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Title: [2015-06-03] CD: Mirror Raises $8.8 Mln btc Smart Contracts Trading Platform
Post by: Grand_Voyageur on June 03, 2015, 02:01:59 PM
Mirror Raises $8.8 Million for Bitcoin Smart Contracts Trading Platform

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Mirror has secured $8.8m in Series A financing to reposition itself as a smart contract trading platform built on bitcoin's blockchain.

Led by Ripple Labs investor Route 66 Ventures, the round also included Battery Ventures, Crosslink Capital, RRE Ventures and Tim Draper. As part of the deal, Route 66 venture partner Pascal Bouvier will join Mirror's board of directors.

Reports of Mirror's round first surfaced in a New York Times article that suggested the company had raised $12.5m to fund a pivot toward smart contract technology with the help of renowned cryptography expert Nick Szabo.

Full story: http://www.coindesk.com/mirror-raises-8-8-million-bitcoin-smart-contracts-trading/