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US Marshals: Bidder Turnout in Second Bitcoin Auction Declines Sharply

New data reveals bidder participation in the second US Marshals Service bitcoin auction has declined significantly from the first.

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Digibyte Raises $250k to Develop Altcoin for Retail Payments

The development team behind alternative digital currency digibyte has raised $250,000 as part of a new strategic partnership.

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ChangeTip Raises $3.5 Million for Bitcoin Micropayments Service

Bitcoin micropayments startup ChangeTip has raised $3.5 million in a new seed round, tapping Pantera Capital, Bold Start Ventures and others.

Tips

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Bitreserve Seeks to Raise $10 Million in Crowdfunding Campaign

Bitreserve, a bitcoin storage platform that aims for transparency, is raising $10m from the general public and institutional investors

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Blockstream Raises $21 Million from Google Chairman, LinkedIn and Yahoo Co-Founders

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Kholsa Ventures and Real Ventures led a new $21 million seed round for crypto startup Blockstream.

Data stream

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Coinbase Reportedly Seeking up to $60M in Funding

Coinbase is rumoured to be in the midst of another funding round, attempting to raise up to $60m with a company valuation of $400m.

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OneName Raises Seed Funding to Fuel Decentralized Identity Protocol

Open-source identity protocol OneName has announced a project development roadmap while revealing new details about its investors.

OneName

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Crypto 2.0 Roundup: SEC Rumours, Swarm's Payday and Ethereum's Expansion

Crypto 2.0 projects are gaining increased resources through funding and hiring, while rumors of regulatory action persist.

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Micropayments Tool Dogetipbot Wins $445k From Investors

Dogetipbot, the popular dogecoin tipping tool, has raised almost $500k in new seed funding.

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Bitcoin-Friendly Accelerator Boost VC Raises $6.6 Million in Funding

Boost VC's latest $6.6m fund will accelerate 200 companies – many of them bitcoin focused – over three years.

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