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Bitcoin Miner Layer1 Overstated Industry Vet's Involvement in $50M Series A Pitch
Peter Thiel-backed Layer1 told potential investors in a recent pitch deck that bitcoin miner maker Canaan’s co-founder Liu Xiangfu joined its team as a key executive – but tha...
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By Wolfie Zhao
Aug 24, 2020 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2020
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EOS Startup Block.One Is Using Its Billions to Buy Back More Equity
Block.one is buying back more equity from early investors. Some – but not the most famous ones – made 6,500 percent on the last buyback.
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By Brady Dale
Jun 6, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2019
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Peter Thiel Backs $2.1 Million Round for Crypto Investment Startup Layer1
PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has backed a $2.1 million seed round for crypto investment startup Layer1.
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By Yogita Khatri
Dec 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2018
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Peter Thiel Fund Moves to Ease Trades for Big Crypto Investors
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund has reportedly invested in a cryptocurrency startup that aims to optimize the bulk trading of cryptocurrencies.
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By Wolfie Zhao
May 2, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
May 2, 2018
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Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Will Be the 'One Online Equivalent to Gold'
The co-founder of PayPal says there will be only one online equivalent to gold, and bitcoin, as the 'biggest' cryptocurrency, will triumph.
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By Annaliese Milano
Mar 16, 2018 at 9:35 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2018
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Report: Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bets Millions on Bitcoin
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel's VC firm reportedly made hundreds of millions by putting $15 million to $20 million down on bitcoin last year.
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By Wolfie Zhao
Jan 2, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 2, 2018
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Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Is Like A 'Reserve Form Of Money'
Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, believes that critics of bitcoin are "underestimating" the cryptocurrency.
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By Stan Higgins
Oct 26, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2017
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Reddit Raises $50 Million, Plans New Cryptocurrency to Reward Users
Reddit has announced it may develop and distribute its own cryptocurrency to reward users for loyalty.
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By Stan Higgins
Sep 30, 2014 at 10:20 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2014
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Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Payment System 'Badly Lacking'
Investor and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has again expressed lukewarm views on bitcoin, saying it lacks a payment system.
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By Jon Southurst
Sep 12, 2014 at 5:08 a.m. UTC
Sep 12, 2014
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$100k Peter Thiel Fellowship Awarded to Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin
Programmer and writer Vital Buterin has been awarded a fellowship worth $100,000 by the Thiel Foundation.
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By Pete Rizzo
Jun 5, 2014 at 4:24 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2014
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