investments

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

