Singapore Bitcoin Exchange Quoine Raises $20m; Moves to Tokyo
The primary focus for the Quoine Bitcoin exchange has always been on the Asian market. Bitcoin companies are seeing significant interest from investors all over the world. Quoine, a Singapore Bitcoin exchange, has recently raised US$20m in VC funding. This is quite a step up from the company’s previous investment round, which was worth ‘only” US$2m. It is interesting to note. Bitcoin exchange Quoine is based in Tokyo, despite being a Singapore platform. However, this new investment round will help the company move its headquarters from Tokyo to Singapore in the coming months. There is also....
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