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Tokyo-based startup Orb, the company behind new cryptocurrency management platform SmartCoin, has raised $2.3m in seed funding. Orb, previously known as Coinpass, drew support from various investors including leading Japanese VC firm SBI Investment. The raise brings its total funding to ¥324m (approximately $2.7m).
Oct 06, 2015 12:20 pm | Yessi Bello Perez
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Ripple has received an additional $4m in funding from Santander InnoVentures, bringing the total amount raised during its Series A round to $32m. The investment comes after Mariano Belinky, managing partner at Santader InnoVentures told CoinDesk that distributed ledger technology could transform banking.
Oct 06, 2015 10:43 am | Yessi Bello Perez
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Finance officials from the Commonwealth are set to discuss bitcoin and digital currencies within the context of global remittance flows during a meeting tomorrow. The event is part of a two-day gathering of finance ministers from the intergovernmental organization on 6th and 7th October.
Oct 05, 2015 10:01 pm | Stan Higgins
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Europol and Interpol have agreed to work together on issues related to the criminal use of digital currencies. The partnership became official during this year's INTERPOL – Europol Cybercrime Conference, an annual gathering of international law enforcement officials, at The Hague.
Oct 05, 2015 06:50 pm | Stan Higgins
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US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen has issued new comments on how she believes the country's financial regulators should address bitcoin and blockchain technologies, stating that these agencies must be careful not to "stifle innovation".
Oct 05, 2015 05:15 pm | Pete Rizzo
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The US Marshals Service (USMS) has announced it will sell 44,341 BTC (worth approximately $10.6m at press time) in an online auction due to take place in November. The announcement comes a month after the USMS told CoinDesk that it was likely to set a date for its final auction of the assets before the year's end.
Oct 05, 2015 04:38 pm | Pete Rizzo
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Gemini has received approval to open its New York-based bitcoin exchange to US customers. First announced in January, the New York-based startup was advertised as a "fully regulated US bitcoin exchange", one that its founders suggested could growth to become the "NASDAQ or Google of bitcoin".
Oct 05, 2015 02:30 pm | Pete Rizzo
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