Bitcoin

$30M Available for Mastercoin-Based Projects

Developers of the Master Protocol and large holders of Mastercoin, a metadata layer on the Bitcoin blockchain, launched a $30m open call for Master...

CoinSeed Raises over $7.5M; Invests $5M in BitFury Bitcoin Mining Hardware

Las Vegas-based CoinSeed, a Bitcoin focused investment fund, recently raised over $7.5m in funding. Undisclosed private investors provided the capital. The company used the proceeds to...

Creandum Presents The Bitcoin Database

Creandum, a Stockholm, Sweden-based venture capital firm, has created a bitcoin database. "The Bitcoin Database", which contains more than 300 bitcoin startups, aims to help...

CoinJar Raises AUD$500K in Equity Funding

CoinJar, a Melbourne, Australia-based consumer Bitcoin exchange and digital wallet provider, raised AUD$500k in equity funding. The round was led by Niki Scevak of Blackbird...

Coinplug Raises $400K in Funding

Coinplug, a Korean Bitcoin startup, raised $400k in funding. Silverblue, Inc., an investment company based in Cupertino, CA and led by KH Joo, made the...

BTC China Raises $5M in Series A Funding

According to TechCrunch, BTC China, a Chinese bitcoin trading platform, raised $5m in Series A funding. Backers included Lightspeed China Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The...

itBit Raises $3.25M in Funding

itBit, a Singapore-based digital currency exchange, raised $3.25m in funding. The round was co-led by Canaan Partners and RRE Ventures, with participation from additional investors Liberty...

Ripple Labs Raises $3.5M in Funding

Ripple Labs, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of open source payment solutions, raised $3.5m in funding. Backers included Core Innovation Capital, Venture 51, Camp One...

GoCoin Raises over $550K in Seed Funding

GoCoin, a Singapore and Santa Monica, CA-based open platform to facilitate the purchase of goods and services bought with Bitcoin, raised over $550k in...

Coinfloor Receives VC Backing

Coinfloor, a London, UK-based digital currency exchange, raised a venture capital funding of undisclosed amount. Backers included Passion Capital and Taavet Hinrikus (Transferwise). The company intends...

Circle Internet Financial Raises $9M in Series A Funding

Circle Internet Financial, a Boston, MA-based digital currency company, raised $9m in Series A funding. Backers included Jim Breyer, Accel Partners and General Catalyst Partners....

Armory Technologies Completes $600K Seed Funding

Armory Technologies, Inc., a Baltimore-based developer of Bitcoin wallet software, completed a $600k seed funding. Backers included Trace Mayer, Kevin Bombino and Jim Smith. The company...

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