Victoria-based Blockstream raises $266M, valued at $4B

Blockstream is the ninth BC-based technology business to publicly pass a billion-dollar valuation—through fundraising, an initial public offering or sale—in nine months.

Victoria-based Blockstream, which specializes in Bitcoin and blockchain technologies, has raised ~$266 million (USD$210M) in a Series B round, valuing the company at $4 billion (USD$3.2B).

Blockstream is the ninth BC-based technology business to publicly pass a billion-dollar valuation—through fundraising, an initial public offering or sale—in nine month…