Peter Thiel

Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Raises $263M at $4.1B Valuation

Crowned Austria’s first tech unicorn in March, the firm is now worth even more.

Business  ·  17 August 2021

Lending Platform Vauld Raises $25M in Round Led by Peter Thiel-Founded Venture Firm

As well as building out its platform, Vauld intends to use the investment to drive international expansion.

News  ·  29 July 2021
Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel-Backed Exchange Bullish Begins Pilot Program

The pilot will use simulated crypto assets and paper money to give invited investors a sample of Bullish's trading interface.

News  ·  27 July 2021
MicroStrategy

SoftBank to Invest $75M in Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bullish

The Block.one subsidiary is set to go public via a SPAC merger this year.

News  ·  16 July 2021
Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel-Backed Exchange Bullish Is in Talks to Go Public in SPAC Merger: Report

The news comes just a month after the announcement of Bullish's launch.

News  ·  23 June 2021
Bitcoin

Peter Thiel’s Palantir Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments, ‘Thinking’ About Treasury Investment

In a Tuesday earnings call, CFO Dave Glazer said bitcoin on the balance sheet is “definitely on the table.”

Business  ·  11 May 2021
China

US Policy Adviser Rebuts Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Won’t Undermine USD

One policy maker says China is unlikely to use bitcoin as a financial weapon against the U.S. dollar.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2021
Newsletters

Crypto Long & Short: Peter Thiel Defines Bitcoin’s Accidental Role in Global Politics

Thiel's comments about China “weaponizing” bitcoin to hurt the U.S. are a warning about the cost of inaction.

People  ·  11 April 2021
Newsletters

China, the Convenient Foil

Peter Thiel is both right and wrong in calling bitcoin a tool that could empower China and challenge the U.S. dollar.

News  ·  8 April 2021
China

PayPal Co-Founder, Bitcoin Investor Thiel Says Bitcoin Could Be Chinese ‘Weapon’

With bitcoin back in the spotlight, so are old fears that China may be at the reins.

News  ·  7 April 2021
Europe

Bitpanda Raises $52M Series A Led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures

With $100 million raised to date, crypto brokerage Bitpanda will be "Europe's next fintech unicorn," says lead investor Valar Ventures.

Business  ·  29 September 2020
Venture Capital

EOS Startup Block.One Is Using Its Billions to Buy Back More Equity

Block.one is buying back more equity from early investors. Some – but not the most famous ones – made 6,500 percent on the last buyback.

Markets  ·  6 June 2019
Funding Rounds

Peter Thiel Backs $2.1 Million Round for Crypto Investment Startup Layer1

PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has backed a $2.1 million seed round for crypto investment startup Layer1.

Business  ·  20 December 2018
Investments

Peter Thiel Fund Moves to Ease Trades for Big Crypto Investors

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund has reportedly invested in a cryptocurrency startup that aims to optimize the bulk trading of cryptocurrencies.

Business  ·  2 May 2018
Gold

Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Will Be the ‘One Online Equivalent to Gold’

The co-founder of PayPal says there will be only one online equivalent to gold, and bitcoin, as the 'biggest' cryptocurrency, will triumph.

Markets  ·  16 March 2018