Venture Capital
Former Ripple Exec Invests $57.5 Million in Uphold
Digital money platform Uphold has received a $57.5 million investment from former Federal Reserve analyst and Ripple chief risk officer Greg Kidd.
Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Nets $75 Million in Series B Funding
Ledger, the maker of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, has raised $75 million in Series B funding.
Report: Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bets Millions on Bitcoin
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel's VC firm reportedly made hundreds of millions by putting $15 million to $20 million down on bitcoin last year.
BitGo Scores $43 Million as Crypto Goes Corporate
The maker of multi-signature cryptocurrency wallets turned profitable this year, as the institutional user base it had long courted finally arrived.
Naval Ravikant: Bitcoin Solves 'Money Problems'
During Token Summit II, AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant waved off talk of a bubble, saying cryptocurrency solve people's money problems.
7 Tokens Investors Are Talking About
With so many tokens on the market, CoinDesk speaks to Boost VC, Compound VC and Pantera Capital to find out which they consider worth investing in.
Crypto Tax Software Startup Libra Raises $7.8 Million
Blockchain startup Libra has raised $7.8 million in a new Series A funding round, the company announced today.
Tokenized Tor? A16z, DFJ and More Back Private Internet Project Orchid
Orchid Labs has attracted big investors to its vision of a more private internet, revealing millions already raised in a private token sale.
Templum Raises $2.7 Million in Bid to Launch Regulated Token Trading System
New York-based blockchain startup Templum has raised $2.7 million in a new seed funding round.
SPECTRE Creators Seek VC Backing for Blockchain-Free Cryptocurrency
A veteran researcher behind two influential papers in the emerging field of crypto-economics is gearing up to launch a new cryptocurrency.
