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Mark Cuban Backs Former Coinbase Employee's $20 Million Token Fund

Investor Mark Cuban is backing a new token fund that's seeking to raise up to $20 million from institutional investors.

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$10.4 Million: In-Game Item Exchange DMarket Raises New Funds in ICO

Virtual goods marketplace DMarket has raised more than $10 million in an ICO.

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Take Two: Bitcoin Miner BTCS Announces New Merger Deal

BTCS, the publicly traded bitcoin miner, is moving toward a new merger, SEC filings reveal.

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Investor Albert Wenger to Fund 'XPRIZE' for Blockchain-Powered Blogs

Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger has said he will fund a prize aimed to incentivize the creation of blockchain-powered blogging platform.

Albert Wenger

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Bitcoin Bear Peter Schiff Doubles Down: Even at $4,000 It's Still a 'Bubble'

One of bitcoin's most notorious bears still isn't convinced bitcoin will work – even despite its record price run.

Peter Schiff

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Decentralized Exchange Protocol 0x Raises $24 Million in ICO

The team behind the decentralized exchange protocol 0x has raised $24 million in an initial coin offering (ICO).

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$7 Million: Bitcoin Wallet Startup Breadwallet Raises New Funding

Bitcoin wallet startup Breadwallet has closed a new $7 million funding to boost staffing levels and product development.

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Investor Naval Ravikant Wants to Disrupt Twitter With Blockchain 'XPRIZE'

Early Twitter investor Naval Ravikant to back "XPRIZE" for a blockchain-based Twitter using Blockstack technologies.

Naval Ravikant, Consensus 2017

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Cryptocurrency Exchange ShapeShift Acquires Bitcoin Wallet Startup

Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has acquired the bitcoin hardware wallet startup KeepKey.

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ICO Meets VC: Blockstack Raises $25 Million for Decentralized Internet Fund

Decentralized internet startup Blockstack has raised $25 million in venture funding to grow and develop its distributed ecosystem.

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