Digital Currency Group

Digital Currency Group is a Stamford, Connecticut-based corporate venture capital firm that invests in and supports companies operating in fintech, bitcoin, web3 infrastructure, platforms, decentralized finance, data, metaverse, and blockchain sectors. Through its portfolio, the firm provides capital and strategic guidance to a global network of startups and mature ventures. Digital Currency Group also owns and operates CoinDesk, a prominent blockchain media and events platform, Genesis Trading, a leading bitcoin brokerage, and Grayscale Investments, a major digital asset management firm, which together extend its ecosystem beyond investment into media, trading, and asset management services.

Matthew Beck

Investor

Brittney Cohen

Investor

Steven Cook

Investor

Christopher Costaras

Investor

Ryan Jolly

Associate

Past deals in Peer to Peer

Hubble Protocol

Venture Round in 2022
Hubble Protocol is a decentralized financial platform that facilitates long-term borrowing, lending, and the creation of structured financial products. It aims to democratize access to decentralized finance by offering a range of sustainable financial services. The protocol's software supports multi-asset collateral and enables zero-interest borrowing, allowing users to leverage yield-bearing assets for loans. Additionally, Hubble enhances yield generation on deposits of various tokens, providing clients with optimized financial opportunities while minimizing costs associated with loans.

Livepeer

Series B in 2022
Livepeer develops an open platform for decentralized live video broadcasting. It combines blockchain technology, economic incentives, and open media servers to enable peer-to-peer networks for live streaming.

BitOasis

Series B in 2021
BitOasis is a cryptocurrency trading platform established in 2015 by co-founders Ola Doudin and Daniel Robenek. The company provides a digital asset wallet and exchange that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of cryptocurrencies. It focuses on cash-based emerging markets, offering a multi-signature wallet and exchange service that enhances asset protection and security for users. BitOasis aims to create a secure and regulated infrastructure for cryptocurrency trading, catering to both retail and institutional clients in the region. By ensuring a safe environment for transactions, BitOasis seeks to simplify access to crypto assets for investors.

Livepeer

Series B in 2021
Livepeer develops an open platform for decentralized live video broadcasting. It combines blockchain technology, economic incentives, and open media servers to enable peer-to-peer networks for live streaming.

Livepeer

Series A in 2019
Livepeer develops an open platform for decentralized live video broadcasting. It combines blockchain technology, economic incentives, and open media servers to enable peer-to-peer networks for live streaming.

Parity Technologies

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in London in 2015, Parity Technologies specializes in blockchain infrastructure. It develops open-source software for enterprises to securely interact with the Ethereum blockchain.

OB1

Series A in 2018
OB1 is a developer of a peer-to-peer trading platform that facilitates a cryptocurrency marketplace. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, the company aims to make online trade accessible and cost-free for users, enabling them to buy and sell goods directly to one another without the interference of centralized servers or governing bodies. By leveraging cryptocurrency, specifically bitcoins, OB1 allows users to engage in private commerce, fostering a decentralized trading environment.

BitOasis

Venture Round in 2018
BitOasis is a cryptocurrency trading platform established in 2015 by co-founders Ola Doudin and Daniel Robenek. The company provides a digital asset wallet and exchange that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of cryptocurrencies. It focuses on cash-based emerging markets, offering a multi-signature wallet and exchange service that enhances asset protection and security for users. BitOasis aims to create a secure and regulated infrastructure for cryptocurrency trading, catering to both retail and institutional clients in the region. By ensuring a safe environment for transactions, BitOasis seeks to simplify access to crypto assets for investors.

RADAR

Seed Round in 2017
Radar Relay, LLC is a technology company established in 2017 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. It specializes in an Ethereum-based trading platform that facilitates wallet-to-wallet transactions through the 0x Protocol. The platform operates an order book, allowing users to trade tokens directly between their wallets without the need for accounts, sign-ups, or custody of assets. This approach ensures that users maintain control over their assets throughout the trading process, enhancing security and user autonomy. By eliminating traditional barriers such as deposits and withdrawal limits, Radar Relay offers a streamlined trading experience for cryptocurrency users.

OpenBazaar

Venture Round in 2017
OpenBazaar is a new way to trade online. By running a program on your computer, you can connect directly to other users in the OpenBazaar network and trade with them. This network isn't controlled by a company, it's a decentralized network that isn't run by any organization at all. This means there are no mandatory fees to pay, and that your trade is censorship-resistant. OpenBazaar uses Bitcoin, a digital currency that is also cheap to use, decentralized, and censorship-resistant. This project is open source, which means the code is publicly available, can be reviewed, and anyone can join the project and suggest changes.

Livepeer

Seed Round in 2017
Livepeer develops an open platform for decentralized live video broadcasting. It combines blockchain technology, economic incentives, and open media servers to enable peer-to-peer networks for live streaming.

BitOasis

Seed Round in 2016
BitOasis is a cryptocurrency trading platform established in 2015 by co-founders Ola Doudin and Daniel Robenek. The company provides a digital asset wallet and exchange that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of cryptocurrencies. It focuses on cash-based emerging markets, offering a multi-signature wallet and exchange service that enhances asset protection and security for users. BitOasis aims to create a secure and regulated infrastructure for cryptocurrency trading, catering to both retail and institutional clients in the region. By ensuring a safe environment for transactions, BitOasis seeks to simplify access to crypto assets for investors.

IPFS

Seed Round in 2016
IPFS is a San Francisco-based company that offers an open-source, peer-to-peer distributed hypermedia protocol. This technology allows users to develop fully decentralized applications by utilizing content addressing and digital signatures. Acting as a distributed file system, IPFS connects various computing devices, enabling robust data distribution and the creation of resilient networks for data mirroring. The protocol leverages a mechanism similar to BitTorrent to trade Git objects, facilitating efficient data management. Additionally, IPFS aims to enhance the web's performance, security, and openness, aligning with the evolving needs of a decentralized internet landscape.

Purse

Seed Round in 2015
Purse operates a peer-to-peer marketplace aimed at enhancing the utility of Bitcoin in global commerce. By offering significant discounts, such as 15% off on Amazon purchases, Purse incentivizes consumers to spend their Bitcoin rather than merely holding it. The platform allows users to easily buy Bitcoin with a credit card, streamlining the purchasing process and addressing the challenges associated with using cryptocurrency for everyday transactions. Furthermore, Purse enables users to trade gift cards for cryptocurrencies, providing additional flexibility and savings on regular purchases. Overall, Purse seeks to create a frictionless shopping experience while promoting the adoption of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in online marketplaces.

TradeBlock

Seed Round in 2014
TradeBlock Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing institutional trading tools for digital currencies. The company provides financial institutions with execution and analysis tools tailored to cryptocurrency markets, offering global market data insights on trading, regulations, mining, blockchain analysis, protocol updates, and economic developments. As of December 2020, TradeBlock operates as a subsidiary of CoinDesk LLC.

BTCJam

Seed Round in 2014
BTCJam is a bitcoin lending platform that facilitates online personal loans for users worldwide, having served over 100,000 individuals across more than 200 countries. The company aims to provide affordable credit by employing a proprietary credit scoring algorithm to assess borrowers' repayment potential. BTCJam enables users to apply for loans with competitive interest rates starting at 6.7% APR and offers investment opportunities that average 19% APR for those looking to earn interest on their bitcoin. The platform is integrated with Coinbase, ensuring simple and efficient bitcoin transfers for both borrowers and investors.
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