US government to auction off $1.6m in bitcoin
The US government is preparing to auction off 2,7000 bitcoins with a value of $1.6m.
Bitfinex takes 36% from all users to compensate for $71m hack
Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex is opting to split the cost of the $71m theft it suffered last week across all of its users.
Bitcoin dives 20% following $77m hack
The value of bitcoin slumped 20% following the $77m hack of Bitfinex, one of the most-popular cryptocurrency exchanges.
Gatecoin secures £500,000 to relaunch from bitcoin hack
Hong Kong-based regulated cryptocurrency trading platform Gatecoin is attempting to bounce back from a crippling hack with a $500,000 investment from an unnamed Japanese investment group.
Coinbase takes on $10m investment from Japan’s largest bank
Coinbase has received a strategic investment of $10m from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Silicon Valley investor Sozo Ventures.
Coinigy nabs $400,000 seed round for bitcoin trader tools
Bitcoin trading platform Coinigy has raised $400,000 in seed funding from a single unnamed angel investor.
