Bitreserve Raising 6,000,000 British Pounds with CrowdCube

Bitreserve Raising 6,000,000 British Pounds with CrowdCube

As of this writing, South Carolina firm Bitreserve has already raised over 5 million of the 6 million British pounds it is aiming to raise with British platform CrowdCube. CrowdCube allows British folks to take a stake in privately-held companies at any stage in their development. The minimum investment on CrowdCube is just £10 making it similar to KickStarter or IndieGoGo but instead of focusing on artists or good-will projects, CrowdCube is for traditional businesses to raise capital. Bitreserve's aims are lofty. They seek to translate Bitcoin seamlessly to USD and other currencies for....


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