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Kleiner Perkins: Blockchain Tech Will Spawn Amazon-Sized Successes

KPCB Edge partner Anjney Midha explains why his new $4m seed-stage investment firm is bullish on the bitcoin blockchain.

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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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Kleiner Perkins Taps Bitcoin Startup Founder for $4 Million Investment Fund

Kleiner Perkins, one of the most storied VC firms in Silicon Valley, has named a bitcoin startup founder to the staff of its new seed fund.

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NYSE Chairman: Millennials Trust Bitcoin More Than Fiat

Intercontinental Exchange CEO and NYSE chairman Jeffrey Sprecher voiced his support for bitcoin in a CNBC interview yesterday.

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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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Investment Funds Containing Bitcoin Added to IG

The first fund to offer bitcoin investment as part of a bespoke portfolio has launched on global derivatives trading platform IG.

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Telecom Giant Orange to Back Bitcoin in Silicon Valley

The Silicon Valley division of global telecommunications giant Orange is planning to invest in the bitcoin space.

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Bitcoin API Startup Gem Raises Funding Total to $3.3 Million

Californian bitcoin API developer Gem has announced an additional $1.3m in funding, raising its total to $3.3m.

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Overstock Invests $5 Million in Peernova in First Bitcoin Investment

US retail giant Overstock has invested in blockchain technology specialist Peernova as part of its Series A financing.

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Bitcoin Mining Firm KnCMiner Raises Further $15 Million

Swedish bitcoin mining company KnCMiner has raised $15m in a Series B funding round led by Accel Partners.

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