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Stealth bitcoin startup 21 Inc, formerly 21e6, has announced new information about its funding history, staff members and investors.

By Joon Ian WongMar 10, 2015

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Instant bitcoin and altcoin exchange ShapeShift has received $525,000 in seed funding from investors Barry Silbert and Roger Ver.

By Grace CaffynMar 10, 2015

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Decentralised crowdfunding platform Swarm is offering startups up to $50,000 in funding thanks to a partnership with Focus Investments.

By Yessi Bello PerezFeb 27, 2015

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Bitcoin hardware wallet startup Ledger has raised €1.3m in an investment round led by French VC fund, XAnge Private Equity.

By Sandrine AyralFeb 19, 2015

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Lighthouse, the bitcoin-powered crowdfunding application, raised its target of 3.5 BTC for Medic Mobile during its first 24 hours.

By Yessi Bello PerezFeb 11, 2015

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Kenya-based bitcoin services provider BitPesa has raised $1.1m in funding led by Pantera Capital and including Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.

By Pete RizzoFeb 9, 2015

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HashRabbit, which supplies enterprise-focused software to facilitate the management and security of bitcoin miners, has raised $500,000.

By Daniel CawreyFeb 4, 2015

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Micropayments startup NeuCoin has raised $2.25m in angel funding from investors including King co-founder Patrik Stymne and Uber SVP Emil Michael.

By Pete RizzoFeb 3, 2015

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Bitcoin services firm bitFlyer has secured a $1.1m funding round to expand overseas, bringing its total to $2.93m.

By Jon SouthurstJan 28, 2015

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Anycoin Direct has raised €500,000 as part of its seed funding round to expand its bitcoin brokerage service.

By Pete RizzoJan 27, 2015