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Horizen Labs Raises $7M in Seed Funding Round

Kenetic Capital led the funding, which also included Digital Currency Group and Liberty City.

By James Rubin

Aug 10, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 10, 2021

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Decentralized Video Protocol Livepeer Raises $20M to Take On Streaming Giants

Digital Currency Group, Coinbase Ventures and CoinFund were among those to join the latest funding round.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Jul 29, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Jul 29, 2021

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DCG to Buy $50M in Shares of Grayscale’s Ethereum Classic Trust

One analyst interpreted the move as an arbitrage play.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Jun 21, 2021 at 11:11 p.m. UTC

Jun 21, 2021

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Record ‘Grayscale Discount’ Might Mean Bargain Bitcoin for Retail Traders

Anyone with a stock account can now make a savvy, albeit risky, bet on GBTC pricing disparities that were previously exclusive to big players.

By Damanick Dantes

May 14, 2021 at 1:07 p.m. UTC

May 14, 2021

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Decentraland Founder Unveils Project of Bringing NFTs to 'Big-Time' Video Games

Decentraland co-founder Ari Meilich is teaming up with gaming industry heavyweights to launch Big Time Studios. Everyone from Ashton Kutcher to Sam Bankman-Fried is involved in the $10.3 million Series A round of funding.

By Ian Allison

May 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

May 12, 2021

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Digital Currency Group Invests in South Korean Crypto Exchange

DCG has become the second-largest shareholder in blockchain company Streami, operator of crypto exchange Gopax.

By Jamie Crawley

May 6, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

May 6, 2021

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Digital Currency Group Boosts GBTC Share Purchases to $750M Limit

GBTC has been trading at a discount for several months in the face of rising competition and the prospect of a bitcoin ETF being approved in the U.S. this year.

By Nate DiCamillo

May 3, 2021 at 1:17 p.m. UTC

May 3, 2021

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PayPal Co-founder, DCG-Backed BTC Mining Firm Layer1 Accused of Patent Infringement

Data center power management firm Lancium filed a lawsuit against Layer1 today, alleging the bitcoin mining firm’s operations had infringed upon its patent.

By Jaspreet Kalra

Aug 15, 2020 at 1:05 a.m. UTC

Aug 15, 2020

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