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Markets

Goldman Sachs Veterans Raise $3 Million to Fight Crypto Manipulation

A U.S.-based crypto market surveillance startup led by former Goldman Sachs fintech engineers has raised $3 million in seed funding.

Business  ·  20 February 2019
Investments

South Korean Capital’s $1 Billion Startup Fund Will Include Blockchain Firms

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has committed over $1 billion to invest in innovative startups by 2022, including blockchain firms.

Business  ·  19 February 2019
Investments

Fairfax County Invests Total of $21 Million in Blockchain VC Fund

Fairfax County Retirement Systems has released details about its investment in a blockchain fund, apparently to quell fears about it.

Business  ·  14 February 2019
Venture Capital

Crypto Funds Say ‘Generalized Mining’ Is the New Way to Invest

A new initiative from venture firm CoinFund looks to get investors directly involved in the networks they invest in.

Markets  ·  13 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Ripple, Barclays Accelerator Back $1.7 Million Round for Remittance Firm

Barclays' accelerator program, Ripple and others have backed a $1.7 million round for a new remittance startup that will use XRP.

Business  ·  12 February 2019
Chainalysis

Blockchain Sleuthing Startup Chainalysis Raises $30 Million

The Series B funding was led by seasoned VC firm Accel and included investment from Benchmark, which led the firm's $16m Series A.

Business  ·  12 February 2019
Investments

Two Public Pensions Anchor Morgan Creek’s New $40 Million Venture Fund

In a potential first for the crypto investment sector, two U.S. public pension funds are dipping their toes in Morgan Creek's latest vehicle.

Business  ·  12 February 2019
Investments

Most Crypto Hedge Funds Aren’t Really Hedge Funds

CryptoLux Capital's co-founder Sina Nader and Pactum Capital's CEO Daniel Cawrey explained why most crypto hedge funds aren't really hedge funds.

Business  ·  11 February 2019
Investments

Dharma Labs Raises $7 Million From Green Visor, Coinbase and Polychain

Offering a trustless lending product that "simply 'can't be evil,'" Dharma Labs just raised $7 million from some big-name investors.

Business  ·  5 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Blockchain Capital Leads $1.7 Million Round for Crypto Compliance Startup

Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has led a $1.7 million seed round for San Francisco-based crypto compliance startup TRM Labs.

Business  ·  31 January 2019
Coinbase

From Mar-a-Lago to Coinbase, Dubious Claims Follow Doc.com Token Sales

A CoinDesk investigation reveals that health startup Doc.com has used overstated claims to gin up investor demand.

Business  ·  29 January 2019
Investments

Nasdaq Leads $20 Million Funding Round for Blockchain Startup Symbiont

Enterprise blockchain startup Symbiont has closed a $20 million Series-B funding round led by Nasdaq Ventures.

Business  ·  23 January 2019
Ethereum

ConsenSys Invests in Two Crypto Startups to Lead VCs Into Ethereum Ecosystem

ConsenSys just invested $1 million in crypto trading platform Coinhouse and an undisclosed amount in privacy-centric browser Tenta. It's part of a broader strategy.

Markets  ·  17 January 2019
Exchanges

Overstock Makes Key Executive Change at Blockchain Subsidiaries

Medici Ventures, the blockchain investment arm of Overstock, is reassigning a top executive to focus on revenue generation at its most prominent portfolio company, tZERO.

Business  ·  4 January 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