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Bitcoin Payroll Startup Bitwage Raises $760k

Bitcoin payroll startup Bitwage has wrapped up a period of fundraising during which it brought in a total of $760,000.

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New €100 Million Fund Considering Blockchain Startups

Finnish investment firm Open Ocean has suggested it may consider European blockchain firms as part of its recently closed €100 million fund.

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KPCB Leads $12.5 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Align Commerce

Blockchain payments startup Align Commerce has raised $12.5m in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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Adam Draper: Investors Don't Want to Hear the Word Bitcoin

Boost VC CEO Adam Draper discusses his incubator's recent decision to begin using the term "blockchain" in place of "bitcoin".

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With Bitcoin's Price Down, VCs Turning to Blockchain Technology

The rising interest in use cases for bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain, is influencing the investment strategies of venture capitalists.

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SatoshiPay Gets €160,000 Investment from Jim Mellon Fund

Jim Mellon, executive director of Kuala Innovations, told CoinDesk the group now owned 10% of SatoshiPay, a bitcoin micropayment processor.

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TechStars MD: Banks are Embracing the Inevitability of Bitcoin

With bitcoin, banks are now embracing what many already feel to be "inevitable", according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.

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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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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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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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