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Peter Thiel, Bitmain Co-Founder Invest in EOS Developer Block.one

In a fresh round of funding, Block.one has added to its line-up of major investors PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and bitcoin mining giant Bitmain.

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A Crypto Exchange Is Buying Back $24 Million-Worth of Its Own Tokens

Crypto exchange FCoin is to buy back 100 million of its own tokens to provide capital for a new fund of funds.

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Hedge Fund Billionaire Steven Cohen Is Getting into Crypto

Billionaire Steven Cohen, once dubbed the "Hedge Fund King," has reportedly invested in a crypto hedge fund.

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CoinList's Fifth ICO Is a $61 Million Bid to Tokenize All the Assets

CoinList, arguably the top site for listing token sales, has chosen TrustToken as the fifth ICO to be hosted on its website.

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Report: More Than Three-Quarters of ICOs Were Scams

In a report by an advisory firm on initial coin offering (ICO) investments, data shows close to 80% of all ICOs in 2017 were scams.

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Coinbase Co-Founder Backs Blockchain Startup's $3 Million Seed Round

DIRT, a startup building an ethereum-based blockchain platform for validating information across datasets, has raised $3 million in seed funding.

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Augur Passes CryptoKitties: Ethereum App Sees $400K in First-Day Betting

With strong first day volumes, newly launched crypto app Augur has surpassed what may be the most popular decentralized application.

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Czech Investment Bank Raising $100 Million for Blockchain Fund

Prague-based Benson Oak has announced it is raising $100 million to launch an investment fund with a focus on blockchain startups in Israel.

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Block.One Is Taking a Bigger Role With EOS (And That's a Big Deal)

When the company that created EOS starts voting for validators, there will be little chance of winning a spot without earning its support.

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A16z Leads $45 Million Raise for Blockchain Startup Oasis Labs

Cloud computing startup Oasis Labs has raised $45 million in a private token pre-sale to develop its blockchain platform.

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