Why Lightspeed Venture Partners Sees Bitcoin as a Good Investment
The company has a global reach and a track record investing in bitcoin startups. We look at why.
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Feb 20, 2014 at 11:28 a.m. UTC
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Investors Pump $600k into Swedish Bitcoin Exchange Safello
The startup hopes the investment will push it into the European market – and then the world.
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Feb 17, 2014 at 3:18 p.m. UTC
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Venture Capital Firms Still Bullish on Bitcoin Despite Risks
Despite the risk of regulation, VC firms are studying bitcoin for short-term opportunities.
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Feb 12, 2014 at 10:23 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Has the Power to Transform Digital Media Forever
Bitcoin's frictionless payment system could profoundly change the way we monetize media, music and film.
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Feb 5, 2014 at 3:39 p.m. UTC
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Miami Bitcoin Conference Day 1: Crime, Krugman, and BitLicenses
The symposium, being held at the Miami Beach Convention Center, brought a huge crowd with all seats full.
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Jan 26, 2014 at 9:31 a.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2014
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CoinSeed Announces $5 Million Investment in BitFury Mining Gear
Investment fund CoinSeed announced that it has acquired $5m worth of BitFury’s 55 nanometre bitcoin hardware.
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Jan 24, 2014 at 2:49 a.m. UTC
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The Implications of Bitcoin: Money Without Government
Investing in bitcoin companies is fraught with contradictions, so it's imperative to remain astute about the political landscape.
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Jan 23, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
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BitAngels: $7 Million Invested in Bitcoin Startups Since 2013
BitAngels, the first international incubator to focus exclusively on bitcoin, has invested $7m in twelve different bitcoin startups.
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Jan 23, 2014 at 1:31 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2014
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Marc Andreessen Explains Why 2014 Will be the Year of Bitcoin
The co-founder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz sees enormous potential in digital currencies like bitcoin.
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Jan 22, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2014
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Sales Portal BitSimple Raises $600k in Bitcoin Seed Round
Tangible Cryptography will launch BitSimple following a successful $600,000 seed round investment, funded completely in bitcoin.
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Jan 21, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 21, 2014