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Bitcoin => Press => Topic started by: Sturgeon on December 15, 2015, 03:22:00 AM



Title: [2015-12-14] Are we ready for the billion dollar bitcoin company?
Post by: Sturgeon on December 15, 2015, 03:22:00 AM
While the hype may have faded a bit, 2015 was still a busy year for bitcoin.

Venture capital investments topped $1 billion for the first time. People are finding it easier to invest in the digital currency, thanks to the debut of firms such as Bitcoin Investment Trust.

Big financial companies-Nasdaq, American Express and Visa- invested in bitcoin startups, "a game changer in terms of attitude towards the technology," said Gil Luria, an analyst at Wedbush Securities.


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11560762


Title: Re: [2015-12-14] Are we ready for the billion dollar bitcoin company?
Post by: bitsmichel on December 15, 2015, 07:04:19 AM
Big financial companies-Nasdaq, American Express and Visa- invested in bitcoin startups, "a game changer in terms of attitude towards the technology," said Gil Luria, an analyst at Wedbush Securities.

This is very big news. I remember the days they were very critical about bitcoin.