Peter Thiel

Bitcoin

Report: Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Bets Millions on Bitcoin

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel's VC firm reportedly made hundreds of millions by putting $15 million to $20 million down on bitcoin last year.

Business  ·  2 January 2018
Bitcoin

Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Is Like A ‘Reserve Form Of Money’

Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, believes that critics of bitcoin are "underestimating" the cryptocurrency.

Markets  ·  26 October 2017
News

Reddit Raises $50 Million, Plans New Cryptocurrency to Reward Users

Reddit has announced it may develop and distribute its own cryptocurrency to reward users for loyalty.

Tech  ·  30 September 2014
News

Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Payment System ‘Badly Lacking’

Investor and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has again expressed lukewarm views on bitcoin, saying it lacks a payment system.

Markets  ·  12 September 2014
Ethereum

$100k Peter Thiel Fellowship Awarded to Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin

Programmer and writer Vital Buterin has been awarded a fellowship worth $100,000 by the Thiel Foundation.

Business  ·  5 June 2014
BitPay

Peter Thiel Claims Bitcoin Has the Potential to Change the World

Venture capitalist and libertarian Peter Thiel likes the idea of bitcoin but remains cautious on its future with regulators.

Markets  ·  15 November 2013
Winklevoss

Who is right? Winklevosses for, Peter Thiel against bitcoin

The Winklevoss twins and Peter Thiel have made bullish and bearish statements about bitcoin recently. Who's right?

Markets  ·  26 September 2013
Exchanges

Peter Thiel & Founders Fund lead $2 Million funding round in BitPay

BitPay, a leading payment processor for bitcoin, said it had not been looking for funding but the opportunity was too good to turn down.

Business  ·  16 May 2013