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SecondMarket's Bitcoin Desk Relaunches as Genesis Trading

The former digital currency trading division at SecondMarket has relaunched as the newest subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, Genesis Trading.

By Pete RizzoApr 16, 2015

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

By Pete RizzoMar 31, 2015

Coinigy has raised $100,000 in private seed funding to expand its suite of professional bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading tools.

By Pete RizzoMar 19, 2015

Stealth bitcoin startup 21 Inc, formerly 21e6, has announced new information about its funding history, staff members and investors.

By Joon Ian WongMar 10, 2015

Instant bitcoin and altcoin exchange ShapeShift has received $525,000 in seed funding from investors Barry Silbert and Roger Ver.

By Grace CaffynMar 10, 2015

Decentralised crowdfunding platform Swarm is offering startups up to $50,000 in funding thanks to a partnership with Focus Investments.

Bitcoin hardware wallet startup Ledger has raised €1.3m in an investment round led by French VC fund, XAnge Private Equity.

By Sandrine AyralFeb 19, 2015

Lighthouse, the bitcoin-powered crowdfunding application, raised its target of 3.5 BTC for Medic Mobile during its first 24 hours.

Kenya-based bitcoin services provider BitPesa has raised $1.1m in funding led by Pantera Capital and including Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.

By Pete RizzoFeb 9, 2015

HashRabbit, which supplies enterprise-focused software to facilitate the management and security of bitcoin miners, has raised $500,000.

By Daniel CawreyFeb 4, 2015