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Bitcoin => Press => Topic started by: anirgu on April 30, 2015, 01:30:28 PM



Title: [2015-04-30] Circle bitcoin wallet closes $50 million round with GS • IHB News™
Post by: anirgu on April 30, 2015, 01:30:28 PM
The fight to control how individuals pay for stuff is warming up and Goldman Sachs wants a slice of the profits.

In its first openly reported bitcoin-investment, Goldman said on April 30 that it co-lead a $50 million financing round for the new Circle bitcoin wallet, founded by serial entrepreneur Jeremy Allaire. Circle offers a bitcoin wallet for the mainstream. China’s IDG Capital Partners was one of the other investors who participated in the round as well.


Circle is now valued at $200 million... Read More
 (https://ihb.io/2015-04-30/news/circle-bitcoin-wallet-closes-50-million-round-goldman-sachs-chinas-idg-16967)



Title: Re: [2015-04-30] Circle bitcoin wallet closes $50 million round with GS • IHB News™
Post by: bitbouillion on April 30, 2015, 07:24:45 PM
Now even "god's work" is helping bitcoin. What else does it need to take away all the hostility and distrust by the mainstream media?


Title: Re: [2015-04-30] Circle bitcoin wallet closes $50 million round with GS • IHB News™
Post by: Chef Ramsay on May 01, 2015, 02:47:12 AM
The only thing I like about this is the credibility that comes from it. I certainly am not happy w/ GS making anything off this market unless it leads to libertarians getting wealthy or whatever.