Digital Currency Group News

Digital Currency Group, Inc. is a venture capital company that specializes in cryptocurrency, digital currency and blockchain markets. Digital Currency Group was launched by Barry Silbert in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, U.S. The portfolio of Digital Currency Group’s investments includes such projects as Bitpay, Blockstream and Coinbase. The long-term development of blockchain implementation into banking, IT and fintech industries is stated as a top priority of the Digital Currency Group’s investments. The company believes that Bitcoin and blockchain are game changers in the current social and economic structure of the world and tries to help technology-driven startups accelerate their evolution and development for the purpose of providing new opportunities for the mass consumer.

Airbnb Co-Founder Participates in Almost $23 Million Funding Round for Crypto Startup

AUG 16, 2018 | by Max Yakubowski

SFOX, a U.S. cryptocurrency dealer for large-scale investors, has raised $22.7 million in a Series A funding round.

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Notes From the Brink: Reasons Behind the Crypto Bear Market

AUG 16, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Cointelegraph takes stock of a week in which double-digit losses wreaked havoc on many high-profile cryptos, and Bitcoin (BTC) momentarily fell through its $6,0...

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Regulation-Friendly Token Sale Platform CoinList Raises $9.2 Mln In Initial Funding Round

APR 05, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

CoinList, a spin-off of AngelList, has raised $9.2 mln in its initial funding round with investors including the Digital Currency Group and Blockchain Capital

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Crypto VC Firm Digital Currency Group Invests In Pro-Crypto Silvergate Bank

FEB 27, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Cryptocurrency venture capital firm, the Digital Currency Group, has tweeted an announcement of their investment in the crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank.

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Bitcoin is No Longer Just a Man’s Game

DEC 14, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

The face of Bitcoin is rapidly changing and there is a noticeable increase in powerful women in the ecosystem.

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Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Publicly Opposes SegWit2x

SEP 28, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, former executive at Coinbase, and a long-time supporter of Bitcoin, has expressed his concerns over SegWit2x.

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Online How-To Platform Partners with Blockchain Startup to Boost User Security

AUG 26, 2017 | by Lisa Froelings

wikiHow and Civic are partnering up in their bid to bolster the login security of users.

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Bitwala: We Will Not ‘Fork Away’ from Bitcoin Version Core Supports

AUG 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitwala has released its stance on the upcoming SegWit2x hard fork in response to customer demand.

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Bitcoin Is Splitting Once Again - Are You Ready?

AUG 18, 2017 | by Anupam Varshney

We will witness another Bitcoin hard fork in three months. This time it will be backed by the technical team that proposed Segwit2x.

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Slush Pool Will Not Support Bitcoin Cash in August 1 Hard Fork

JUL 29, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Slush Pool along with other mining pools such as Bixin, will not support Bitcoin Cash and its August 1 hard fork execution.

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Bitcoin Future: ‘Exponential’ Price, Centralization ‘Avoided’ - Beautyon

JUL 24, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin Think editor Beautyon has told a journalist he believes Bitcoin’s future price will be “exponential” without centralization.

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Coinbase Clarifies, No Plans to Integrate Ethereum Classic Yet

JUL 23, 2017 | by Joseph Young

It seems as if Coinbase, the world’s largest Bitcoin wallet and trading platform, is not ready to integrate Ethereum Classic just yet.

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Amazon’s 6,000 Percent 1990s Growth Still Beats Bitcoin, Ethereum

JUN 22, 2017 | by William Suberg

Despite huge gains, Bitcoin and Ethereum have yet failed to match Amazon’s mammoth growth in the late 1990s.

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Not a Single Bitcoin Core Developer Has Approved SegWit + 2 MB Hard Fork Yet

JUN 09, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developers haven’t expressed their support for Segwit2x, the proposal to activate Segwit at a 80% threshold and execute a 2MB hard fork.

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Blockchain Startup Stratumn Closes European Record $7.8 Mln Series A Round

JUN 09, 2017 | by William Suberg

Stratumn has closed what is described as the “largest” European Blockchain funding round at €7 million.

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Bitcoin Is Splitting Once Again - Are You Ready?

AUG 18, 2017 | by Anupam Varshney

We will witness another Bitcoin hard fork in three months. This time it will be backed by the technical team that proposed Segwit2x.

83057 | 103

Bitcoin is No Longer Just a Man’s Game

DEC 14, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

The face of Bitcoin is rapidly changing and there is a noticeable increase in powerful women in the ecosystem.

32509 | 10

Coinbase Clarifies, No Plans to Integrate Ethereum Classic Yet

JUL 23, 2017 | by Joseph Young

It seems as if Coinbase, the world’s largest Bitcoin wallet and trading platform, is not ready to integrate Ethereum Classic just yet.

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Not a Single Bitcoin Core Developer Has Approved SegWit + 2 MB Hard Fork Yet

JUN 09, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developers haven’t expressed their support for Segwit2x, the proposal to activate Segwit at a 80% threshold and execute a 2MB hard fork.

25495 | 14

Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Publicly Opposes SegWit2x

SEP 28, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, former executive at Coinbase, and a long-time supporter of Bitcoin, has expressed his concerns over SegWit2x.

23768 | 8

Amazon’s 6,000 Percent 1990s Growth Still Beats Bitcoin, Ethereum

JUN 22, 2017 | by William Suberg

Despite huge gains, Bitcoin and Ethereum have yet failed to match Amazon’s mammoth growth in the late 1990s.

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Bitwala: We Will Not ‘Fork Away’ from Bitcoin Version Core Supports

AUG 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitwala has released its stance on the upcoming SegWit2x hard fork in response to customer demand.

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Blockchain Startup Stratumn Closes European Record $7.8 Mln Series A Round

JUN 09, 2017 | by William Suberg

Stratumn has closed what is described as the “largest” European Blockchain funding round at €7 million.

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Bitcoin Scaling: Which is The Most Viable Option?

JUN 06, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Various Bitcoin scaling options have sprung up as a result of SegWit - yet there are still no viable options.

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Crypto VC Firm Digital Currency Group Invests In Pro-Crypto Silvergate Bank

FEB 27, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Cryptocurrency venture capital firm, the Digital Currency Group, has tweeted an announcement of their investment in the crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank.

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Bitcoin Future: ‘Exponential’ Price, Centralization ‘Avoided’ - Beautyon

JUL 24, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin Think editor Beautyon has told a journalist he believes Bitcoin’s future price will be “exponential” without centralization.

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Unrealistic Timeframe: Bitcoin Core Developers Criticize Bitcoin Scaling Agreement

MAY 25, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developers have criticized the Bitcoin Scaling Agreement presented by Digital Currency Group and 56 other companies that represent approximately 83...

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Notes From the Brink: Reasons Behind the Crypto Bear Market

AUG 16, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Cointelegraph takes stock of a week in which double-digit losses wreaked havoc on many high-profile cryptos, and Bitcoin (BTC) momentarily fell through its $6,0...

13151 |

Slush Pool Will Not Support Bitcoin Cash in August 1 Hard Fork

JUL 29, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Slush Pool along with other mining pools such as Bixin, will not support Bitcoin Cash and its August 1 hard fork execution.

11527 | 8

Regulation-Friendly Token Sale Platform CoinList Raises $9.2 Mln In Initial Funding Round

APR 05, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

CoinList, a spin-off of AngelList, has raised $9.2 mln in its initial funding round with investors including the Digital Currency Group and Blockchain Capital

10361 |

Bitcoin Is Splitting Once Again - Are You Ready?

AUG 18, 2017 | by Anupam Varshney

We will witness another Bitcoin hard fork in three months. This time it will be backed by the technical team that proposed Segwit2x.

83057 | 103

Unrealistic Timeframe: Bitcoin Core Developers Criticize Bitcoin Scaling Agreement

MAY 25, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developers have criticized the Bitcoin Scaling Agreement presented by Digital Currency Group and 56 other companies that represent approximately 83...

14287 | 15

Not a Single Bitcoin Core Developer Has Approved SegWit + 2 MB Hard Fork Yet

JUN 09, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developers haven’t expressed their support for Segwit2x, the proposal to activate Segwit at a 80% threshold and execute a 2MB hard fork.

25495 | 14

Amazon’s 6,000 Percent 1990s Growth Still Beats Bitcoin, Ethereum

JUN 22, 2017 | by William Suberg

Despite huge gains, Bitcoin and Ethereum have yet failed to match Amazon’s mammoth growth in the late 1990s.

23737 | 14

Bitcoin is No Longer Just a Man’s Game

DEC 14, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

The face of Bitcoin is rapidly changing and there is a noticeable increase in powerful women in the ecosystem.

32509 | 10

Bitcoin Scaling: Which is The Most Viable Option?

JUN 06, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Various Bitcoin scaling options have sprung up as a result of SegWit - yet there are still no viable options.

16851 | 9

Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Publicly Opposes SegWit2x

SEP 28, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, former executive at Coinbase, and a long-time supporter of Bitcoin, has expressed his concerns over SegWit2x.

23768 | 8

Slush Pool Will Not Support Bitcoin Cash in August 1 Hard Fork

JUL 29, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Slush Pool along with other mining pools such as Bixin, will not support Bitcoin Cash and its August 1 hard fork execution.

11527 | 8

Bitcoin Future: ‘Exponential’ Price, Centralization ‘Avoided’ - Beautyon

JUL 24, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin Think editor Beautyon has told a journalist he believes Bitcoin’s future price will be “exponential” without centralization.

15372 | 8

Coinbase Clarifies, No Plans to Integrate Ethereum Classic Yet

JUL 23, 2017 | by Joseph Young

It seems as if Coinbase, the world’s largest Bitcoin wallet and trading platform, is not ready to integrate Ethereum Classic just yet.

26136 | 8

Bitwala: We Will Not ‘Fork Away’ from Bitcoin Version Core Supports

AUG 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitwala has released its stance on the upcoming SegWit2x hard fork in response to customer demand.

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Cross Border Payments Settled via Bitcoin Increase Almost Tenfold in 2016

OCT 22, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin remains as one of the very few currencies that is able to secure international remittances and transactions.

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Airbnb Co-Founder Participates in Almost $23 Million Funding Round for Crypto Startup

AUG 16, 2018 | by Max Yakubowski

SFOX, a U.S. cryptocurrency dealer for large-scale investors, has raised $22.7 million in a Series A funding round.

4730 | 2

Crypto VC Firm Digital Currency Group Invests In Pro-Crypto Silvergate Bank

FEB 27, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Cryptocurrency venture capital firm, the Digital Currency Group, has tweeted an announcement of their investment in the crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank.

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