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Ziftr Raises Over $850k in E-Commerce Altcoin Sale

Online shopping startup Ziftr has officially closed the presale of its own altcoin, raising over $850,000 in under two months.

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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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Uber, Hotwire Execs Back Micropayments Startup NeuCoin

Micropayments startup NeuCoin has raised $2.25m in angel funding from investors including King co-founder Patrik Stymne and Uber SVP Emil Michael.

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BitFlyer Raises $1.1 Million from First-Time Japanese Bitcoin Investors

Bitcoin services firm bitFlyer has secured a $1.1m funding round to expand overseas, bringing its total to $2.93m.

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Bitcoin Broker Anycoin Direct Raises €500k in Seed Funding

Anycoin Direct has raised €500,000 as part of its seed funding round to expand its bitcoin brokerage service.

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Megabank Joins Coinbase's Record $75 Million Funding Round

Coinbase has raised $75m from investors including the New York Stock Exchange, USAA, BBVA and telcom giant DoCoMo.

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Singapore Government Sponsors Bitcoin Firm to Attend SXSW Event

Singapore-based bitcoin firm CoinPip will attend South by Southwest in the US in March, thanks to sponsorship from a government agency.

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Ciphrex Raises $500k to Advance Multisig Wallet Offering

Cryptocurrency security firm Ciphrex has raised $500,000 in a Series-A funding round to advance its multisig wallet and other products.

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Bitcoin Messenger App GetGems Raises $400k From Waze Investor

Israeli seed-stage investment group Magma VC has invested $400,000 in decentralised social messaging startup GetGems.

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Venture Capital Funding for Bitcoin Startups Triples in 2014

The amount of funding for bitcoin startups tripled in 2014 compared to the previous year, taking total funds raised to over $410m.

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