Bitso raises $2.5m to take bitcoin exchange across LatAm
Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso has raised $2.5m in funding to expand around Latin America. The investment comes in part from Mexican forging exchange Monex Group.
Bitcoin booms in Japanese market
Bitcoin trading is picking up pace in Japan after legislation passed by the government sees public trust improve.
Bankrupt KnCMiner finds buyer in GoGreenLight
Bankrupt bitcoin mining conglomerate KnC Group has sold its KnCMiner subsidiary to fellow Swedish company GoGreenLight.
ATM Bitcoin Exchange begins international expansion
France is receiving a new bitcoin ATM with GrupoBTC France, a subsidiary of ATM Bitcoin Exchange, installing the machine in the southern city of Montpellier.
Bitfinex takes 36% from all users to compensate for $71m hack
Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex is opting to split the cost of the $71m theft it suffered last week across all of its users.
Gatecoin secures £500,000 to relaunch from bitcoin hack
Hong Kong-based regulated cryptocurrency trading platform Gatecoin is attempting to bounce back from a crippling hack with a $500,000 investment from an unnamed Japanese investment group.
Coinbase takes on $10m investment from Japan’s largest bank
Coinbase has received a strategic investment of $10m from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Silicon Valley investor Sozo Ventures.
Coinigy nabs $400,000 seed round for bitcoin trader tools
Bitcoin trading platform Coinigy has raised $400,000 in seed funding from a single unnamed angel investor.
Bitcoin dives 20% following $77m hack
The value of bitcoin slumped 20% following the $77m hack of Bitfinex, one of the most-popular cryptocurrency exchanges.