Peter Thiel

Funding Rounds

Lending Platform Vauld Raises $25M in Round Led by Peter Thiel-Founded Venture Firm

Jamie CrawleyJul 29, 2021

As well as building out its platform, Vauld intends to use the investment to drive international expansion.

Bullish

Peter Thiel-Backed Exchange Bullish Begins Pilot Program

Jamie CrawleyJul 27, 2021

The pilot will use simulated crypto assets and paper money to give invited investors a sample of Bullish's trading interface.

Bitpanda

Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Raises $263M at $4.1B Valuation

Tanzeel AkhtarAug 17, 2021

Crowned Austria’s first tech unicorn in March, the firm is now worth even more.

Peter Thiel

SoftBank to Invest $75M in Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bullish

Cheyenne LigonJul 16, 2021

The Block.one subsidiary is set to go public via a SPAC merger this year.

Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel-Backed Exchange Bullish Is in Talks to Go Public in SPAC Merger: Report

Cheyenne LigonJun 23, 2021

The news comes just a month after the announcement of Bullish's launch.

Peter Thiel

Palantir

Peter Thiel’s Palantir Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments, ‘Thinking’ About Treasury Investment

Danny Nelson

In a Tuesday earnings call, CFO Dave Glazer said bitcoin on the balance sheet is “definitely on the table.”

U.S. Dollar

US Policy Adviser Rebuts Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Won’t Undermine USD

David Pan

One policy maker says China is unlikely to use bitcoin as a financial weapon against the U.S. dollar.

Peter Thiel

Crypto Long & Short: Peter Thiel Defines Bitcoin’s Accidental Role in Global Politics

Noelle Acheson

Thiel's comments about China “weaponizing” bitcoin to hurt the U.S. are a warning about the cost of inaction.

Opinion

China, the Convenient Foil

Ben Schiller

Peter Thiel is both right and wrong in calling bitcoin a tool that could empower China and challenge the U.S. dollar.

China

PayPal Co-Founder, Bitcoin Investor Thiel Says Bitcoin Could Be Chinese ‘Weapon’

Colin Harper

With bitcoin back in the spotlight, so are old fears that China may be at the reins.

Bitpanda

Bitpanda Raises $52M Series A Led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures

Leigh Cuen

With $100 million raised to date, crypto brokerage Bitpanda will be "Europe's next fintech unicorn," says lead investor Valar Ventures.

Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miner Layer1 Overstated Industry Vet’s Involvement in $50M Series A Pitch

Wolfie Zhao

Peter Thiel-backed Layer1 told potential investors in a recent pitch deck that bitcoin miner maker Canaan’s co-founder Liu Xiangfu joined its team as a key executive – but that’s not what Liu says.