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Inside Bitewei: The New Bitcoin Miner Being Hailed as a Serious Bitmain Rival

A startup seeking to rival mining giant Bitmain is gaining a reputation as a firm that could disrupt the balance in crypto's most lucrative sector.

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$102 Million: A16z, Polychain Back Blockchain Project Dfinity's Funding Round

A16z crypto and Polychain Capital lead a $102 million funding round for decentralized cloud foundation Dfinity.

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A16z Leads $45 Million Raise for Blockchain Startup Oasis Labs

Cloud computing startup Oasis Labs has raised $45 million in a private token pre-sale to develop its blockchain platform.

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Andreessen Horowitz Has Launched a $300 Million Crypto Fund

Silicon Valley investment powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has launched a new $300 million fund focused on cryptocurrencies.

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Origin Token to Raise $6 Million in CoinList Investor ICO

Decentralized marketplace startup Origin Protocol is looking to raise $6.6 million via a token sale with help from CoinList.

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Ripple Pumps $50 Million Into Academic Research on Blockchain

Ripple is setting aside millions of dollars to fund university-based research into blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments.

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Circle Becomes 'Bitcoin Unicorn' with Bitmain-Backed Mega-Round

Bitmain is investing big in blockchain firm Circle as part of an ambitious bid to clean up one of the more gray aspects of the crypto economy.

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Crypto Data Startup BitKan Raises $10 Million in New Funding

After closing its OTC trading service, Chinese bitcoin startup BitKan is looking to expand its business with $10 million in a Series B round.

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The 'Crypto Bubble' Is About More Than Market Mania

This mania is incentivizing the formation of collaborative networks of developers and entrepreneurs. Their ideas will shape the economy of the future.

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A16z, USV Lead $12 Million Funding for CryptoKitties

CryptoKitties will break away from its developer, Axiom Zen, after raising $12 million of venture capital.

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