BitPagos rebrands to Ripio on back of $2.3m round
Argentinian bitcoin startup BitPagos has raised $2.3m in a Series A round led by recently-established Chinese blockchain fund Huiyin Blockchain Venture (HBV).
Well Fargo, Goldman Sachs and more pump $18m into Axoni
Axoni, a blockchain startup developing solutions for financial services, has picked up $18m in a Series A round. The funding was co-led by Wells Fargo and Euclid Opportunities.
Bitcoin-driven marketplace OpenBazaar grabs $3m
OB1, the developer behind Bitcoin-powered marketplace OpenBazaar, has picked up $3m in a new funding round led by Berlin-based VC BlueYard Capital.
Huiyin launches $20m bitcoin-dedicated fund
Chinese investment firm Huiyin Group is launching a $20m bitcoin and blockchain-focused investment subsidiary - Huiyin Blockchain Ventures (HBV)
Straits Financial becomes first brokerage to accept bitcoin
Straits Financial will become the first US-based Futures Commission Merchant to accept bitcoin to fund trades and investments.
Delottie backs blockchain startup Setl
Blockchain financial services firm Setl has secured funding from professional services giant Deloitte. The size of the investment is undisclosed.
Billon picks up $2m for ledger-based banking services
Distributed ledger-based payments firm Billon has raised $2m in funding from a collection of unnamed UK investors.
Bitfinex resumes trading following $77m hack
Bitcoin exchange Bitfineix is up and running again after last week suffering a security breach that saw 19,756 bitcoins stolen from users’ accounts.
Blockchain will have significant impact on EU payments
European payments providers are bullish on the impact that blockchain will have on their industry.
Coins.ph takes $5m for blockchain financial inclusion
Philippines-based Coins.ph has raised $5m in a Series A round to bring financial inclusion through blockchain technology. The funding was led by Quona Capital’s Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund.
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