Cryptocurrencies
Goldman Sachs Invests in Blockchain Backbone Firm Blockdaemon
- Blockdaemon Raised $28 million in round led by Greenspring
- Goldman invested in crypto data firm Coin Metrics last month
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Blockdaemon, a firm that creates and hosts the computer nodes that make up blockchain networks, raised $28 million from lead investor Greenspring Associates as well as from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
The firm plans to use the proceeds to double its headcount to 100 and to make acquisitions, Chief Executive Officer Konstantin Richter said in an interview. The company has seen rapid growth in the past year, and has won customers including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc.