AlphaPoint Raises $1.35 Million to Build Intel for Bitcoin

AlphaPoint Raises $1.35 Million to Build Intel for Bitcoin

AlphaPoint has raised $1.35m in new funding to expand its line of digital currency exchange solutions while bringing its products to new international markets. The funding round included VC firms Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Robin Hood Ventures, as well as notable angel investors such as Invite Media co-founder Scott Becker and DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg. Speaking to CoinDesk, AlphaPoint CEO Vadim Telyatnikov framed the funding round as one that will empower his company to help major digital currency exchanges better meet the increasing demands of their large-scale operations,....


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