{"id":"tp-3824","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Layer1 raises $50M from Peter Thiel and others to build bitcoin mining facility in Texas","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3824","datePublished":"2019-10-16T09:49:55.000Z","dateModified":"2019-10-16T09:49:55.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Crypto investment startup Layer1 has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round from a number of prominent investors including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and early-stage investor Shasta Ventures, Fortune reported.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"Layer1","url":"https://www.layer1.capital/"},{"title":"Fortune","url":"https://fortune.com/2019/10/15/what-is-bitcoin-mining-layer1-peter-thiel-crypto-investment/"},{"title":"$2.1 million seed round","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Peter-Thiel-Digital-Currency-Group-back-crypto-investment-platform-Layer1-959"},{"title":"Donate","url":"https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GD9D8CPW8HFA2"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}