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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.
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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.
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LinkedIn Co-Founder: Bitcoin is in My Five-Year Investment Plan
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks about the potential of bitcoin's underlying platform in a new interview with CNBC.
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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.
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Bitcoin Trends 2014
5 Bitcoin Trends That Have Emerged in 2014 (So Far)
A number of trends have emerged this year that could shape the direction and velocity of bitcoin's growth.
Bitcoin Trends 2014

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Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Invests $250k in Swedish Exchange Safello
The bitcoin exchange raised its latest funding from Barry Silbert’s notable investment vehicle.
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Hong Kong Exchange Offers 'Extreme' Transparency
Coinport offers customers transparency mechanisms in a bid to shake up the cryptocurrency exchange sector.
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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.
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Mike Hearn Wins $40k Bounty for Bitcoin Core Crowdfunding Platform
Lighthouse, a decentralized crowdfunding platform for bitcoin projects, is expected to launch in August.
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VC Tim Draper Revealed as Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Winner
VC Tim Draper has been revealed as the winning bidder for all 29,656 bitcoins in the USMS auction.
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