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Multicoin, Intel Capital Invest $3.5 Million in Startup Demystifying Blockchain Data

Christine KimJun 26, 2019

Multicoin Capital and Intel Capital have led a $3.5 million seed round for blockchain API startup dfuse.

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A Lightning API for Bitcoin Futures Data Has Launched

Alyssa HertigMar 18, 2019

An experimental service that allows users to pay for futures data from exchanges Kraken and BitMEX via the lightning network is now live.

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Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020

Adam B. Levine John BiggsMay 27, 2020

While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It's another episode of CoinDesk's the Markets Daily podcast.

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Bitcoin in the Browser: Google, Apple and More Adopting Crypto-Ready API

Michael del CastilloSep 16, 2017

With the help of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, the W3C is deploying a browser API that could extend cryptocurrency's payments potential.

Credit Cards

Credit Card Giant MasterCard Releases ‘Experimental’ Blockchain APIs

Stan HigginsOct 31, 2016

MasterCard has quietly developed and released a set of blockchain APIs.

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Technology

Blockchain Startup Chain Kills Free Bitcoin API Service

Yessi Bello Perez

Blockchain technology startup Chain will be shutting down its free bitcoin API service at the end of this year.

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Email Paywall System ‘Mailman’ Wins Coinbase Hackathon

Yessi Bello Perez

Mailman has won Coinbase's second hackathon, which gave away $70,000 worth of bitcoin in prizes.

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Coinbase Announces Bitcoin Hackathon with $70,000 in Prizes

Grace Caffyn

Coinbase has announced details of its second hackathon competition, including $70,000 in bitcoin prizes and an all-star judging panel.

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Bitso Extends Bitcoin E-Commerce Services to Mexico’s Merchants

Tanaya Macheel

Bitso launched an ecommerce API and POS system today, positioning itself as a more wide-ranging provider of bitcoin services in the Mexican market.

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Venture Capital

Tim Draper, Nas Back Bitcoin API Maker BlockCypher in $3 Million Round

Tanaya Macheel

BlockCypher has raised more than $3m in a seed-funding round that will allow it to expand its operations in Europe and Asia.

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Startups

Neuroware Launches ‘Future-Proof’ API for Cryptocurrency Apps

Daniel Cawrey

Startup Neuroware has announced Blockstrap, an API designed to help developers build user-friendly cryptocurrency apps, whatever the future brings.

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Developers

Chain Reflects on the Growing Role of Bitcoin APIs  in 2014

Eric Rykwalder

Chain's Eric Rykwalder examines how bitcoin APIs have been a boon for developers over the last year, and looks ahead to what 2015 might bring.

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Bitcoin Protocol

The Blockchain Application Stack

Joel Monegro

The blockchain could very well change the infrastructure of the Internet. Here's what the new Internet could look like in 10 years.

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Coinplug

Bitcoin APIs Address Shortcomings that Should Not Exist

Nermin Hajdarbegovic

Development of comprehensive and free bitcoin APIs is one of the latest trends to emerge in the cryptocurrency industry.

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