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$100 Million: Coinbase Raises Biggest-Ever Round for Bitcoin Startup

Coinbase has closed what is likely the largest-ever funding round by a startup building on a public blockchain and providing cryptocurrency services.

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$1.6 Billion: All-Time ICO Funding Climbs as Record $500 Million Invested in July

Initial coin offerings are fast becoming the only way to raise money in the blockchain industry, topping $1.6 billion in all-time funding.

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Startup Incubator Science Could Raise Up to $100 Million in Planned Token Sale

A startup incubator based in California is launching an initial coin offering aimed to raise up to $100 million to support a new blockchain program.

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DAO Marketplace District0x Raises $9 Million in Token Sale

A protocol for decentralized marketplaces raised $9 million in ether in an initial coin offering closed Tuesday.

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'Blockchain Revolution' Author Launches $20 Million Digital Asset Investment Firm

Alex Tapscott, co-author of a noted book on blockchain, has launched a new digital asset investment firm backed by $20 million in funding.

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Australian Bitcoin Exchange Raises $815k in Series A Funding

An Australian bitcoin exchange has reportedly raised $815k in Series A funding.

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Months to Minutes: Enigma Launch Aims to Boost Crypto Hedge Fund Creation

MIT Media Lab-incubated startup Enigma is today revealing a product designed to simplify the set-up of crypto hedge funds.

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'Mistake' Corrected: Overstock Invests in Blockchain Startup Symbiont

Overstock's investment arm has backed Symbiont following the successful passage of the Delaware blockchain amendments.

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Blockchain Energy Startup Conjoule Raises €4.5 Million Series A

Japanese energy conglomerate TEPCO has invested in in blockchain startup Conjoule's €4.5m funding round.

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ICOs, Dumb Money and Ethereum's (Eth)ical Dilemma

Investment strategist Matt Prusak outlines why he predicts a massive correction for ether and the other tokens built on ethereum.

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