Venture Capital

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Westpac-Backed VC Firm Among Coinbase's Series C Investors
Reinventure Group, a venture capital firm backed by Westpac, Australia's second-largest bank, has been revealed as one of Coinbase's Series C backers.
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Data bits
Blockchain Startup Raises $2 Million for Intellectual Property Solution
A startup that uses the bitcoin blockchain to digitally establish ownership of art and other creative works has raised $2m in seed funding.
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Vogogo
Crypto Processor Vogogo Nets $12.5 Million in New Financing
Vogogo has raised $12.5m as part of a bought deal financing round led by prior investors Beacon Securities, Clarus Securities and Salmon Partners.
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Blockchain Capital Raises $7 Million for Startup Fund
Brock Pierce's Blockchain Capital has raised $7 million toward a second investment fund aimed at industry startups.
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Is Greece Really Behind Bitcoin's Latest Price Surge?
The price of bitcoin broke out this week, spiking to a high of $257 on 17th June in what amounted to a jolt of life for the bitcoin economy.
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Case hardware wallet
Bitcoin Hardware Wallet 'Case' Raises $1.25 Million
New York-based bitcoin hardware wallet provider Case has raised $1.5m in new seed funding led by Future\Perfect Ventures.
Case hardware wallet

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Reveal Raises $1.5 Million for Crypto-Powered Social Network
Crypto-powered social network Reveal has announced $1.5m in funding from investors including Boost VC and Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.
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Dollars-funding
OpenBazaar Raises $1 Million for Decentralised Marketplace
Decentralized marketplace protocol developer OpenBazaar, has raised $1m from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.
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Mirror Raises $8.8 Million for Bitcoin Smart Contracts Trading
Mirror has raised $8.8m in Series A financing to reposition itself as a smart contract trading platform built on bitcoin's blockchain.
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New York
ItBit Nets $25 Million, Launches NYDFS-Approved Bitcoin Exchange
New York bitcoin exchange itBit has raised $25m in a new Series A round from investors including RRE Ventures and Liberty City Ventures.
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