http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323687604578469012375269952.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_techBitcoin Startups Begin to Attract Real Cash
Venture Investors Pour in Millions, Adding Credibility to Internet Virtual Currency; Regulation Looms as a Concern
By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN and SPENCER E. ANTE
Bitcoin startups are beginning to raise sizable investment capital even as industry leaders warn that hackers are abusing the Internet virtual currency for profit.
In the past year, fledgling businesses Coinbase Inc., Coinsetter Inc. and CoinLab Inc. have raised millions of dollars collectively from prominent venture-capital firms and angel investors, adding credibility to a digital currency that isn't backed by a central bank.
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