• Blockchain Capital co-founders Brad and Bart Stephens have joined the Libra Association (Photo: Blockchain Capital)
    Libra

    Blockchain Capital joins Libra Association

    Leading VC joins the would-be stablecoin creator, adding a badly needed boost after a summer of rebuilding

    September 18, 2020 /

    Saying the firm believes “deeply in the mission of creating a more equitable payment system,” Blockchain Capital Co-founder and Managing Partner Bart Stephens added that using “blockchain technology to improve financial access and promote innovation has been at the core of Blockchain Capital’s portfolio strategy.”

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  • Anchorage safer crypto loans
    Now you don't have to give him your crypto in exchange (Photo:Pxfuel.com)
    Cryptocurrencies

    Anchorage Finance seeks safer Bitcoin loans

    A partnership with Silvergate Bank now allows the custodian’s customers to use crypto as collateral for loans

    July 16, 2020 /

    Many people like the idea of using their crypto as collateral for a loan, but they are less keen on the security risks associated with taking their assets out of custody to make it happen.

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  • Bison Trails' Aaron Henshaw and Joe Lallouz (Photo: Bison Trails).
    Bison Trails' Aaron Henshaw and Joe Lallouz (Photo: Bison Trails).
    People,  Technology

    Libra-member Bison Trails scores $25 million from Silicon Valley heavy hitters

    Blockchain Capital leads Series A round, explains in exclusive interview why they’re banking on Aaron Henshaw and Joe Lallouz

    November 19, 2019 /

    Libra Association founding member Bison Trails has raised $25.5 million to expand its business of providing the digital infrastructure on which blockchains rely.

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  • Blockchain Capital’s Jimmy Song speaking at the Bitcoin 2019 Crypto PR Lab afterparty (photo by Martine Paris).
    Blockchain Capital’s Jimmy Song speaking at the Bitcoin 2019 Crypto PR Lab afterparty (photo by Martine Paris).
    Bitcoin

    Crypto pundits are unfazed by market volatility

    A look at the halving, the whale, and the Bitcoin faithful

    July 1, 2019 /

    Martine Paris talked with crypto pundits, Jimmy Song, venture partner at Blockchain Capital and author of Programming Blockchain; Alex Frenkel, GM of Kin Ecosystem; Michael Terpin, CEO of Transform Group and co-founder of BitAngels; and Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network. What follows are their views on the likely causes of the wild parabolic swings.

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