Venture Capital

Markets

POSaBIT, a Seattle-based digital currency payments startup with a focus on serving legal cannabis outlets, has raised $1.5m in funding.

By Stan HigginsJun 29, 2017

Markets

A famed early-stage Silicon Valley investment firm breaks its silence on ICOs and how the new funding method might affect its approach.

By Michael del CastilloJun 28, 2017

Markets

CoinDesk data suggests that entrepreneurs in the blockchain industry are now raising more money via initial coin offerings than traditional VC rounds.

By Alex SunnarborgJun 9, 2017

Markets

Global banking consortium R3 has closed an investment round larger than $100 million, the biggest round in distributed ledger history.

By Michael del CastilloMay 23, 2017

Markets

A new startup is seeking to fight the phenomenon of fake news using an ethereum-based blockchain platform.

By Jaroslaw AdamowskiMay 16, 2017

Markets

Institutional investor Boost VC is formally opening its doors to so-called ICOs, becoming the latest big venture firm to back the concept.

By Michael del CastilloMay 16, 2017

Markets

Five venture capitalists react to the rising popularity of initial coin offerings and how it is impacting their investment strategies.

By Michael del CastilloMay 11, 2017

Markets

Blockchain startup Symbiont has raised an undisclosed sum from Chinese software firm Hundsun Technologies.

By Stan HigginsMay 4, 2017

Markets

Decentralized exchange 0x just raised an unusual round of investment with the goal of being the one exchange that unites them all.

By Michael del CastilloMay 1, 2017

Markets

A plan to use token-based crowdfunding to fund a new movie hit regulatory issues, but future efforts could bring a boost to creative projects.

By Jonathan KeaneApr 30, 2017