Investments

Investments

Multicoin, Binance, Coinbase Invest in Startup Keeping Private Keys Secure

Private key management startup Torus has raised $2 million from some heavy hitters, including Coinbase Ventures, Binance Labs and Multicoin Capital.

Business  ·  9 July 2019
Investments

Billionaire Investor Henry Kravis Makes First Crypto Investment

Billionaire businessman Henry Kravis has reportedly made an investment in a crypto fund started by an ex-employee.

Business  ·  28 June 2019
Funding Rounds

Galaxy Digital Leads $5.5 Million Round for Contract Management Startup

Crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital has led a $5.5 million Series A for Clause, a digital contract management startup that uses blockchain tech.

Business  ·  27 June 2019
Regulation

There’s a Second Token: A Breakdown of Facebook’s Crypto Economy

In addition to the Libra coin, Facebook's newly unveiled crypto project also involves a "Libra investment token."

Policy & regulation  ·  18 June 2019
Regulation

Kik vs SEC – The Lawyers Speak

The SEC's complaint against Kik, after it raised $100 million in an ICO, seemed pretty brutal, but not so fast, we're only hearing one side of the story. Watch more here as three lawyers discuss the case, its merits and its potential impacts for the crypto industry as a whole.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 June 2019
Funding Rounds

‘Monopoly’-Style Blockchain Property Trading Game Raises $2 Million

Uplandme, a "Monopoly"-like property game built on the EOS blockchain, has raised $2 million in seed funding.

Business  ·  13 June 2019
Exchanges

Initial Exchange Offerings Are Providing Big Returns, But Why?

IEOs are some of the hottest crypto investments of 2019, with many having already provided triple-digit returns. Better yet, there may be a way to help predict their price movements.

Markets  ·  12 June 2019
Funding Rounds

Budweiser Owner Invests in Blockchain Startup Working to Alleviate Poverty

Budweiser's parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, is doubling down on its interest in using blockchain tech to assist unbanked workers.

Business  ·  7 June 2019
Funding Rounds

Overstock’s Medici Ventures Leads $7 Million Round for Blockchain Voting Startup

Blockchain-based mobile voting platform Voatz has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Overstock's Medici Ventures and Techstars.

Business  ·  6 June 2019
Exchanges

How MakerDAO Works: A Video Explainer

The most popular decentralized finance application on ethereum, MakerDAO, was built to keep a stablecoin's price stable. Under the hood, it's quite complex, featuring two separate tokens, a lending system and even a voting process. Here's how it works

Tech  ·  30 May 2019
Funding Rounds

Barclays Leads $5.5 Million Round for Blockchain Business Payments Startup

Barclays Bank has jointly led a $5.5 million Series A funding round for blockchain-based B2B payments startup Crowdz.

Business  ·  29 May 2019
Investments

$71 Million: Galaxy Digital Sells Stake in EOS Blockchain Maker Block.One

Galaxy Digital, the crypto bank founded by Michael Novogratz, has sold its position in Block.one, the maker of the EOS blockchain, for $71 million.

Business  ·  22 May 2019
Investments

Upbit Operator Dunamu Invested $46 Million in Blockchain Startups in Last Year

South Korean firm Dunamu, operator of cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, says it invested $46 million in 26 blockchain startups over the last year.

Markets  ·  15 May 2019
Investments

Emberfund Turns Your Phone Into a Crypto Hedge Fund

Emberfund is a new mobile app that lets anyone buy into an index of cryptocurrencies that automatically balances itself over time.

Business  ·  14 May 2019
Exchanges

Fundamental Labs Fund to Invest $44 Million in Brand-New Bitcoin Miners

A bitcoin mining fund is investing $44 million in brand-new hardware, a longer-term bet than most are making.

Business  ·  9 May 2019