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Title: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: n8rwJeTt8TrrLKPa55eU on May 07, 2013, 10:01:47 PM
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Eleven-month-old startup Coinbase announced Tuesday the largest funding round to date for a Bitcoin startup, a $5 million investment led by Union Square Ventures.

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/05/07/coinbase-nabs-5m-in-biggest-funding-for-bitcoin-startup/


Title: Re: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: Stunna on May 08, 2013, 04:28:38 AM
That's incredible, congrats to them!


Title: Re: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: marcus_of_augustus on May 08, 2013, 05:18:30 AM
It's pretty cool how something this big hardly passes much comment these days .. almost like it not entirely unexpected.

Wonder what it would take to really move things along now?


Title: Re: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: leemar on May 08, 2013, 07:40:49 AM
Wow

How many rich people are going to read that!


Title: Re: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: cypherdoc on May 08, 2013, 08:27:22 AM
Wow

How many rich people are going to read that!

Answer:  alot. 


Title: Re: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: minimalB on May 08, 2013, 09:14:46 AM
Congrats to Coinbase team!


Title: Re: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: kjlimo on May 08, 2013, 10:07:24 AM
awesome... so who the heck ins coinbase, and why should I use them?

I thought they were just an exchange, yes?

EDIT: ok, sounds like I need to re-evaluate my exchanges I use, or perhaps add some.

Seems as painful as adding or subtracting a bank account nowadays...


Title: Re: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: Gabi on May 08, 2013, 01:21:58 PM
Wow nice

Bitcoin fundamentals are growing, very fast!


Title: Re: 2013-05-07 WSJ: Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup
Post by: mccorvic on May 08, 2013, 02:31:25 PM
Don't worry, as soon as you have a real pressing need to buy bitcoin their algorithm will randomly decide that you're a fraud-risk despite the fact that you've purchased thousands of USD worth of coins from them for several months.

Yea, I'm not bitter or anything.