Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain financial services firm Setl has secured funding from professional services giant Deloitte. The size of the investment is undisclosed.

Distributed ledger-based payments firm Billon has raised $2m in funding from a collection of unnamed UK investors.

Bitcoin exchange Bitfineix is up and running again after last week suffering a security breach that saw 19,756 bitcoins stolen from users’ accounts.

European payments providers are bullish on the impact that blockchain will have on their industry.

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.

Blockchain biometric security company HYPR has picked up $3m in a new round of funding from RTP Ventures, Boldstart Ventures and Mesh Ventures.

The US government is preparing to auction off 2,7000 bitcoins with a value of $1.6m.

Chinese open-source blockchain startup Antshares has raised $4.5m in its initial coin offering to complete the development of its blockchain platform.

Unocoin has grabbed a $1.5m funding round for its bitcoin platform. It will use the capital for product developments and to expand the business and team.

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.