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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
Blockstream: $21 Million Funding Will Drive Bitcoin Development
Speaking to CoinDesk, Blockstream's Austin Hill and Adam Back discuss how they will mobilize their recent $21m in funding.
ChangeTip Releases New Metrics Amid Surge in Bitcoin Tipping Interest
ChangeTip is reporting a surge in bitcoin tips completed via its service, with 10,000 transactions completed in one day last week.
KnCMiner Plans 16nm Bitcoin Mining ASIC Launch in 2015
Cryptocurrency mining hardware designer KnCMiner is planning to deploy its next generation ASICs in early 2015.
Coinbase Launches 'One-Click' Bitcoin Tipping Tool
Coinbase has announced a new micropayments tool it hopes will encourage bitcoin tipping to online content providers.
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.
Spanish Bank Backs Decentralised Bitcoin Exchange Coinffeine
Spanish bank Bankinter has made an investment in Coinffeine, a bitcoin startup working to develop a new distributed exchange platform.
NYU Hackathon Heralds New Generation of Bitcoin Apps
A weekend bitcoin hackathon at NYU's Leslie eLab showcased a new generation of apps, many written by bitcoin newcomers.
HyprKey Introduces Fingerprint Scanning to Secure Bitcoin Transactions
HyprKey uses fingerprint validation to create a three-factor authentication to bitcoin transactions in hopes of eliminating fraud once and for all.
Bitrefill Brings Mobile Credit Buying with Bitcoin to 113 Countries
A Swedish startup called Bitrefill offers a service that lets users buy mobile-phone credit in 113 countries with bitcoin.
