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Digital Currency Group Adds Zcash Offshoot ZenCash to Crypto Investment List

David FloydApr 25, 2018

The fork of a fork of zcash made it onto Digital Currency Group's "conviction list."

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Grayscale Launches Fund for Top Cryptos (ETH Included)

Michael del CastilloFeb 7, 2018

A new cryptocurrency investment vehicle is now on the market with the launch of a new product from DCG-subsidiary Grayscale.

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Blockchain Startup Horizen Labs Doubles Target to Raise $4 Million

Yogita KhatriApr 12, 2019

Just-launched sidechains startup Horizen Labs has raised $4 million in a seed funding round – twice what it had initially planned.

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Merrill Lynch Bans Clients from Investing in Bitcoin Fund

Sujha SundararajanJan 4, 2018

Merrill Lynch, the brokerage arm of Bank of America, has blocked financial advisers and clients from trading in bitcoin-related investments.

Gambling

Tickets for $1.5 Billion Powerball Jackpot Now Selling for Bitcoin

Pete RizzoJan 13, 2016

JackPocket, a startup that lets you buy state lottery tickets using a mobile device, has integrated bitcoin payments.

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Venture Capital

MasterCard, CIBC and New York Life Join DCG Funding Round

Grace Caffyn

MasterCard has been named as one of 11 investors in Digital Currency Group's new funding round.

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Barry Silbert: Private Blockchains Will ‘Capitulate’ to Bitcoin

Pete Rizzo

In a new interview, DCG founder Barry Silbert opens up about the current state of bitcoin and why greed may be the industry's biggest asset.

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Exchanges

Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Backs Mexican Exchange Bitso

Pete Rizzo

Bitso has closed a seed funding round led by the Barry Silbert-backed investment fund Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.

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Venture Capital

Reveal Raises $1.5 Million for Crypto-Powered Social Network

Pete Rizzo

Crypto-powered social network Reveal has announced $1.5m in funding from investors including Boost VC and Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.

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Startups

Bitcoin in the Headlines: A Clash of Economics

Yessi Bello Perez

Despite featuring its fair share of salacious material this week's news cycle was more mature in its assessment of bitcoin as a financial technology.

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Venture Capital

SecondMarket’s Bitcoin Desk Relaunches as Genesis Trading

Pete Rizzo

The former digital currency trading division at SecondMarket has relaunched as the newest subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, Genesis Trading.

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Bitcoin Investment Trust Sponsor Launches Ahead of Market Debut

Pete Rizzo

Grayscale director Michael Sonnenshein discusses the launch of the newest among a group of companies in Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.

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Venture Capital

ShapeShift Raises $525k, Reveals Erik Voorhees as Creator

Grace Caffyn

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

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Bitcoin Investment Trust Gets FINRA Green Light to Trade

Yessi Bello Perez

The Bitcoin Investment Trust is set to become the first publicly traded bitcoin fund, having received approval from US securities regulator FINRA.

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