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Elliptic Raises $2 Million in Funding for Bitcoin Vault Services

The UK-based bitcoin storage firm has announced $2m in new funding led by Octopus Investments.

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Expresscoin Raises $150k in Funding from Bitcoin Shop

The new funding is the cryptocurrency-buying service's first since its formal launch earlier this year.

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Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Invests $250k in Swedish Exchange Safello

The bitcoin exchange raised its latest funding from Barry Silbert’s notable investment vehicle.

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Hong Kong Exchange Offers 'Extreme' Transparency

Coinport offers customers transparency mechanisms in a bid to shake up the cryptocurrency exchange sector.

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VoidSpace Aims To Let Gamers Mine Dogecoin – With Lasers

An indie game developer hopes to marry gaming economies and cryptocurrencies. But he needs dollars first.

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Mike Hearn Wins $40k Bounty for Bitcoin Core Crowdfunding Platform

Lighthouse, a decentralized crowdfunding platform for bitcoin projects, is expected to launch in August.

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Boost VC, Battery Ventures Lead BlockScore's $2 Million Seed Round

The one-time bitcoin-only ID verification specialist has raised $2m to expand its customer base into the wider tech world.

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Multi-Sig Bitcoin Wallet Provider BitGo Raises $12 Million

BitGo has secured funding from several venture capitalists and bitcoin investors, including Hollywood A-lister Ashton Kutcher.

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Bitcoin Miner Hosting Firm HashPlex Raises $400k in New Funding

SecondMarket's Barry Silbert and senior Facebook engineer Jason Prado led the funding round in the mining-focused company.

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Latin American Bitcoin Exchange Bitex.la Launches with $2 Million Investment

Bitex.la is seeking to bring an internationally competitive bitcoin trading platform to Latin America with $2m in investments.

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