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Visa, Capital One Back $30 Million Round for Blockchain Startup Chain

Blockchain technology startup Chain has raised $30 million in new funding from investors including Visa, Capital One and Fiserv.

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Altcoin Exchange ShapeShift Raises $1.6 Million in New Funding

Digital currency exchange ShapeShift.io has raised $1.6m in new funding.

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Bitcoin Group Makes Third Attempt to IPO in Australia

Bitcoin Group is to make its third attempt to IPO this November, following two stop orders from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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Paymium Raises €1 Million to Boost Bitcoin Merchant Onboarding

Bitcoin payments services startup Paymium has raised €1m in new seed funding from investors including Newfund and Kima Ventures.

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Filament Nets $5 Million for Blockchain-Based Internet of Things Hardware

Filament, a blockchain-based tech provider for the Internet of Things, has raised $5m from Samsung Ventures and Verizon Ventures, among others.

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Bitcoin Exchange bitFlyer Raises $4 Million in New Funding

BitFlyer has raised approximately 510m JPY ($4m) through third-party allotment, which entails issuing new shares to a limited number of investors.

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Markets

FuturePerfect VC: Emerging Markets are Bitcoin's Best Bet

FuturePerfect Ventures founding partner Jalak Jobanputra talks opportunities in the bitcoin and blockchain space and VC funding trends.

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Blockchain Project Factom Raises $1.1 Million in Crowdsale

Factom has closed $1.1m in new funding following the debut of a release client and before an expected beta client rollout.

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South Africa's Internet Giant Leads $4 Million Raise for BitX

Multinational bitcoin platform BitX has raised $4m in a round led by South Africa's third largest company, the Naspers Group.

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