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Napster Founder's IoT Startup to Go Crypto With $15 Million Series C
Helium, an internet-of-things startup founded in 2013, is adding crypto tokens to its business model with the backing of two major funders.
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By Brady Dale
Jun 12, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2019
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Major Investors Met with SEC to Discuss Crypto Exemption
VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures reportedly met with the SEC in March to request that tokens be exempted from SEC oversight.
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By Annaliese Milano
Apr 19, 2018 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Apr 19, 2018
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A16z, USV Lead $12 Million Funding for CryptoKitties
CryptoKitties will break away from its developer, Axiom Zen, after raising $12 million of venture capital.
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By Annaliese Milano
Mar 20, 2018 at 9:05 p.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2018
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USV's Fred Wilson Predicts 'Big' Cryptocurrency Crash
USV's Fred Wilson says investors should diversify ahead of any potential "big crash" in cryptocurrencies.
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By Stan Higgins
Sep 26, 2017 at 2:56 p.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2017
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Investor Albert Wenger to Fund 'XPRIZE' for Blockchain-Powered Blogs
Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger has said he will fund a prize aimed to incentivize the creation of blockchain-powered blogging platform.
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By Michael del Castillo
Aug 18, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2017
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Filecoin Presale Raises $52 Million Ahead of ICO Launch
San Francisco-based startup Protocol Labs has sold $52 million in a token pre-sale ahead of an initial coin offering launch next week.
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By Stan Higgins
Aug 4, 2017 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Aug 4, 2017
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Bitcoin-Powered Marketplace OpenBazaar Raises $3 Million
The developers behind OpenBazaar, the open-source marketplace protocol powered by bitcoin, have raised $3m in new funding.
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By Stan Higgins
Dec 13, 2016 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2016
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A16z, USV Invest $10 Million in Blockchain Token Trading Firm
A hedge fund that specializes in the trading of blockchain-based assets has raised $10m from a notable cast of VCs.
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder and general partner Marc Andreessen (Fortune Live Media via Flickr)
By Pete Rizzo
Dec 9, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2016
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A16z, USV Lead $1.5 Million Round for Blockchain Startup Mediachain
Mediachain has become the latest blockchain startup to join the portfolios of VC heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.
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By Pete Rizzo
Jun 1, 2016 at 6:59 a.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2016
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10 VC Firms Betting Big on Bitcoin and the Blockchain
With more than $800m so far invested in the bitcoin industry, CoinDesk highlights some of the leading firms driving these headline-grabbing rounds.
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By Pete Rizzo
Jul 19, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2015
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