Funding


Markets

Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Invests $250k in Swedish Exchange Safello

The bitcoin exchange raised its latest funding from Barry Silbert’s notable investment vehicle.

Safello

Markets

Hong Kong Exchange Offers 'Extreme' Transparency

Coinport offers customers transparency mechanisms in a bid to shake up the cryptocurrency exchange sector.

July 5 - Flickr nicolas_vollmer_photo Hong Kong

Markets

VoidSpace Aims To Let Gamers Mine Dogecoin – With Lasers

An indie game developer hopes to marry gaming economies and cryptocurrencies. But he needs dollars first.

VoidSpace

Markets

Mike Hearn Wins $40k Bounty for Bitcoin Core Crowdfunding Platform

Lighthouse, a decentralized crowdfunding platform for bitcoin projects, is expected to launch in August.

Crowdfund

Markets

Boost VC, Battery Ventures Lead BlockScore's $2 Million Seed Round

The one-time bitcoin-only ID verification specialist has raised $2m to expand its customer base into the wider tech world.

blockscore

Markets

Multi-Sig Bitcoin Wallet Provider BitGo Raises $12 Million

BitGo has secured funding from several venture capitalists and bitcoin investors, including Hollywood A-lister Ashton Kutcher.

bitgo

Markets

Bitcoin Miner Hosting Firm HashPlex Raises $400k in New Funding

SecondMarket's Barry Silbert and senior Facebook engineer Jason Prado led the funding round in the mining-focused company.

hashplex-website

Markets

Latin American Bitcoin Exchange Bitex.la Launches with $2 Million Investment

Bitex.la is seeking to bring an internationally competitive bitcoin trading platform to Latin America with $2m in investments.

bitex.la

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Giant BitFury Announces $20 Million Funding Round

BitFury has raised $20m to accelerate production and expand its international footprint.

BitFury

Markets

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.

bitpay