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Open Questions for Coinbase: Will Users Benefit from Its $100 Million Raise?
After securing $100 million in funding, CoinDesk looks at the key challenges facing the best capitalized US bitcoin and cryptocurrency startup.

Bitcoin Exchange Coincheck Unveils $450k Startup Investment Fund
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is launching a new investment fund.

Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin to Repay Users After Account Thefts
Users of Unocoin reported that their funds had been stolen over the weekend, prompting the India-based bitcoin exchange to temporarily close.

State Street to Bitcoin Bull: Blockchain Boss Leaves to Launch Crypto Startup
A State Street Bank executive has just left his job to launch a crypto company providing liquidity to institutional investors

DAO Marketplace District0x Raises $9 Million in Token Sale
A protocol for decentralized marketplaces raised $9 million in ether in an initial coin offering closed Tuesday.

UK Government Seeks Blockchain Pitches for £8 Million Startup Competition
A U.K. government agency is seeking pitches from blockchain startups as part of a competition focused on digital health solutions.

Blockchain Startups Take on Ticket Touting, But Will They Gain Traction?
Blockchain startups are designing ethereum protocols to reduce ticket touting and fraud, but they face an uphill battle against the big incumbents.

Startups Brace for Bitcoin Cash Fork in Wave of Policy Updates
Industry startups face tricky decisions as a new cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash, moves to split off from the main bitcoin network next week.

Euroclear and Paxos End Blockchain Gold Settlement Partnership
The partnership between blockchain startup Paxos and Europe's largest settlement service has ended.

Australian Bitcoin Exchange Raises $815k in Series A Funding
An Australian bitcoin exchange has reportedly raised $815k in Series A funding.
