startups
Bolt Labs Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round to Boost Lightning Privacy
With $1.5 million in seed funding secured, Bolt Labs wants to bring privacy features to the lightning network and other blockchain solutions.

Binance Labs Grants $45,000 to 3 Open-Source Blockchain Startups
Binance Labs has awarded grants of $15,000 each to three startups developing open-source blockchain technologies.

'Crypto Stripe' Flexa Raises $14 Million So You Can Buy Coffee With Bitcoin
Payments startup Flexa is using funds from a private token sale to make shopping with bitcoin at brick-and-mortar stores a reality.

Crypto Lender Dharma Officially Launches on Ethereum Blockchain
Dharma, the lending startup with backing from Coinbase and Polychain, wants to make peer-to-peer crypto loans accessible to all.

Sparkswap Raises $3.5 Million From Initialized, Pantera for Lightning-Powered DEX
Pantera-backed Sparkswap has launched to offer pro traders litecoin-to-bitcoin atomic swaps using the lightning network.

Coinbase Tops JPMorgan in LinkedIn List of Most Popular Employers
Crypto exchange Coinbase has ranked above investment banking giant JPMorgan in LinkedIn’s top 50 U.S. employers list for 2019.

Coinbase, Paradigm Invest $15 Million in Startup Behind Disappearing Blockchain
Made by the startup O(1) Labs, the lightweight Coda protocol is adding more big-name investors to its cap table.

New $50 Million Fund Makes First Investment in Blockchain ID Startup
A new $50 million VC fund set up by Nasdaq-listed company Okta has invested in its first startup, blockchain identity project Trusted Key.

Former Obama Tech Officer Raises $3.7 Million for Blockchain SaaS Startup
Led by former Obama White House Deputy CTO Ed Felten, Offchain Labs is the latest startup vying for enterprise clients.

A16z, Polychain Invest $25 Million in Crypto Payments Startup Celo
Mobile-friendly cryptocurrency payments startup Celo has raised millions from A16z and Polychain in a private token sale.
