US, March 24, 2016 at 00:02 GMT
The company behind the platform codenamed Rootstock (RSK) has successfully completed its initial seed funding round.
BUENOS AIRES - March 21, 2016. RSK Labs has announced that in a round led by Bitmain Technology, the world’s largest bitcoin hardware mining producer, Coinsilium, a leading blockchain investment firm based in London and Digital Currency Group, the prolific investor from New York, RSK Labs raised $1 million to further develop the first smart contracts platform secured by Bitcoin and fully compatible with Ethereum. This successful round allows RSK Labs to expand its current presence in Latin America to Asia, Europe and US, while securing the funding needed to ensure the complete execution of its roadmap.
http://www.coindesk.com/press-releases/rsk-labs-raises-1-million-to-bring-smart-contracts-to-the-bitcoin-blockchain/
