Startups

Angry Bitcoin Fans Delete Coinbase Accounts to Protest Neutrino Acquisition

Upset Coinbase users are closing their accounts after the crypto exchange acquired an analytics startup with a controversial past.

South Africa’s VALR exchange is launching March 1, expanding bitcoin access across the continent.

Coin Metrics, an open-source data research project, will now offer commercial services to institutional investors.

Argentina’s thriving crypto startup scene offers a unique cocktail of technical development and tangible user demand for bitcoin.

Sequoia India has led a $3 million funding for Band Protocol, a startup that incentivizes reliable content producers with token rewards and staking.

A slide deck obtained by CoinDesk shows Pantera has secured the majority of its third venture fund, though the bear market has slowed progress.

A U.S.-based crypto market surveillance startup led by former Goldman Sachs fintech engineers has raised $3 million in seed funding.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has committed over $1 billion to invest in innovative startups by 2022, including blockchain firms.

Coinbase has acquired blockchain analytics startup Neutrino as part of a push to offer more diverse crypto assets.

Cryptocurrency mining and manufacturing giant Bitmain lost about $500 million in the third quarter of 2018, CoinDesk has learned.