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City-building startup Praxis secures $15M in Series A Funding
4.3.2022
“A more vital future” — Praxis is one step closer to building a crypto-powered city utopia, after a funding round from leading crypto VCs
Marathon Announced New Purchase of Bitmain Miners, Expects to Reach 23.3 EH/s for Early 2023
25.12.2021
Marathon, one of the leading bitcoin mining companies in North America announced it has entered a new purchase agreement with Bitmain, a bitcoin mining machine manufacturer. This deal would allow them to acquire an undisclosed number of Antminer S19 XP models, an ASIC capable of delivering 140 TH/s...
Peter Thiel: High Bitcoin Prices Are Proof of US Inflation
1.11.2021
The PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist billionaire Peter Thiel has claimed that rising bitcoin (BTC) prices are proof that inflation has taken hold in the United States economy.
Thiel, who per Bloomberg was speaking at the weekend “at a conservative conference” that high BTC prices “indicate...
Billionaire VC Peter Thiel Discusses Satoshi’s Identity — Says Bitcoin Is the ‘Most Honest Market We Have’
22.10.2021
According to reports, tech billionaire Peter Thiel — the co-founder of Paypal and Palantir — spoke about bitcoin at an event hosted in Miami. At the time, bitcoin had just surpassed its all-time price high and Thiel said “you’re supposed to just buy bitcoin”...
Early meeting of E-Gold founders may hold clue to Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity — Peter Thiel
21.10.2021
Did Satoshi Nakamoto work on E-Gold? If so, Peter Thiel thinks he has a way to narrow down the identity of Bitcoin’s creator
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel says he ‘underinvested’ in Bitcoin
21.10.2021
Billionaire Peter Thiel shared concerns that investing in Bitcoin is already a “known secret.”
Investment Heavyweights PIMCO and Peter Thiel Hopeful on Bitcoin, Crypto
21.10.2021
The major asset management firm PIMCO has said it plans to increase its exposure to digital assets as part of its “trend-following strategies or quant-oriented strategies.” Meanwhile, another investment industry heavyweight, venture capitalist Peter Thiel, says that he sees the current bitcoin...
3LAU introduces blockchain music platform Royal with $16M raise
26.8.2021
The upcoming blockchain-based music investment platform is open to using different blockchain technologies
Thiel's Valar Ventures leads 3rd raise for Bitpanda, at $4.1B valuation
17.8.2021
Vienna-based Bitpanda's valuation has shot up to $4.1 billion, three times its value during the crypto broker's last private funding round in March
I Bought A Switch And I'm An Idiot, So I Ruined My Daughter's Birthday
5.8.2021
My daughter turned 11 today, and given the fact she loves the thing but always has to share our existing unit with me and her brother, all she wanted was a Nintendo Switch. So we got her one.Read more
Bullish Cryptocurrency Exchange Prepares to Launch and Go Public on NYSE
10.7.2021
Crypto startup Bullish has announced its plan to go public on the NYSE as it gets ready to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. The Bullish exchange aims to be a “revolutionary, regulated cryptocurrency exchange that offers deep, predictable liquidity for investors to generate yield from their...
Bitdao Collects $230 Million in Private Capital From Investors
17.6.2021
As the decentralized finance movement proves its staying power and resilience, one of the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organizations, Bitdao, has concluded a private fundraising round to promote mass adoption of open finance. DAO to Allocate Capital Towards Improving Defi...
New DAO launches after $230M funding round including Peter Thiel, Alan Howard
16.6.2021
A new decentralized autonomous organization, BitDAO, announced its launch with a $230 million private sale and major contributions from Singapore-based Bybit
‘Bullish’ Cryptocurrency Exchange to Launch With Backing of Billionaire Investors, Investment Bank Nomura
12.5.2021
A new cryptocurrency exchange called “Bullish” will be launched this year by Bullish Global, a subsidiary of Block.one. It is backed by a number of prominent investors, including Peter Thiel, Alan Howard, Louis Bacon, Richard Li, Mike Novogratz, Christian Angermayer, and investment bank...
Palantir to Accept Bitcoin for Services, Considers Keeping BTC on Its Balance Sheet
11.5.2021
Palantir Technologies, the Peter Thiel-backed, American software company specializing in big data analytics, announced Tuesday that company plans to accept bitcoin for services. Further, like a variety of corporate entities that are accepting and holding bitcoin, Palantir is considering keeping...
Data analytics giant Palantir now accepts Bitcoin payments
11.5.2021
The firm added Bitcoin was "definitely on the table" as consideration for a treasury reserve asset
Bitcoin Bull Mike Novogratz Warns of ‘Existential Crisis’ if the US Fails to Create Digital Dollar
12.4.2021
Mike Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy Digital and bitcoin bull has warned that the United States’ failure to have its own digital currency could be an “existential crisis.” However, the CEO says the country’s fate is still in its hands. Novogratz made these comments a few days...
Crypto Long & Short: Peter Thiel Defines Bitcoin’s Accidental Role in Global Politics
11.4.2021
Thiel's comments about China “weaponizing” bitcoin to hurt the U.S. are a warning about the cost of inaction
Paypal Cofounder Peter Thiel Thinks China Is Using Bitcoin as Financial Weapon Against the US
9.4.2021
According to Paypal cofounder Peter Thiel, the Chinese government, which detests the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status, could be using bitcoin as a financial weapon against the U.S. While he concedes that China has no intentions of making the yuan renminbi a reserve currency, Thiel still...
Our Man in Shanghai: Scandal as $45M of stolen government funds lost using 100X leverage
9.4.2021
The Chief Marketing Officer a blockchain security company has been charged with embezzlement; Peter Thiel calls Bitcoin a 'weapon' of China (but no one cares), and CZ’s net worth rises to $1.9 billion