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Tag: Investments
Bad Checks: Twitter’s Identity Crisis Is Costing Users More Than Bitcoin
Trust, but verify. Borrowed from a Russian writer, it’s one of crypto’s most widely embraced slogans, though one that’s becoming[…]
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South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb To Issue Own Token In Singapore
Bithumb, South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, has recently revealed plans to issue its own token, Bithumb Coin, in an Initial[…]
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Major Crypto Investors Request Token Oversight Exemption In Meeting With SEC
Top cryptocurrency investors Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to consider a[…]
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Ether Investment Firm Begins Trading on Canadian Stock Exchange
The stock for cryptocurrency investment firm Ether Capital has begun trading on a Canadian stock exchange. Formerly known as Ethereum Capital,[…]
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$6.3 Billion: 2018 ICO Funding Has Already Outpaced 2017’s Total
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) raised more money in the first three months of 2018 than the whole of 2017, according[…]
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Sharing Economy Startup Origin Raises $28 Million in SAFT Sale
Origin, the startup behind a platform for peer-to-peer services, has raised $28.5 million through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens[…]
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Brazil’s Biggest Investment Firm To Launch OTC Crypto Exchange, Local Sources Say
Brazil’s largest investment company XP Investimentos is allegedly seeking to launch an over-the-counter (OTC) Bitcoin exchange, local news outlet Portal[…]
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Bain, Lightspeed Back First ICO With $133 Million Basis Funding
It turns out investors are interested in central banking alternatives. Announced Wednesday, Basis (formerly known as Basecoin) has raised $133 million (most[…]
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Blockchain Securities Platform Gets $28 Mln In Funding From Big Name VC Investors
Several high-profile investors have confirmed investing in a funding round that raised $28 mln for Harbor, a Blockchain company looking[…]
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