Investors

Venture Capital

ZipZap Raises $1.1 Million to Grow Global Bitcoin Payments Network

ZipZap has raised $1.1m in new funding with the goal of becoming the leading payment network for digital currencies.

Business  ·  29 July 2014
Venture Capital

Tim Draper Leads CrowdCurity’s $1 Million Seed Funding

CrowdCurity has raised $1 million in a round of seed funding led by Tim Draper and Kima Ventures.

Business  ·  28 July 2014
Exchanges

Atlas ATS Expands Institutional Bitcoin Exchange to European Market

Atlas ATS has expanded its global bitcoin exchange operation to Europe with a new local partnership in Spain.

Business  ·  28 July 2014
News

Barry Silbert Resigns SecondMarket CEO Position

Bitcoin entrepreneur Barry Silbert is stepping down as CEO of SecondMarket to focus solely on bitcoin ventures.

Markets  ·  24 July 2014
Bitcoin

DigitalBTC Reports Early Success on Australian Securities Exchange

The Australian bitcoin firm has reported its first quarterly earnings since it was re-listed on the ASX.

Tech  ·  24 July 2014
Venture Capital

6 New Hedge Funds Seeking Bitcoin Returns

A new crop of bitcoin-focused hedge funds wants to direct sophisticated investors into the cryptocurrency markets.

Business  ·  23 July 2014
Exchanges

Japan’s BitFlyer Raises $1.6 Million for Bitcoin Exchange Expansion

A former Goldman Sachs employee has raised $1.6m in funding to power a new Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange.

Business  ·  22 July 2014
News

WinkDex Bitcoin Price Index Launches Developer API

The Winklevoss Index, launched by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, is now enabling third-party application development.

Markets  ·  22 July 2014
Venture Capital

Andreessen Horowitz Leads Bitcoin Startup TradeBlock’s $2.8 Million Funding

Big data analytics firm TradeBlock has raised $2.8m in new funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Barry Silbert.

Business  ·  16 July 2014
UK

Elliptic Raises $2 Million in Funding for Bitcoin Vault Services

The UK-based bitcoin storage firm has announced $2m in new funding led by Octopus Investments.

Business  ·  16 July 2014
Venture Capital

LinkedIn Co-Founder: Bitcoin is in My Five-Year Investment Plan

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks about the potential of bitcoin's underlying platform in a new interview with CNBC.

Business  ·  14 July 2014
Venture Capital

Expresscoin Raises $150k in Funding from Bitcoin Shop

The new funding is the cryptocurrency-buying service's first since its formal launch earlier this year.

Business  ·  14 July 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Invests $250k in Swedish Exchange Safello

The bitcoin exchange raised its latest funding from Barry Silbert’s notable investment vehicle.

Business  ·  10 July 2014
Regulation

First Regulated Bitcoin Investment Fund to Launch on Island of Jersey

What is claimed to be the world's first regulated bitcoin fund will launch on the island in August.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 July 2014
Bitcoin

Pantera Launches BitIndex to Track Bitcoin

The index was created by the investment firm to forecast "what may happen to bitcoin in the medium term".

Business  ·  10 July 2014