Swedish Bitcoin Startup Safello Gets $600K Investment

Swedish Bitcoin Startup Safello Gets $600K Investment

Swedish bitcoin startup Safello has reportedly received $600,000 in investment capital from Coinapult co-founder Erik Voorhees, bitcoin advocate and angel investor Roger Ver, Blockchain.info CEO Nicolas Cary, and angel investment outfit Victor & Victor. The company, which we've reported on previously, will use the investment cash to grow their position in Europe, and will take other bitcoin start-ups like Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp head-on. To do that, Safello has started by redesigning their website for ease of use, and they've also registered with the Financial Supervisory Authority....


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