Bitcoin's Best Funded Miner BitFury Raises Another $20 Million

Bitcoin's Best Funded Miner BitFury Raises Another $20 Million

BitFury, the best capitalised mining firm in bitcoin, today announced it has raised an additional $20m in funding. The raise, its third in two years, brings the company's total to $60m, double that of rival KnCMiner ($29m) and over half of the total investment in mining infrastructure to date ($116.5m). In a statement, CEO Valery Vavilov said: "Today, we are excited to announce we have secured a funding round of $20m. The success of yet another funding round validates our business strategy and brings us closer to our ambitious goals." The Georgian Co-Investment Fund, which took part in the....


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