financial advisory firm deVere Group has launched an actively managed fund offering investors exposure to cryptocurrencies.

Markets  ·  2 November 2018
Exchanges

Coinbase’s Emilie Choi: $300 Million Raise Was ‘For a Rainy Day’

Coinbase's $300 million Series E was about a "war chest" for expansion, not necessity, says Emilie Choi, its VP of corporate and business development.

Business  ·  1 November 2018
Investments

Morgan Stanley Report Says Crypto Now An Institutional Asset Class

Cryptocurrencies are now a new institutional investment class, rather than a fully developed electronic cash, a Morgan Stanley report says.

Business  ·  1 November 2018
Investments

Paradigm Leads $30 Million Funding for Crypto Privacy Startup StarkWare

StarkWare, the company behind the zk-STARKS privacy tech, just raised $30 million in equity funding from a number of major firms.

Business  ·  29 October 2018
Investments

Institutions Are Coming for Your Crypto

A clash of cultures is looming, as institutional investors eye the cryptocurrency markets.

Markets  ·  29 October 2018
Funding Rounds

MIT Professor’s Blockchain Protocol Nets $62 Million in New Funding

Algorand, the blockchain protocol founded by MIT professor and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, has raised $62 million in new funding.

Business  ·  24 October 2018
Investments

Boost VC Just Fulfilled a Crypto Funding Pledge 4 Years in the Making

One of crypto's oldest pledges has finally been fulfilled.

Business  ·  24 October 2018
Markets

CoinMarketCap Hits a New All-Time High (But Not for Price)

The number of cryptocurrencies listed on CoinMarketCap has never been higher, showing demand for secure representations of value is still prevalent.

Markets  ·  23 October 2018
Investments

Pantera Capital Backs Blockchain Security Startup’s $5.5 Million Round

Smart contract security startup Synthetic Minds has raised $5.5 million from investors including Pantera Capital.

Business  ·  22 October 2018
Investments

F2Pool Founder’s Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $13 Million

Cobo, the crypto wallet created by F2Pool's founder, has raised $13 million from NEO and DHVC to expand its staking pool with a cold wallet launch.

Business  ·  17 October 2018
Exchanges

How Savvy Crypto Traders Gamed Coinbase’s Latest Listing for a 35% Payday

It's possible to know what cryptocurrencies are going to be listed on Coinbase before it goes public.

Markets  ·  17 October 2018