Crypto VC funding: DATA draws $30m as Fission lands $10m Series A

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.

Money invested in young, high-growth companies by specialist funds in exchange for a share of ownership.

Venture funding decides which startups can grow and is a barometer of investor appetite for risk.

A stage in which a startup raises money from investors, named in sequence such as seed, Series A and Series B.

Each round sets a valuation and shows how much confidence investors have in the company.

A shared digital ledger in which records are grouped into blocks and linked so that past entries are very hard to change.

It underpins cryptocurrencies and is tested for payments, supply tracking and record keeping.