investments

Crypto Mining Tech Firm Bitfury Closes $80 Million Funding Round
Bitfury Group has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital.

Cboe's Head of Equity Options Just Joined a Blockchain Startup
Blockchain startup AlphaPoint has hired Kapil Rathi from Cboe Global Markets, the parent of the Chicago Board of Exchange.

DeVere Group Targets Arbitrage With New Crypto Fund
U.K.-based financial advisory firm deVere Group has launched an actively managed fund offering investors exposure to cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase's Emilie Choi: $300 Million Raise Was 'For a Rainy Day'
Coinbase's $300 million Series E was about a "war chest" for expansion, not necessity, says Emilie Choi, its VP of corporate and business development.

Morgan Stanley Report Says Crypto Now An Institutional Asset Class
Cryptocurrencies are now a new institutional investment class, rather than a fully developed electronic cash, a Morgan Stanley report says.

Paradigm Leads $30 Million Funding for Crypto Privacy Startup StarkWare
StarkWare, the company behind the zk-STARKS privacy tech, just raised $30 million in equity funding from a number of major firms.

Institutions Are Coming for Your Crypto
A clash of cultures is looming, as institutional investors eye the cryptocurrency markets.

MIT Professor's Blockchain Protocol Nets $62 Million in New Funding
Algorand, the blockchain protocol founded by MIT professor and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, has raised $62 million in new funding.

Boost VC Just Fulfilled a Crypto Funding Pledge 4 Years in the Making
One of crypto's oldest pledges has finally been fulfilled.

CoinMarketCap Hits a New All-Time High (But Not for Price)
The number of cryptocurrencies listed on CoinMarketCap has never been higher, showing demand for secure representations of value is still prevalent.

