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Circle Raises $17M

Circle Internet Financial, a digital currency company, has closed $17 million in Series B financing, bringing its total raise to date to $26 million....

Xapo Raises $20M

Bitcoin wallet and vault provider Xapo has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Benchmark Capital. Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital also participated in the round.

Big Fish Games To Accept Bitcoins

Game-maker Big Fish is partnering with bitcoin platform Coinbase, to accept the digital cryptocurrency. All Big Fish online games can now be purchased directly from...

Winklevoss Twins Buy Space Rides With Bitcoins

The Winklevoss brothers are going to space. The duo, know for championing the cause of bitcoins, among other things, have purchased Virgin Galactic tickets using the cryptocurrency. Tyler Winklevoss has a very interesting blog post on the subject, which you can find here.

Mt. Gox Halts All Bitcoin Transactions

One of the world's biggest bitcoin exchanges, the Tokyo-based Mt. Gox, has stopped trading indefinitely; potentially risking millions of dollars belonging to investors betting...