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Financial Inclusion Fund Leads $5 Million Investment in Bitcoin Startup Coins

Bitcoin startup Coins has raised $5m in funding from Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt's fund and incubators backed by local telcos.

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Tim Draper Leads $4.2 Million Series A for Blockchain Startup Factom

Blockchain startup Factom has raised a $4.2m in new funding as part of a newly announced Series A.

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Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Raises $1.5 Million

Indian bitcoin exchange startup Uncoin has raised $1.5m in a new funding round.

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FX Firm Joins Mexican Bitcoin Exchange's $2.5 Million Fundraise

Digital currency exchange Bitso has raised $2.5m in new funding.

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Blockchain Database Startup BigchainDB Raises €3 Million

BigchainDB has raised $3m to help turn tradition databases into blockchains.

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Blockchain Post-Trade Startup Juzhen Raises $23 Million Series A

China's Juzhen Financials has raised $23m (¥153m) to develop clearing and settlement solutions based on blockchain.

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Bank Veterans Raise $1.5 Million for Digital Asset Startup

Digital asset trading service Crypto Facilities has raised $1.5m in new funding.

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California Pension Fund Considers Blockchain Opportunities

Board members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) recently took part in a discussion on blockchain technology.

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Why Big Bank Blockchain Leads Are Leaving for Startups

Bank blockchain leads are leaving to build startups, a trend signalling that opportunities in the private blockchain space remain abundant.

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Pantera Partner Steve Waterhouse Exits Bitcoin Investment Firm

Pantera Capital partner and chief technology officer Steven Waterhouse has officially left the VC firm.

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