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Barry Silbert: Private Blockchains Will 'Capitulate' to Bitcoin
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.
Barry Silbert
By Pete Rizzo
Sep 22, 2015 at 10:04 p.m. UTC
Sep 22, 2015
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Mexico
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Exchanges
Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Backs Mexican Exchange Bitso
Bitso has closed a seed funding round led by the Barry Silbert-backed investment fund Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.
Mexico
By Pete Rizzo
Jun 26, 2015 at 9:31 p.m. UTC
Jun 26, 2015
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reveal, app
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Venture capital
Reveal Raises $1.5 Million for Crypto-Powered Social Network
Crypto-powered social network Reveal has announced $1.5m in funding from investors including Boost VC and Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.
reveal, app
By Pete Rizzo
Jun 16, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2015
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Bitcoin in the Headlines: A Clash of Economics
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.
bitcoin headlines
By Yessi Bello Perez
May 29, 2015 at 3:26 p.m. UTC
May 29, 2015
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SecondMarket's Bitcoin Desk Relaunches as Genesis Trading
The former digital currency trading division at SecondMarket has relaunched as the newest subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, Genesis Trading.
trading
By Pete Rizzo
Apr 16, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2015
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New York
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Bitcoin investment trust
Bitcoin Investment Trust Sponsor Launches Ahead of Market Debut
Grayscale director Michael Sonnenshein discusses the launch of the newest among a group of companies in Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.
New York
By Pete Rizzo
Mar 26, 2015 at 8:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2015
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shapeshift
Markets
Venture capital
ShapeShift Raises $525k, Reveals Erik Voorhees as Creator
Instant bitcoin and altcoin exchange ShapeShift has received $525,000 in seed funding from investors Barry Silbert and Roger Ver.
shapeshift
By Grace Caffyn
Mar 10, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2015
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Bitcoin investment trust
Bitcoin Investment Trust Gets FINRA Green Light to Trade
The Bitcoin Investment Trust is set to become the first publicly traded bitcoin fund, having received approval from US securities regulator FINRA.
Trading tickers
By Yessi Bello Perez
Mar 2, 2015 at 10:59 a.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2015
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Price-news
Bitcoin's Twitterati React to Price Decline
As the bitcoin price plummeted today, notable figures from within the bitcoin community took to Twitter to share perspectives on the decline.
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By Yessi Bello Perez
Jan 14, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2015
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OneName
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OneName Raises Seed Funding to Fuel Decentralized Identity Protocol
Open-source identity protocol OneName has announced a project development roadmap while revealing new details about its investors.
OneName
By Pete Rizzo
Nov 13, 2014 at 11:02 p.m. UTC
Nov 13, 2014
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