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Much Anticipated Central Bank Digital Currencies Raise Privacy Concerns
12.7.2020
CBDCs are one of the hottest topics in the fintech space, but as their inception comes closer, serious privacy concerns come with it
Cannabis and Lending Firm Seeks SEC Permission to Raise $50M in Crypto Sale
9.7.2020
Ceres, started by graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, recently filed paperwork with the SEC seeking permission to sell its digital token and Ceres coin
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 to Add 275 PH/s of Mining Capacity With $8.3M Capital Raise
1.7.2020
Hut 8 Mining Corp. has raised $8.3 million from the sale of 6% of its shares to investors. The Canadian bitcoin miner originally intended to raise $7.5 million from the sale, but it was oversubscribed. Totonto Stock Exchange-listed Hut 8 issued about 5.8 million “units” at a price...
How the Crypto Community Helped Us Raise $110,000 for Charity
26.6.2020
The campaign, by CoinDesk, Gitcoin, Ethereal and the Giving Block, raised money for COVID-19 relief using "quadratic funding" to make donations
Thailand to Raise $6.4M With Sale of Blockchain-Based Bonds
17.6.2020
The Thai Public Debt Management Office plans to sell the cheaply priced bonds through a state-owned bank’s blockchain e-wallet
Blockchain Bites: Magic’s Raise, Compound’s Distribution and Trump’s Twitter War
29.5.2020
In the war between Trump and Twitter, decentralized systems may win
Accel, Coinbase Join $17M Pre-Seed Round for Institutional Crypto Trading Firm FalconX
18.5.2020
The crypto trading firm pitched investors on the basis that its best trade execution platform offers institutions a solution to the wash trading that is rife in the space
Institutional Crypto Trading Platform Raises $17M Despite Economic Slowdown
15.5.2020
Amid the COVID-19 slowdown, institution-facing liquidity aggregator FalconX has raised $17 million from top VCs in the crypto space
Bitcoin Suisse Sells 20% Stake to Raise $47 Million: Crypto Valley Broker Aims To Expand Into Banking
8.5.2020
Crypto valley firm Bitcoin Suisse has announced plans to sell a 20% stake in the company. The sale is expected to raise 46 million Swiss francs ($47.38 million). Bitcoin Suisse said it intends to use the money to expand its portfolio to banking services in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, according...
This Polish Crypto Miner Grows During Lockdown, Looks To Raise USD 3M
4.5.2020
A Polish blockchain company says that its user numbers are up despite the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic, and says that investors are flocking to a gaming sector that is booming – in spite of the health crisis pandemic.
GamerHash says that building on improved results it is now eying...
Bitcoin Mining Equipment Maker Ebang Files $100 Million IPO for US Stock Market Listing
26.4.2020
Bitcoin mining chip maker Ebang International Holdings Inc. is seeking to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. The Chinese company will sell Class A ordinary shares of nominal value HK$0.001 (US$0.00013) per share if its IPO filing is approved. In a filing...
Overstock’s Blockchain Arm tZERO Gets $5 Million in Equity Raise
22.4.2020
Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO raised $5 million through its latest equity sale
Hong Kong’s First Regulator-Approved Bitcoin Fund Targets $100M Raise
20.4.2020
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has approved a bitcoin index fund from Arrano Capital, one aimed solely at institutional investors
5 Bitcoin Cash Full Node Teams to Raise Funds With the Noncustodial Flipstarter App
18.4.2020
The creators of the noncustodial funding application, Flipstarter have recently announced there are now five fundraiser campaigns live on the platform for a number of Bitcoin Cash full node projects. The projects full node fundraisers currently hosted on Flipstarter include the Bitcoin Cash Node...
DentaVox: Market Statistics Powered by Blockchain
16.4.2020
Back in November 2017, the Netherlands-based Dentacoin Foundation launched its market research platform DentaVox among other software products to raise oral health awareness with the help of blockchain. Two and a half years later, DentaVox has already gained international traction as a trustworthy...
Makers of Keep Protocol Raise $7.7M to Bring Trustless BTC to DeFi
2.4.2020
Thesis has closed a $7.7 million deal by selling its KEEP tokens to some of crypto’s top investors. Its TBTC project could get more bitcoin into DeFi
Scammers Raise USD 4.9m in Ethereum in 2 Months + More News
1.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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A South Korean scam operator has reportedly gathered around USD 4.9 million in ethereum (ETH) as part of a multi-level...
Spanish Red Cross Rejects Crypto While Italians Raise USD 20K in Bitcoin
27.3.2020
Italy and Spain are two of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and perhaps two of the countries whose health workers are now in most pressing need of financial support. But the Red Cross organizations in both countries are taking a very different approach to cryptocurrency...
Bitmain Cofounder-Backed Crypto Startup Aims to Raise $140M in New Funding Roun
4.3.2020
Wu Jihan-based crypto trading firm Matrixport is looking to raise $140 million in a new funding round
Former OKEx Exec to Raise $40M for Crypto Derivative Exchange
6.2.2020
The Seychelles-based exchange aims to provide retail crypto investors with futures, options, callable bull/bear contracts, warrant contracts and fixed coupon notes, which are traditionally only available to institutional clients