Bitcoin Payment Service Provider Bitnet Technologies Raises $14.5 Million
Bitnet Technologies, a digital commerce platform enabling enterprise-scale merchants to accept Bitcoin payments, announced it has closed a $14.5 million Series A funding round led by Highland Capital Partners. Also read: Acromobile And Bitnet Enable Mobile Merchants to Easily Accept Bitcoin Payments. Another new investor is Rakuten, the largest e-commerce site in Japan and one of the world's largest by sales. The funding comes as Bitnet launches its platform and builds international teams for sales, marketing and customer support in North America, Europe and Asia. Bitnet co-founder & CEO....
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