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Bitcoin Daily: US Treasury’s Mnuchin Says ‘Significant’ New Crypto Rules In Works; Spain’s FC Barcelona To Create Team Token

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Meanwhile, a Peter Thiel-backed venture fund , Valar Ventures, lent a hand in a $30 million second round of financing for crypto trading and lending platform BlockFi. BlockFi, based in Jersey City, NJ, will use the money to boost staff and start work on additional projects.

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Fintech Fundings: 15 Companies Raise $125 Million Week Ending May 1

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HQ: Chatham, NJ. Tags: Peer-to-peer, P2P, lending, investing. Here are the deals listed by size from April 25 to April 30: Circle. Digital currency provider. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Latest round: $50 million Series C (at $200 million valuation). Total raised: $76 million. Source: Crunchbase. MX (formerly MoneyDesktop). million Seed.