Top 49 Bitcoin Startups in 2024

1) Bitpanda

Bitpanda is a digital asset exchange that makes it easy to purchase and sell bitcoins.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Austria
• State: Wien
• City: Vienna
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Christian Trummer, Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding: $283,013,472
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 6 (DST Global, Wintermute Trading, Speedinvest, Jump Capital, Valar Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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2) Bitso

Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange where users can buy and sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Mexico
• State: Distrito Federal
• City: Mexico City
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Ben Peters, Daniel Vogel, Pablo Gonzalez
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding: $378,350,000
• Funding rounds: 8
• Number of investors: 18 (FundersClub, Digital Currency Group, QED Investors, Pantera Capital, MassChallenge)

You can find their website here.

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3) Coinsquare

Coinsquare is a cryptocurrency exchange where you can buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and other digital currencies.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Canada
• State: Ontario
• City: Toronto
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Virgile Rostand
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $98,470,113
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 4 (Mogo, Canaccord Genuity Group, Riot Blockchain, Nimble Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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4) Kucoin

KuCoin is a blockchain asset exchange where anybody may trade bitcoin for other cryptocurrencies in order to increase their profits.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Singapore
• State: Central Region
• City: Singapore
• Started in: 2013
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $20,000,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 4 (Matrix Partners, IDG Capital, NEO Global Capital (NGC), Karnika Yashwant)

You can find their website here.

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5) Quidax

Quidax is a digital asset exchange that enables customers to purchase and sell bitcoin with their local cash in a seamless manner.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Malta
• State: NA - Malta
• City: San Gwann
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Buchi Okoro
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $3,620,000
• Funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 3 (Techstars, Techstars Toronto Accelerator, Genesis Node Capital)

You can find their website here.

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6) Ren

Ren is a public protocol that allows value to be transferred between blockchains.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Singapore
• State: Central Region
• City: Singapore
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Taiyang Zhang
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $34,000,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 7 (Polychain, FBG Capital, Huobi Capital, Hyperchain Capital, BlockVC)

You can find their website here.

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7) Bitfury Group

Bitfury is the world's premier bitcoin and blockchain technology consulting firm.

Details of the startup:

• Country: The Netherlands
• State: Noord-Holland
• City: Amsterdam
• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Valery Nebesny, Valery Vavilov
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding: $170,000,000
• Funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 24 (Blockchain Capital, Galaxy Digital, Dentsu, Macquarie Capital, Bill Tai)

You can find their website here.

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8) Nuri

Nuri uses cutting-edge technology to help people manage and build their wealth.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Germany
• State: Berlin
• City: Berlin
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Benjamin Jones, Jan Goslicki, Jorg von Minckwitz
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: € 33,296,429
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 12 (Earlybird Venture Capital, Digital Currency Group, Global Brain Corporation, High-Tech Grunderfonds, EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs)

You can find their website here.

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9) Eligma

We combine payment methods and other POS services into a single solution, transforming the POS terminal into a business growth tool.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Slovenia
• State: Ljubljana Urban Commune
• City: Ljubljana
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Dejan Roljic, Matej Gregorčič
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $22,305,180
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 3 (Bitcoin.com, Pangea Blockchain Fund, BTC)

You can find their website here.

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10) bitFlyer

BitFlyer is a Bitcoin exchange and marketplace where users may buy, trade, and spend bitcoins.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Japan
• State: Tokyo
• City: Tokyo
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Masuda Rikiya, Takafumi Komiyama, Yuzo Kano
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $37,529,617
• Funding rounds: 9
• Number of investors: 17 (Digital Currency Group, East Ventures, SBI Investment, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Incubate Fund)

You can find their website here.

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11) CoinGecko

CoinGecko is a cryptocurrency data portal that offers digital currency values and basic analyses.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Singapore
• State: Central Region
• City: Singapore
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Bobby Ong, TM Lee
• Number of employees: 11-50

You can find their website here.

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12) Zebpay

Cryptocurrency Exchange and Wallet on a Global Scale

Details of the startup:

• Country: Latvia
• State: Rezeknes
• City: Malta
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Mahin Gupta, Sandeep Goenka, Saurabh Agrawal
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $1,125,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 2 (Arjun Handa, Nagendra Chaudhary)

You can find their website here.

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13) Newton.co

Canadians have access to a no-fee bitcoin trading platform.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Canada
• State: Ontario
• City: Toronto
• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Dustin Walper, Erynn Saunders, Tyson Leslie
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $15,000,000
• Funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 1 (DV Trading)

You can find their website here.

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14) Crypto.com

Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency and payment website that allows users to purchase, sell, and pay with cryptocurrency.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Hong Kong
• State: Hong Kong Island
• City: Sai Wan
• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Bobby Bao, Gary Or, Kris Marszalek, Rafael Melo
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding: $26,700,000
• Funding rounds: 1

You can find their website here.

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15) Korbit

Korbit is a bitcoin exchange, wallet, and merchant processor that operates online.

Details of the startup:

• Country: South Korea
• State: Seoul-t'ukpyolsi
• City: Seoul
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Kangmo Kim, Louis Jinhwa Kim, Tony Lyu
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $6,515,767
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 15 (Digital Currency Group, Pantera Capital, Draper Associates, Softbank Ventures Asia, Tim Draper)

You can find their website here.

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16) Binance

Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that mixes economics and digital technology.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Malta
• State: NA - Malta
• City: Valletta
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Changpeng Zhao, Yi He
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding: $25,000,000
• Funding rounds: 8
• Number of investors: 13 (Sequoia Capital, Vertex Ventures, Fundamental Labs, Karnika Yashwant, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India)

You can find their website here.

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17) Bluzelle

Bluzelle provides a full stack of blockchain apps, middleware, and data services that is fully integrated.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Singapore
• State: Central Region
• City: Singapore
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Neeraj Murarka, Pavel Bains
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $22,300,000
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 11 (Global Brain Corporation, Tribe Accelerator, Kenetic, NEO Global Capital (NGC), LUN Partners Group)

You can find their website here.

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18) TenX

TenX allows you to spend any cryptocurrency at any time and from any location.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Singapore
• State: Central Region
• City: Singapore
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Julian Hosp, Michael Sperk, Paul Warrunthorn Kittiwongsunthorn, Toby Hoenisch
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $125,170,000
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 16 (Fenbushi Capital, Eden Block, Chain Capital, Crypto Chan, Cardinal Capital)

You can find their website here.

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19) Coincheck

In Japan, Coincheck is a bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Japan
• State: Tokyo
• City: Tokyo
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: James Riney, Koiichiro Wada, Masakazu Sasaki, Yusuke Otsuka
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: ¥125,000,294
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 4 (Incubate Fund, ANRI, Ceres inc., World Innovation Lab (WiL))

You can find their website here.

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20) Liquid Global

Liquid Global is a cryptocurrency trading platform that aims to bring liquidity to the cryptocurrency market.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Japan
• State: Tokyo
• City: Tokyo
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Mario Gomez Lozada, Mike Kayamori, Tanaka Masaaki
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $132,640,593
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 8 (IDG Capital, IOSG Ventures, Bitmain, JAFCO Japan, B Dash Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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21) PumaPay

PumaPay provides a one-of-a-kind smart-contract-based protocol that enables businesses to simply bill in cryptocurrency.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Cyprus
• State: Limassol
• City: Limassol
• Started in: 2017
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $117,019,041
• Funding rounds: 1

You can find their website here.

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22) Coins.ph

Coins.ph provides financial services to people who are currently unserved by traditional banks using mobile devices.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Philippines
• State: Rizal
• City: Pasig
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Ron Hose, Runar Petursson
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding: $10,000,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 11 (Digital Currency Group, Global Brain Corporation, Pantera Capital, BEENEXT, Innovation Endeavors)

You can find their website here.

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23) INDODAX

INDODAX, formerly known as Bitcoin.co.id, is Indonesia's largest digital asset exchange (Bitcoin Indonesia)

Details of the startup:

• Country: Indonesia
• State: Jakarta Raya
• City: Jakatra
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Oscar Darmawan, William Sutanto
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $1,050,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 1 (East Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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24) Hashstacs

Hashstacs is a blockchain development company that also provides financial market technical solutions.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Singapore
• State: Central Region
• City: Singapore
• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Benjamin Soh
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: SGD4,800,000
• Funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 5 (LongHash Ventures, Tribe Accelerator, Wavemaker Partners, Exponential Ventures, Stellar Partners)

You can find their website here.

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25) Safello

In the European market, Safello runs a bitcoin exchange and related services.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Sweden
• State: Stockholms Lan
• City: Stockholm
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Frank Schuil, Ludvig Öberg
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $2,079,732
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 8 (Techstars, Digital Currency Group, White Star Capital, Roger Ver, Erik Voorhees)

You can find their website here.

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26) Xcapit

For everyone's financial well-being, blockchain and AI are essential.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Argentina
• State: Cordoba
• City: Córdoba
• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Fernando Boiero, José Trajtenberg
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $560,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 7 (Loyal VC, UNICEF Innovation Fund, Angel investor 1, Angel investor 5, Angel investor 3)

You can find their website here.

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27) Bitfinex

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform that provides digital currency traders and global liquidity providers with cutting-edge services.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Taiwan
• State: T'ai-pei
• City: Taipei
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Giancarlo Devasini, Raphael Nicolle
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 2 (IOSG Ventures, Arrington XRP Capital)

You can find their website here.

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28) Bitrefill

Bitrefill accepts bitcoin and cryptocurrencies and provides gift cards, mobile phone refills, and lightning network services on a global scale.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Sweden
• State: Stockholms Lan
• City: Stockholm
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Michael Mauritz Grunberger, Patric Stiller, Sergej Kotliar
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $2,100,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 6 (BnkToTheFuture, Boost VC, Charlie Lee, Coin Ninja, Fulgur Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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29) Coinmama

Since 2013, this cryptocurrency exchange has allowed people and businesses in 188 countries to purchase and sell bitcoin and other altcoins quickly.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Ireland
• State: Dublin
• City: Dublin
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Ilan Schuster, Laurence Newman, Nimrod Gruber
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $2,400,000
• Funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 1 (iAngels)

You can find their website here.

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30) Unocoin

Unocoin is a bitcoin processor based in India that allows users to purchase, sell, store, use, and receive bitcoins.

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Karnataka
• City: Tumkur
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Abhinand Kaseti, Harish B V, Sathvik Vishwanath, Sunny Ray
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $6,992,665
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 12 (FundersClub, Digital Currency Group, Draper Associates, BnkToTheFuture, Digital Finance Group)

You can find their website here.

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31) Huobi

Huobi is a global blockchain asset financial services company that offers exchange, trading, wallet, and storage services.

Details of the startup:

• Country: China
• State: Beijing
• City: Beijing
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Jun Du, Leon Li
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding: $2,000,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 3 (ZhenFund, Karnika Yashwant, Node Capital)

You can find their website here.

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32) Bitmain

Bitmain is a company that develops and produces high-performance computing processors and software.

Details of the startup:

• Country: China
• State: Beijing
• City: Beijing
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Jihan Wu, Micree Zhan
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $764,700,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 12 (Sequoia Capital China, Temasek Holdings, IDG Capital, Coatue, EDBI)

You can find their website here.

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33) Poolin

Poolin is a multi-cryptocurrency mining pool, custodial wallet, block explorer, and transaction accelerator that supports many currencies.

Details of the startup:

• Country: China
• State: Beijing
• City: Beijing
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Tianzhao Li, Zhibiao Pan, Zhu Fa
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $10,000,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 7 (LedgerPrime, Fenbushi Capital, IOSG Ventures, Three Arrows Capital, FBG Capital)

You can find their website here.

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34) Coinme

Coinme is a digital currency exchange with the goal of making digital currency more accessible to the general public.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: Washington
• City: Seattle
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Michael Smyers, Neil Bergquist
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $19,080,000
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 4 (Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, Blockchain.com Ventures, Xpring)

You can find their website here.

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35) BitPay

BitPay offers businesses and organizations enterprise-grade bitcoin payment solutions.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: Georgia
• City: Atlanta
• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Anthony Gallippi, Stephen Pair
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $72,510,000
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 28 (Index Ventures, Founders Fund, Digital Currency Group, Felicis Ventures, Menlo Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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36) Unchained Capital

Unchained Capital is a blockchain-based financial services firm that lends money to long-term cryptocurrency investors.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: Texas
• City: Austin
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Dhruv Bansal, Joseph Kelly
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $33,500,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 16 (NYDIG, Capital Factory, Starting Line, Visary Capital, Ecliptic Capital)

You can find their website here.

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37) Blockdaemon

Blockdaemon is a blockchain deployment facilitator that maintains blockchain network nodes and payment rails.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: Los Angeles
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Konstantin Richter
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $39,630,000
• Funding rounds: 10
• Number of investors: 29 (Goldman Sachs, BlockFi, Comcast, Uphold, Voyager)

You can find their website here.

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38) Gryphon Digital Mining

Gryphon Digital Mining is a bitcoin mining company that develops fully integrated pure-play bitcoin miners with zero carbon emissions.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: Nevada
• City: Las Vegas
• Started in: 2021
• Founders: Dan Tolhurst
• Number of employees: 1-10
• Funding: $14,000,000
• Funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 1 (Alpha Sigma Capital)

You can find their website here.

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39) Fold

Fold is a rewards software that allows users to earn bitcoin for every purchase they make.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: Georgia
• City: Atlanta
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Chris Martin, Corbin Pon, Matt Luongo, Will Reeves
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $16,300,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 10 (Bessemer Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Slow Ventures, CoinShares, M13)

You can find their website here.

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40) SFOX

SFOX is a bitcoin prime dealer for institutional and professional traders.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: Los Angeles
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Akbar Thobhani, George Melika
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $23,120,000
• Funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 14 (Blockchain Capital, Digital Currency Group, SV Angel, Y Combinator, Tribe Capital)

You can find their website here.

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41) Tagomi

Tagomi is a cryptocurrency trading platform that aims to improve trade execution so that clients can keep more of their profits.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: Illinois
• City: Chicago
• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Greg Tusar, Jennifer Campbell, Kevin Johnson, Marc Bhargava
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $40,725,857
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 19 (Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, SV Angel, Elad Gil)

You can find their website here.

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42) NYDIG

NYDIG is a Bitcoin-focused technology and financial services firm serving institutions, private clients, and banks.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: New York
• City: New York
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Robert Gutmann, Ross Stevens
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $405,000,000
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 13 (Bessemer Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Morgan Stanley, First Foundation, Soros Fund Management)

You can find their website here.

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43) Kraken

Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers spot and futures trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more than 40 additional cryptocurrencies.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Jesse Powell
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding: $118,500,000
• Funding rounds: 12
• Number of investors: 15 (Blockchain Capital, Digital Currency Group, Assiya Capital Partners, BnkToTheFuture, Hummingbird Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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44) BlockFi

BlockFi is a secured non-bank lender that provides cryptoasset owners with USD loans backed by their cryptoassets.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: New Jersey
• City: Jersey City
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Flori Marquez, Zac Prince
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $508,681,673
• Funding rounds: 11
• Number of investors: 45 (SoFi, Alumni Ventures Group, DST Global, Galaxy Digital, Bain Capital Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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45) Uphold

Uphold is a cryptocurrency wallet and trading platform that makes cryptocurrencies and other assets affordable and accessible to the general public.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Halsey Minor
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $15,521,761
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 2 (Crowdcube, Venovate)

You can find their website here.

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46) CipherTrace

CipherTrace is a cryptocurrency intelligence firm that provides bitcoin anti-money laundering (AML) compliance services.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: Menlo Park
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Dave Jevans, Shannon Holland, Stephen Ryan
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $45,079,375
• Funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 5 (Galaxy Digital, Third Point Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Aspect Ventures, WestWave Capital)

You can find their website here.

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47) BitGo

BitGo is the market leader in institutional digital asset financial services, offering security, custody, and liquidity solutions to clients.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: Palo Alto
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Ben Davenport, Mike Belshe, Will O'Brien
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $69,500,000
• Funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 20 (Blockchain Capital, Founders Fund, Craft Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Pantera Capital)

You can find their website here.

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48) Filecoin

Filecoin is a Bitcoin-based data storage network and electronic money.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: Palo Alto
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Juan Benet
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $258,220,000
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 27 (Alumni Ventures Group, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Digital Currency Group, Y Combinator)

You can find their website here.

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49) Abra

Abra is a digital wallet that accepts bitcoin as well as over 50 different fiat currencies.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: Mountain View
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Bill Barhydt
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $47,000,000
• Funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 29 (Blockchain Capital, First Round Capital, Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, Stellar Development Foundation)

You can find their website here.

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