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Title: [2014-12-22]technologyreview: The Startup Meant to Reinvent What Bitcoin Can Do
Post by: LiteCoinGuy on December 22, 2014, 08:03:18 PM
The Startup Meant to Reinvent What Bitcoin Can Do

A company given $21 million by leading Silicon Valley investors aims to extend Bitcoin’s functionality so it can power much more than just payments.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/533326/the-startup-meant-to-reinvent-what-bitcoin-can-do/


Title: Re: [2014-12-22]technologyreview: The Startup Meant to Reinvent What Bitcoin Can Do
Post by: pawel7777 on December 23, 2014, 07:00:47 PM
The Startup Meant to Reinvent What Bitcoin Can Do

A company given $21 million by leading Silicon Valley investors aims to extend Bitcoin’s functionality so it can power much more than just payments.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/533326/the-startup-meant-to-reinvent-what-bitcoin-can-do/

Not really a fresh news, it has been reported back in Nov. Heres your own post  ;) :

Blockstream Raises $21 Million from LinkedIn, Google and Yahoo Co-Founders

Blockstream has officially announced $21m in seed funding to continue the development of its much-anticipated blockchain technology proposal sidechains.

Announced on the Blockstream website, the round was lead by LinkedIn co-founder and Airbnb board member Reid Hoffman; Khosla Ventures, which has previously invested in bitcoin API developer Chain; and Canada-based seed fund Real Ventures. In total, Blockstream indicated 40 investors took part in the round.

http://www.coindesk.com/blockstream-21-million-seed-capital/



great month for BTC

But it's good it has been mentioned outside the bitcoin news.

Official website:

http://www.blockstream.com/ (http://www.blockstream.com/)


Title: Re: [2014-12-22]technologyreview: The Startup Meant to Reinvent What Bitcoin Can Do
Post by: LiteCoinGuy on December 23, 2014, 08:17:42 PM
yes correct.

"mentioned outside the bitcoin news" was the point here  :) .