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Bitcoin Startup BitX Extends Series A With Undisclosed Funding

Bitcoin exchange and wallet provider BitX has extended its Series A round to include undisclosed funding from Venturra Capital.

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Purse Raises $1 Million, Plans ‘Secret Bitcoin Project’

Bitcoin e-commerce startup Purse has raised $1m in seed funding in a round led by investor Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group.

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5 Insights from a Bitcoin Founder Seeking Funding

Wealthcoin founder Simon Burns discusses what he's learned trying to raise seed capital for his latest bitcoin startup.

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Bitcoin, Paris and Terrorism: What the Media Got Wrong

Bitcoin became embroiled in a debate about the financing of terrorism following the Paris attacks which resulted in over 100 deaths.

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Bitcoin Payroll Startup Bitwage Raises $760k

Bitcoin payroll startup Bitwage has wrapped up a period of fundraising during which it brought in a total of $760,000.

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New €100 Million Fund Considering Blockchain Startups

Finnish investment firm Open Ocean has suggested it may consider European blockchain firms as part of its recently closed €100 million fund.

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KPCB Leads $12.5 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Align Commerce

Blockchain payments startup Align Commerce has raised $12.5m in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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MasterCard, CIBC and New York Life Join DCG Funding Round

MasterCard has been named as one of 11 investors in Digital Currency Group's new funding round.

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How American Express is 'Testing the Waters' of Bitcoin and the Blockchain

American Express is using its investment in bitcoin remittance app maker Abra to investigate the technology.

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Adam Draper: Investors Don't Want to Hear the Word Bitcoin

Boost VC CEO Adam Draper discusses his incubator's recent decision to begin using the term "blockchain" in place of "bitcoin".

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