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Coinplug's $2.5 Million Funding Round Reveals Bitcoin Growth in Korea

South Korea's Coinplug has secured a $2.5m funding round from mainly local investors, and is targeting young online shoppers.

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New Fund Gives Traders Blue-Chip Stock Exposure for Bitcoin

First Global Credit aims to let traders invest their bitcoin holdings in derivatives that mimic stock trading.

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Blockchain to Grow Further After Closing $30.5 Million Funding Round

Popular wallet and data source Blockchain has closed one of the biggest funding rounds in bitcoin history, at $30.5m.

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Investor Tim Draper Leads SnapCard's $1.5 Million Seed Round

SnapCard has announced a $1.5m seed round led by Tim Draper, Crypto Coins Partners and Boost VC.

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New Concierge Bitcoin Buying Service Targets High Net-Worth Investors

Binary Financial has debuted BTC-01, a bitcoin liquidity service that aims to target high net-worth investors and wealth managers.

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Coinarch Brings Investment Banking Products to Bitcoin

Bitcoin trading platform Coinarch has a 'reverse convertible' investment product, claiming it is the first in the bitcoin world.

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Ex-VeriFone Exec: Bitcoin Isn't Just Another Crazy Payments Idea

Ex-VeriFone CFO and new BitFury board member Bob Dykes talks about bitcoin in context of payments innovation.

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Predicting Bitcoin's Next Price Rise

Most explanations of the falling price of bitcoin fail to stand up to scrutiny, so what's really going on?

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US Commodities Regulator to Hold Public Bitcoin Hearing

The US Commodities Futures Trading Commission will hold a public hearing on 9th October to address digital currency.

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Hedge Fund GABI Makes First Bitcoin Purchase via DigitalBTC

Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund (GABI) has completed its initial offer period and its first purchase of bitcoin.

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