Ribbet capital bitcoin mining

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We raised a first fund, in , that invested in the infrastructure company Xapo and [in the bitcoin marketplace] Bitstamp. Another newer bet is Abra , which is offering cross-border money movement as a service, rather than taking custody of any money, as does Bitpesa. How big is this new fund, and do you have the same limited partners as in your first fund of this kind, which attracted funding from Benchmark, Ribbit Capital and Fortress Investment Group? Is that because some lost their appetite for bitcoin?

You certainly hear Silicon Valley investors talk about it a lot less than was the case a few years ago, even with this run-up. It would be hard to launch a new exchange or a new custodian. The biggest hurdle used to be regulatory risk three or four years ago.

But mostly countries have been progressive or at worst, neutral. The last big frictional point is banking relationships. But banks are slow. Bitcoin has been going bananas lately. Where do those 16 million bitcoins mostly reside? Retrieved 18 May Gox Drags Down Currency".

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