investments

advertising, online news
Bitcoin Browser Brave Raises $4.5 Million to Fight Online Ads
Brave Software has raised $4.5m to expand on its efforts to let users send bitcoin micropayments to their favorite websites.
advertising, online news

Coinbase
Coinbase’s First Employee is Leaving to Start His Own Hedge Fund
Coinbase's first employee has departed to start a blockchain-focused hedge fund.
Coinbase

trading, trader
Bitcoin Trading Platform Coinigy Raises $400k
Coinigy has raised $400,000 in new seed funding to develop an updated version of its bitcoin trading platform.
trading, trader

price, chart
Ether Prices Spike Above $12 Amid Build Up to Hard Fork
Ether prices surged this week, outshining bitcoin as the Ethereum community made progress toward a hard fork for The DAO.
price, chart

exchange,
SolidX Seeking to List Bitcoin ETF on New York Stock Exchange
Blockchain firm SolidX has filed with the SEC in a bid to launch a public investment vehicle that would offer exposure to bitcoin.
exchange,

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Mitsubishi UFJ Invests in Bitcoin Startup Coinbase
Coinbase has reportedly raised more than $10m from Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

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Blockchain Identity Startup Netki Raises $3.5 Million
Netki, a digital identity startup, has raised $3.5 million to help it expand its team and technology offerings.
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australia auction
Multiple Bidders Claim $16 Million in Australian Bitcoin Auction
As many as four bidders have claimed $16m in bitcoin recently auctioned off in Australia by Ernst & Young.
australia auction

Gold dragon, China
Blockchain Startup Circle Raises $60 Million Amid China Expansion
Blockchain-based social payments app Circle has raised $60m in new funding as it expands to China.
Gold dragon, China

stock trading
Bitcoin Investment Vehicle Resumes Nasdaq Trading After Acquisition
A bitcoin trading option targeting European investors and listed on Nasdaq Nordic is once again live.
stock trading