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OpenCoin secures funding from Google Ventures, IDG Capital Partners

Friday 17 May 2013 08:45 CET | News

OpenCoin, a US-based open currency website which enables users to handle virtual money, has secured funding from Google Ventures and China-based IDG Capital Partners.

OpenCoin has developed the Ripple system, an open-source protocol for making payments and exchanging currencies. It accepts major global currencies, including its own ripples (or XRP) and Bitcoins.


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