Investments

Investments

Alibaba’s Ant Financial Backs $10 Million Round for Blockchain Privacy Startup

Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has participated in a $10 million funding round for blockchain privacy startup QEDIT and is using the firm's tech.

Business  ·  7 May 2019
Exchanges

A Visual Guide to the Hot, New Crypto Fundraising Mechanism – the IEO

The ICO market might have cooled, but there's still fundraising going on in the blockchain space – it's now being done through the IEO, or initial exchange offering, and we break down how this mechanism is different our latest explainer video.

Markets  ·  4 May 2019
Exchanges

Tokenized Securities Exchange Currency.com Launches to the Public

Belarus-based exchange Currency.com has left beta mode to offer trading and investment in 1,000 tokenized securities.

Markets  ·  3 May 2019
Investments

22% of Institutional Investors Have Some Digital Asset Exposure: Fidelity

Institutional investors are increasingly open to adding digital assets to their portfolios, suggests new research from Fidelity Investments.

Markets  ·  2 May 2019
Investments

Samsung Invests $2.9 Million in Crypto Hardware Startup Ledger

Samsung has invested nearly $3 million in French crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger.

Markets  ·  24 April 2019
Europe

Bitfury, Swiss Investment Firm Launch Regulated Bitcoin Mining Fund

Bitfury and Swiss investment firm Final Frontier have launched a bitcoin mining fund after it was authorized by an EU regulator.

Business  ·  24 April 2019
Investments

Controversial Oil Tycoon Moves to Shake Up Argo Blockchain Board

Frank Timis, a convicted heroin dealer and oil millionaire, is trying to oust execs at the London-listed crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain.

Business  ·  22 April 2019
Exchanges

Tennis Star Serena Williams Reveals Investment in Coinbase

Serena Williams, one of the most successful tennis players ever, has revealed she invested in Coinbase via a previously secret VC firm.

Business  ·  22 April 2019
Investments

Ocean Tries New Token Sale After CoinList Offering Misses Target

After a token sale on CoinList failed to reach its target, data marketplace Ocean is trying again on crypto exchange Bittrex International.

Markets  ·  19 April 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Generated $520 Million in Revenue Last Year, Reuters Estimates

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase brought in almost $520 million in global revenue in 2018, according to Reuters' calculations.

Business  ·  18 April 2019
Exchanges

OKCoin Exchange Invests in Crypto Custody Firm Prime Trust

Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has invested an undisclosed amount in crypto custody provider Prime Trust.

Business  ·  18 April 2019
Japan

Japan’s Biggest Bank Invests in Crypto Sleuthing Startup Chainalysis

Japanese bank MUFG has backed an additional Series B raise for crypto analytics startup Chainalysis, bringing its round total to $36 million.

Business  ·  17 April 2019
Funding Rounds

Blockchain Startup Horizen Labs Doubles Target to Raise $4 Million

Just-launched sidechains startup Horizen Labs has raised $4 million in a seed funding round – twice what it had initially planned.

Business  ·  12 April 2019
Investments

New $50 Million Fund Makes First Investment in Blockchain ID Startup

A new $50 million VC fund set up by Nasdaq-listed company Okta has invested in its first startup, blockchain identity project Trusted Key.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 April 2019
Exchanges

Liquid.com Closes Funding Round Valuing Crypto Firm at ‘Over $1 Billion’

Crypto trading platform Liquid.com has been backed by Bitmain and IDG Capital in a funding round it says makes it the latest crypto unicorn.

Business  ·  3 April 2019