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Babel is one of a crop of fledging crypto ventures taking advantage of the boom in digital assets to build up their war chests. Bitcoin took off in October, hitting an all-time high of $64,870 in April before paring some gains in recent weeks. In just the last two months, Tiger Global has invested $25m into CoinSwitch Kuber, a Bangalore-based exchange that’s also backed by Sequoia Capital India, while crypto-wallet app maker imToken raised $30m from investors including Qiming Venture Partners and Breyer Capital. “Bitcoin was some sort of alt asset for a long time,” Babel founder Flex Ya...

From geek-only to institutional, cryptocurrencies are becoming mainstream. Babel Finance, a Hong Kong-based crypto financial services firm, has just raised US$40mil from Sequoia Capital China and Tiger Global Management. — SCMP Officially banned in China in 2017, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are now making their way to mainstream acceptance with the help of Chinese-run start-up Babel Finance. “Education [of investors on bitcoin] isn’t necessary any more,” said Flex Yang, founder and CEO of the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency financial services firm, in an interview with the Sout...

Babel Finance, a Hong Kong-based global crypto financial service provider, raised $40M in Series A funding. The round was led by Zoo Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Dragonfly Capital, BAI Capital and Bertelsmann, and Tiger Global Management, with follow-on participation from existing investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Founded in 2018 and led by Flex Yang, CEO, and Del Wang, Babel Finance is a crypto financial service provider, offering crypto lending, asset management and prime financing to institutions and qualified investors worldw...

Apr 29, 2021 Beijing is reportedly examining the energy of “cryptocurrency miners” within the region, which may come to impact bitcoin mining operations. Officials in China’s capital of Beijing are conducting examinations of data centers involved in “cryptocurrency mining” to “better understand their impact on energy consumption,” according to a Although the report refers to cryptocurrency at large, it is well known that China-based companies contribute the majority of bitcoin mining hash rate, controlling over 70% of the network’s total hash rate and consuming a signif...

You have successfully joined our subscriber list. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has accepted the concept of cryptocurrency with their introduction of the digital yuan, now Bitcoin is viewed as an investment alternative. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has taken a U-turn on their stance on Bitcoin to express their affirmation on the digital asset in recognition as an investable asset. This is big news to the cryptocurrency community considering the power of China and its regulation effect on the Bitcoin price. According to Li Bo, the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (P...