Investments

Investments

Media Startup Civil to Issue Refunds as $8 Million Token Sale Fails

New York-based blockchain media startup Civil will issue refunds to participants in its token sale, which failed to hit the $8 million minimum.

Markets  ·  17 October 2018
ConsenSys

Startup Bringing Blockchain Privacy to Central Banks Wins $15 Million Funding

Blockchain startup Adhara, which aims to bring zero knowledge proofs to central bank systems, has secured $15 million in new funding from Consensys.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 October 2018
Investments

Binance Labs Invests Millions in Blockchain Auditing Platform CertiK

Binance Labs, the crypto exchange's incubator wing, says it has has invested millions in smart contract and blockchain auditing platform CertiK.

Tech  ·  8 October 2018
Investments

Circle Eyes Crypto Securities Bid With Crowdfunding Site Acquisition

Crypto company Circle is reportedly moving to acquire SeedInvest, a crowdfunding platform for startups.

Business  ·  5 October 2018
Investments

Yale University Said to Invest in $400 Million Paradigm Crypto Fund

Has Yale University just plunged into the turbulent waters of the cryptocurrency space? A new Bloomberg report suggests it has.

Business  ·  5 October 2018
Investments

Overstock’s Medici Ventures Invests in Wine-Tracking Blockchain Startup

Medici Ventures, the blockchain accelerator arm of Overstock.com, has made a seven-figure investment in wine-tracking startup VinX.

Business  ·  4 October 2018
Investments

Multicoin Leads $10 Million SAFT Sale for Ethereum Scaling Startup Skale

Skale Labs has raised $10 million to launch a layer 2-focused scalable blockchain for ethereum dapps.

Markets  ·  4 October 2018
IPOs

Bitmain Is Going Public, But What Type of Investment Is It Anyway?

The difference with Bitmain going public is the investor exposure to cryptocurrencies. And that's where things get complicated...

Markets  ·  3 October 2018
Investments

VC Investment in Blockchain Startups Is Up 280% So Far This Year

VC investment in blockchain and cryptocurrency startups is soaring in 2018, having already almost tripled last year's total, says a report.

Business  ·  2 October 2018
Investments

South Korea’s Largest Venture Firm Backs First Blockchain Startup

Korea Investment Partners, the largest venture capital firm in South Korea, just invested in its first blockchain startup.

Business  ·  2 October 2018
ConsenSys

ConsenSys Invests $6.5 Million in Former R3 Exec’s Blockchain Startup

ConsenSys invested $6.5 million into DrumG, the blockchain startup founded by former R3 official Tim Grant.

Business  ·  1 October 2018
Governance

This Meme Marketplace Uses Dummy Tokens to Draw Users in a Bear Market

Even before its protocol is live, District0x's Meme Factory has engaged its community in blockchain governance with a meme contest and fake tokens.

Tech  ·  30 September 2018
Investments

Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Just Officially Filed for an IPO

Bitmain, the Beijing-based cryptocurrency mining giant, has officially filed an application to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). 

Business  ·  26 September 2018
Funding Rounds

Crypto Payments Startup Bitwala Raises €4 Million in New Funding

Blockchain startup Bitwala has raised €4 million in new funding that will help develop a planned blockchain bank account offering.

Business  ·  26 September 2018
Exchanges

The Crowd Machine Crypto Token Theft: What We Know So Far

A crypto startup aiming to disrupt AWS has suffered a massive token theft. While few details are available, here's what we know and don't know.

Markets  ·  26 September 2018