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Blockstream Reportedly Secures Billions for Crypto Lending Funds
Cryptocurrency // March 04, 2025

Bitcoin developer Blockstream has reportedly landed a multibillion-dollar investment to launch a trio of funds. Two of those funds will allow for cryptocurrency lending, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (March 4), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report noted that this investment is a sign...

Today in Crypto: Coinbase Suspends Crypto Purchases Through India’s UPI; CLabs to Work With eCurrency...
Cryptocurrency // April 10, 2022

Only five crypto companies are on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) temporary registration list, meaning they’re able to trade while their applications are being considered, CoinDesk reported Friday (April 8). The companies in question are CEX.I0, Copper Technologies, GlobalBlock, Revolut and Moneybrain. While the temporary...

Blockstream CSO: $500M Committed to El Salvador Bitcoin Bond
Bitcoin // February 18, 2022

Investors have committed a half-billion dollars to El Salvador’s forthcoming bitcoin bond, according to Blockstream Chief Strategy Officer Samson Mow. Mow, who developed the novel bond, told industry news site BeInCrypto that “the bond had received more than $500 million in verbal commitments at the...

Bitcoin Daily: Blockstream Raises $210M At $3.2B Valuation; El Salvador Preps 200 ATMs For Bitcoin...
Cryptocurrency // August 25, 2021

Bitcoin-related technology purveyor Blockstream has landed $210 million in Series B financing that, according to the company, puts its valuation at $3.2 billion. The funding round was led by Baillie Gifford and iFinex, which operates Bitfinex, according to an announcement. “The new capital will go towards...

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Blockstream Reportedly Secures Billions for Crypto Lending Funds

March 04, 2025
Bitcoin developer Blockstream has reportedly landed a multibillion-dollar investment to launch a trio of funds. Two of those funds will allow for cryptocurrency lending, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (March 4), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report noted that this investment is a sign that there is new appetite for crypto lending after the […]

Today in Crypto: Coinbase Suspends Crypto Purchases Through India’s UPI; CLabs to Work With eCurrency...

April 10, 2022
Only five crypto companies are on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) temporary registration list, meaning they’re able to trade while their applications are being considered, CoinDesk reported Friday (April 8)....

Bitcoin Daily: Blockstream Raises $210M At $3.2B Valuation; El Salvador Preps 200 ATMs For Bitcoin...

August 25, 2021
Bitcoin-related technology purveyor Blockstream has landed $210 million in Series B financing that, according to the company, puts its valuation at $3.2 billion. The funding round was led by Baillie...

Bitcoin Daily: NJ Assembles Blockchain Initiative Task Force; IBM Eyes Blockchain Browser

August 11, 2019
New Jersey’s governor has signed a bill to implement a Blockchain Initiative Task Force. Bill S2297 explained that the task force will study potential uses for blockchain technology on the...