Startups

Coinbase

Coinbase Has a New Chief Financial Officer

Oz Management Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas is Coinbase's new CFO effective Tuesday.

Business  ·  17 April 2018
Bitcoin

Why Leading Crypto Devs Don’t Work In Silicon Valley

A recent back-and-forth between Coinbase and a bitcoin developer shows there's still a big gap between the industry and the open-source community.

Business  ·  15 April 2018
Exchanges

A Tangled Web: Will Coinbase Ventures Lead to Conflicts of Interest?

Coinbase's new VC arm raises thorny questions about the influence the startup wields across the crypto market and potential conflicts of interest.

Business  ·  14 April 2018
BitGo

BitGo Co-Founder Ben Davenport Is Stepping Down

BitGo co-founder and CTO Ben Davenport will step down from his position next week, he announced Friday.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 April 2018
Exchanges

Germany’s No. 2 Stock Exchange Unveils Crypto Trading App

Boerse Stuttgart's fintech subsidiary is rolling out a no-fee app to trade bitcoin, ether, litecoin and ripple.

Business  ·  13 April 2018
Investments

Carbon ‘Stablecoin’ Project Raises $2 Million in Seed Round

Cryptocurrency startup Carbon has raised $2 million in seed funding, the company revealed to CoinDesk, Thursday.

Business  ·  12 April 2018
Funding Rounds

Crypto Portfolio Tracker Raises $1.5 Million in Funding

Cryptocurrency investment management startup CoinTracker has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from some heavyweight investors.

Business  ·  10 April 2018
Tezos

Dear Students, Everything In Bitcoin’s Way Is Your $1 Billion Opportunity

Blockchain luminaries descended on the University of Pennsylvania's business school in what seemed like a recruiting session for the crypto-ecosystem.

Business  ·  9 April 2018
Chainalysis

Chainalysis Raises $16 Million for Real-Time Crypto Compliance

Blockchain startup Chainalysis has today announced a $16 million funding round and a new real-time transaction analysis tool.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 April 2018
Security

Electronics Giant Foxconn to Build Sirin Labs’ Blockchain Phone

Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn is to help develop and build a blockchain phone from Sirin Labs, a news report indicates.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 April 2018
Startups

West Virginia Piloting Blockchain Voting App in Senate Election

The U.S. state of West Virginia is trialing a voting system for absentee military personnel using a mobile app powered by blockchain technology. 

Business  ·  29 March 2018
Startups

Blythe Masters’ Next Move? Blockchain SDKs

Former JP Morgan executive Blythe Masters recently unveiled a new software suite designed to help propel the next wave of business blockchain growth.

Business  ·  27 March 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase In Talks to Buy Bitcoin Startup Earn.com

U.S. crypto exchange provider Coinbase is in talks to purchase Earn.com, formerly 21.

Business  ·  23 March 2018
Cryptocurrency

Blockchain Capital Raises $150 Million, Looks Beyond Financial Services

The raise, Blockchain Capital's fourth, includes $25 million worth of cryptocurrency and brings its total assets under management to $250 million.

Business  ·  22 March 2018
ICOs

Social Media Giant Snap Confirms It’s Banned ICO Ads

Snapchat just became the latest social media platform to ban advertising for initial coin offerings.

Business  ·  21 March 2018