Investors

Europe

New €100 Million Fund Considering Blockchain Startups

Finnish investment firm Open Ocean has suggested it may consider European blockchain firms as part of its recently closed €100 million fund.

Business  ·  17 November 2015
Venture Capital

KPCB Leads $12.5 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Align Commerce

Blockchain payments startup Align Commerce has raised $12.5m in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Business  ·  17 November 2015
News

Investor Tim Draper Not Bidding in Today’s Silk Road Auction

Two-time auction winner Tim Draper has revealed to CoinDesk that he is not participating in today’s auction of more than 44,000 BTC.

Markets  ·  5 November 2015
Markets

Wedbush Revises 12-Month Bitcoin Price Target to $600

Wedbush has revised its outlook for the price of bitcoin, revealing it expects the digital asset to rise to $600 in value over the next 12 months.

Markets  ·  4 November 2015
Crime

Genesis Trading, Binary Financial to Bid in Final Silk Road Bitcoin Auction

Digital Currency Group's Genesis Trading and bitcoin hedge fund Binary Financial are set to participate in a government auction of bitcoin this week.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 November 2015
Venture Capital

Adam Draper: Investors Don’t Want to Hear the Word Bitcoin

Boost VC CEO Adam Draper discusses his incubator's recent decision to begin using the term "blockchain" in place of "bitcoin".

Business  ·  19 October 2015
Venture Capital

Blockchain Project Factom Raises $400k at $11 Million Valuation

Factom Inc, the for-profit business entity overseeing the blockchain recordkeeping project Factom, has raised $400,000 in new seed funding.

Business  ·  14 October 2015
Europe

Scorechain Raises $570k for European Bitcoin Compliance Solution

Bitcoin compliance solutions provider Scorechain has raised €500,000 ($570,000) in seed funding.

Business  ·  12 October 2015
Venture Capital

Boost VC Investment in Blockchain Startups Tops $50 Million

Boost VC has released new figures related to the success of its startup investments in the bitcoin and blockchain industry.

Business  ·  30 September 2015
Ethereum

Chinese Auto Giant Wanxiang Plans $50 Million Blockchain Fund

Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group has announced it intends to invest $50m in blockchain technology to improve its product lines.

Business  ·  29 September 2015
Venture Capital

With Bitcoin’s Price Down, VCs Turning to Blockchain Technology

The rising interest in use cases for bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain, is influencing the investment strategies of venture capitalists.

Business  ·  28 September 2015
Digital Currency Group

Barry Silbert: Private Blockchains Will ‘Capitulate’ to Bitcoin

In a new interview, DCG founder Barry Silbert opens up about the current state of bitcoin and why greed may be the industry's biggest asset.

Markets  ·  22 September 2015
Venture Capital

SatoshiPay Gets €160,000 Investment from Jim Mellon Fund

Jim Mellon, executive director of Kuala Innovations, told CoinDesk the group now owned 10% of SatoshiPay, a bitcoin micropayment processor.

Business  ·  21 September 2015
Venture Capital

Verizon Ventures: Blockchain’s Future is Brighter Than Bitcoin’s

CoinDesk speaks with Verizon Ventures, the venture capital arm of US teleco giant Verizon, to learn more about its blockchain strategy.

Markets  ·  21 September 2015
New York

TechStars MD: Banks are Embracing the Inevitability of Bitcoin

With bitcoin, banks are now embracing what many already feel to be "inevitable", according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.

Business  ·  20 September 2015