Funding

web security
Tim Draper Leads CrowdCurity's $1 Million Seed Funding
CrowdCurity has raised $1 million in a round of seed funding led by Tim Draper and Kima Ventures.
web security

volabit
Barry Silbert Leads $250k Investment in Mexican Bitcoin Exchange Volabit
Barry Silbert's Bitcoin Opportunity Corp has invested $250,000 in Volabit, the startup formerly known as Coincove.
volabit

computer, yen
Japan's BitFlyer Raises $1.6 Million for Bitcoin Exchange Expansion
A former Goldman Sachs employee has raised $1.6m in funding to power a new Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange.
computer, yen

big data
Andreessen Horowitz Leads Bitcoin Startup TradeBlock's $2.8 Million Funding
Big data analytics firm TradeBlock has raised $2.8m in new funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Barry Silbert.
big data

elliptic vault
Elliptic Raises $2 Million in Funding for Bitcoin Vault Services
The UK-based bitcoin storage firm has announced $2m in new funding led by Octopus Investments.
elliptic vault

bitcoin shop
Expresscoin Raises $150k in Funding from Bitcoin Shop
The new funding is the cryptocurrency-buying service's first since its formal launch earlier this year.
bitcoin shop

Safello
Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Invests $250k in Swedish Exchange Safello
The bitcoin exchange raised its latest funding from Barry Silbert’s notable investment vehicle.
Safello

July 5 - Flickr nicolas_vollmer_photo Hong Kong
Hong Kong Exchange Offers 'Extreme' Transparency
Coinport offers customers transparency mechanisms in a bid to shake up the cryptocurrency exchange sector.
July 5 - Flickr nicolas_vollmer_photo Hong Kong

VoidSpace
VoidSpace Aims To Let Gamers Mine Dogecoin – With Lasers
An indie game developer hopes to marry gaming economies and cryptocurrencies. But he needs dollars first.
VoidSpace

Crowdfund
Mike Hearn Wins $40k Bounty for Bitcoin Core Crowdfunding Platform
Lighthouse, a decentralized crowdfunding platform for bitcoin projects, is expected to launch in August.
Crowdfund