startups
Bitcoin Browser Brave Raises $4.5 Million to Fight Online Ads
Brave Software has raised $4.5m to expand on its efforts to let users send bitcoin micropayments to their favorite websites.

Zcash Delays Untraceable Cryptocurrency for Additional Audits
The launch of a new cryptocurrency designed to make real the anonymity once thought to be offered by bitcoin has been delayed.

Bitcoin Startup Founder Resigns Board Position Amid Fraud Charges
The co-founder of an Australian digital currency startup has been indicted for his alleged involvement in a fraudulent text messaging scheme.

ItBit Hit With String of Departures in Bitcoin-to-Blockchain Transition
A slew of recent departures from itBit suggest a changing future for a startup originally founded as a bitcoin exchange service.

Bitcoin Trading Platform Coinigy Raises $400k
Coinigy has raised $400,000 in new seed funding to develop an updated version of its bitcoin trading platform.

Coinbase Expands Bitcoin Buying Service to Australia
Coinbase has expanded to Australia, bringing the total number of countries it supports to 33.

Genesis Trading Sees Interest in Classic Ether Market
A prominent digital currency service reports that institutional investors are expressing a slow but budding interest in Ethereum Classic.

Visa Europe Partners for Bitcoin Micropayments Trial
Bitcoin micropayments startup SatoshiPay is developing a new proof-of-concept with Visa Europe’s Collab innovation unit.

PwC FinTech Lead Joins Blockchain Startup Libra
Blockchain startup Libra has announced new hires it says will help it position itself as the "Microsoft Office for blockchain".
