California Pension Fund Considers Blockchain Opportunities
Board members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) recently took part in a discussion on blockchain technology.
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Sep 2, 2016 at 4:26 p.m. UTC
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Why Big Bank Blockchain Leads Are Leaving for Startups
Bank blockchain leads are leaving to build startups, a trend signalling that opportunities in the private blockchain space remain abundant.
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Aug 20, 2016 at 1:36 p.m. UTC
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Pantera Partner Steve Waterhouse Exits Bitcoin Investment Firm
Pantera Capital partner and chief technology officer Steven Waterhouse has officially left the VC firm.
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Aug 11, 2016 at 11:45 a.m. UTC
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Dubai Government Seeks Blockchain Projects for Startup Fund
A technology initiative backed by the Dubai government has launched a $275m startup investment fund.
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Aug 9, 2016 at 3:42 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Aug 1, 2016 at 1:55 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Jul 28, 2016 at 9:17 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Jul 27, 2016 at 11:58 a.m. UTC
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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.
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Jul 15, 2016 at 10:46 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Jul 12, 2016 at 12:46 p.m. UTC
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Mitsubishi UFJ Invests in Bitcoin Startup Coinbase
Coinbase has reportedly raised more than $10m from Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
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Jul 7, 2016 at 5:36 p.m. UTC
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