Blackbird leads round for Australian bitcoin start-up
Blackbird Ventures has invested A$250,000 ($227,645) to lead a A$500,000 round of funding for Melbourne-based CoinJar, a bitcoin wallet and exchange provider. Angel investors in the round include RetailMeNot founders Guy King and Bevan Clark and game developer Rob Murray.
Founded earlier this year, the start-up's exchange claims to be the cheapest way to buy and sell bitcoin - charging 2% for buying and 1.1% for selling. The service is currently available in Australia only...
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