Bitreserve Raises $9.6 Million in Crowdfunding Campaign

Bitreserve Raises $9.6 Million in Crowdfunding Campaign

UPDATE (14 January 2015 13:00 BST): Article has been updated to reflect crowdfunding breakdown. Bitreserve has closed its crowdfunding campaign after raising over $9m. The final total of $9,620,802 (£6,363,024) was reached after 157 investors bought 11.27% of the equity offered. Crowdcube investors raised $739,219 (£489,744) whilst the remaining $8,911,645 (£5,873,280) was contributed by a combination of Venovate and institutional investors. The crowdfunding activity on Venovate amounted to $126,000 (£83,020) whilst the remaining balance of $8.7m (£5.7m) came from institutional investors.....


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