Study Shows Bitcoin and Blockchain Investments Near $300 Million in First Six Months
A study conducted by Juniper Research has found that the total value of Venture Capital (VC) blockchain and bitcoin investments totalled $290 million in the first six months of 2016. While more than 30 startups were involved that received funding during that time, more than a third of all the investment went to three major companies: Circle, the social bitcoin-based payment provider, which raised $60 million earlier this year, Blockstream, the sidechain developer, which gained $55 million in funding; and Digital Asset Holdings, the distributed ledger solutions provider, which secured $52....
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