#Venture Capital News

Andreessen Horowitz Stands up for Pro-Cryptocurrency Regulations

September 2, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Renown venture capital and investment advisory firm, Andreessen Horowitz, held a conference on cryptocurrencies to which they invited companies and regulators who are dealing with this new industry. Marc Andreessen discussed the importance of cryptocurrencies, likening it to how the internet was viewed in its early days, as reported by...

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SeedCX Subsidiaries Secure New York BitLicense

July 16, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation

Seed CX, a regulated bitcoin trading platform for professionals, has achieved a significant feat in its development, as two of its subsidiaries, Seed Digital Commodities market LLC (SCXM) and Zero Hash LLC, have obtained virtual currency licenses from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). Securing the BitLicense...

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Raises Millions in Share Offering

May 22, 2019 by Eddie Mitchell at Exchange, News

Major cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken has announced that it will be offering shares of its company for as little as $1,000. This, according to an email distributed by the exchange on May 20, 2019. Raising Millions As per the email, Kraken will be offering preferred shares through investment platform, BnkToTheFuture....

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Cryptocurrency Fund Galaxy Digital Announces $272.1 million Loss in 2018

May 1, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Business, Finance, Investment, News

In a press release to Cision, April 29, 2019, Galaxy Digital Holdings, the investment fund run by ex-Fortress fund manager Michael Novogratz, has announced a net comprehensive loss of $272.1 million for the last year. Reportedly, the majority of the decline is from the sale of digital assets at a...

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Blockchain Analytics Firm Chainalysis Raised $6 Million From MUFG And Sozo Ventures

April 17, 2019 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Business, Investment, News

Leading blockchain analysis company, Chainalysis, has managed to secure $6 million in funding from Japanese financial services giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and venture capital firm Sozo Ventures. This according to a report by Reuters, April 16, 2019. Expansion Into Asia New York-based Chainalysis hopes that the raised funds will...

Facebook Targets $1 Billion Investment in Cryptocurrency Project

April 9, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Altcoins, Business, Finance, Investment, News

Social media behemoth, Facebook, is looking to attract venture capital (VC) investment into its proposed cryptocurrency project, reports New York Times (NYT) contributor Nathaniel Popper. The company is reportedly looking to raise as much as $1 billion for its digital token project. Making Facebook Coin Less Centralized Popper announced the...

NEM (XEM) Venture Capital Arm Makes First Portfolio Investment

March 7, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Business, Investment, News

Vimba, a New Zealand-based platform that allows users to buy, sell or save bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) right from their bank accounts, has become the first ever portfolio investment of NEM Ventures, the venture capital and investment arm of the NEM distributed ledger technology (DLT) project, according to an...

Blockchain Security Firm Secures $15 Million in VC Funding

February 21, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain, Business, Investment, News

According to a press release published February 19, 2019, blockchain security firm CipherTrace has secured $15 million in venture capital from leading Silicon Valley and New York venture capital firms with a proven track record in the crypto asset and cybersecurity space. Strong Demand for DLT Products CipherTrace has raised...

Legacy Trust Brings Cryptocurrency to Pensioners

Pension and Endowment Adviser: Time for Institutional Investors to Consider Cryptocurrencies

February 19, 2019 by Tom Nyarunda at Adoption, Business, Investment, News

Cambridge Associates is endorsing cryptocurrency investment for institutions. The pension and endowment firm says cryptos are now stable and believes it’s time institutions learned about crypto space to make informed investment decisions. As reported by Bloomberg, February 18, 2019. A Worthwhile Investment The private and institutional investment adviser, which offers services...

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Blockchain Detective Startup Chainalysis Collects $30 Million Funding

February 14, 2019 by Tom Nyarunda at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

Chainanalysis has gathered $30 million to open a new and research lab in London to spread its presence in the United Kingdom. Chainalysis unveiled real-time Anti-money laundering software Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) last year and is now expanding towards cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins according to a February 12, 2019 blog post....

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