Goldman Sachs leads funding round for bitcoin firm Circle (Reuters) Goldman Sachs has become the first major Wall Street bank to invest in bitcoin in a big vote of trust for the digital currency, which has suffered a value plunge in recent times.
The bank has led a $50m (£32.5m, €45.3m) funding round with Chinese investment firm, IDG Capital Partners, for bitcoin payment technology firm Circle Internet Financial.
In addition, Circle’s existing investors, including Breyer Capital, […]