Investors

Venture Capital

Bitcoin’s Newest Merchant Peter Schiff: Gold Still Better Than BTC

Famed finance personality Peter Schiff's precious metals company now takes bitcoin, but he remains skeptical about digital currencies.

Business  ·  21 May 2014
Bitcoin

Coincove Launches With Plan to Become ‘Coinbase of Mexico’

The startup now provides the Mexican market with a wallet and exchange service, converting peso bank transfers into bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 May 2014
Exchanges

OKCoin and Huobi Discuss Bitcoin in China and Plans for Survival

Excessive price speculation and investor risk may have caused central bank clampdown, say Chinese exchange CEOs.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 May 2014
Events

Roger Ver Joins Investor Panel to Talk Bitcoin’s Next Step

A panel of bitcoin investors discussed the current and future opportunities in the digital currency space at Bitcoin2014.

Business  ·  17 May 2014
Startups

CNET Founder Launches Low-Cost Bitcoin Payments Platform

Halsey Minor's new company will specialize in low-cost transactions for merchants and consumers in bitcoin and fiat currencies.

Business  ·  15 May 2014
Exchanges

BitPay Raises $30 Million in Record-Breaking Bitcoin Funding Round

BitPay has raised $30m in new funding from big-name investors including Richard Branson and Index Ventures.

Business  ·  13 May 2014
Markets

Does Bitcoin’s Falling Volume Herald a Bull Run?

Falling bitcoin transaction volumes could point to a coming price rally, says one analyst.

Markets  ·  11 May 2014
Banking

Saxo CEO: Bitcoin’s Liquidity Problems Are Driving Banks Away

Saxo Bank co-founder and CEO Lars Seier Christensen has said the market isn't right for banks – yet.

Business  ·  9 May 2014
Regulation

Winklevoss Twins Plan NASDAQ Listing for Bitcoin ETF in New SEC Filing

In an amended SEC filing, the Winklevoss twins said they plan to list their bitcoin ETF on the NASDAQ.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 May 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Trading Platform Vaurum Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding

Investors in the company, which offers financial institutions a way to trade bitcoins, include Tim Draper and Steve Case.

Business  ·  7 May 2014
Venture Capital

Fortress CIO Mike Novogratz Explains Why He is Bullish on Bitcoin

The human capital heading into bitcoin gives the Fortress Investment Group CIO confidence in the cryptocurrency, he says.

Business  ·  6 May 2014
Bitcoin

VC Fred Wilson: Block Chain Could be Bigger Opportunity than Bitcoin

The Union Square Ventures founder says the bitcoin protocol has bigger potential in key fields like Internet identity.

Business  ·  5 May 2014
Australia

Australian VC Company Future Capital Launches $30 Million Bitcoin Fund

The firm says it is Australia’s first dedicated investment fund for the digital currency.

Markets  ·  5 May 2014
Startups

‘500 Startups’ to Launch Bitcoin and FinTech Investor Syndicate

A new investment syndicate is being launched with the aim to bring more investors into the bitcoin space.

Business  ·  2 May 2014
Markets

Why Bitcoin’s Volatility is Unique Among Commodities

It could be useful to evaluate bitcoin’s potential against other commodities, but the cryptocurrency walks its own path.

Markets  ·  29 April 2014