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NotATether: Remove caution ambox (discontinued status already in History)

2026-09-09T11:02:21Z

Remove caution ambox (discontinued status already in History)

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	~~{{ambox\|type=caution\|text='''Discontinued.''' 21 Inc. became Earn.com, was acquired by Coinbase in 2018, and Earn.com was sunset around late 2019 to early 2020.}}~~
	{{infobox company\|name=21 Inc.\|image=[[File:21.png]]		{{infobox company\|name=21 Inc.\|image=[[File:21.png]]
	\|founder=[[Matthew Pauker]], [[Balaji Srinivasan]]		\|founder=[[Matthew Pauker]], [[Balaji Srinivasan]]

NotATether: 21 History — Earn.com, Coinbase acquisition, 2019 sunset; Defunct cats

2026-09-07T10:43:28Z

21 History — Earn.com, Coinbase acquisition, 2019 sunset; Defunct cats

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	==History==		==History==
	===Early history and secrecy===		===Early history and secrecy===
	21 was founded in 2013 as 21e6, with the name being a reference to the [[controlled supply]] cap of the bitcoin economy.<ref name="wsj"/> In November, it was the subject of intense speculation after revealing $5 million in venture capital from a regulatory filing.<ref name="wsj"/> Co-founder [[Balaji Srinivasan]] stated that the startup's secrecy was "solely for pragmatic reasons – we didn’t have anything to say to the world,"<ref name="wsj"/> and they would not reveal their plans until May 2015.<ref name="wsj2"/>		21 was founded in 2013 as 21e6, with the name being a reference to the [[controlled supply]] cap of the bitcoin economy.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> In November, it was the subject of intense speculation after revealing $5 million in venture capital from a regulatory filing.<ref name="wsj"/> Co-founder [[Balaji Srinivasan]] stated that the startup's secrecy was "solely for pragmatic reasons – we didn’t have anything to say to the world,"<ref name="wsj"/> and they would not reveal their plans until May 2015.<ref name="wsj2"/>

	===Venture capital===		===Venture capital===
	By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/~~><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref~~><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref~~> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/~~> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> ~~Data Collective~~,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and ~~former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton~~.~~<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>~~		By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="wsj2"/> and others.

	===Product===		===Product===
	Between 2013 and 2018 the company~~'s main focus was on~~ mining ~~operations~~. ~~In April 2018, co-founder [[Balaji Srinivasan]], who became the CEO of a company in May 2015, announced that the company gradually~~ reduced ~~its~~ mining ~~operations~~ and focused on ~~building a new~~ software ~~to handle~~ micropayments~~: the~~ paid email and tasks ~~product~~.<ref name="product">{{cite web\|url=https://medium.com/@balajis/the-turnaround-2d145589d814\|title=The Turnaround\|date=16 April 2018\|author=Srinivasan, Balaji}}</ref>		Between 2013 and 2018 the company emphasized mining-related work and later consumer hardware concepts such as embeddable mining chips. It then reduced mining and focused on software for micropayments, including paid email and tasks.<ref name="product">{{cite web\|url=https://medium.com/@balajis/the-turnaround-2d145589d814\|title=The Turnaround\|date=16 April 2018\|author=Srinivasan, Balaji}}</ref>

			===Earn.com and Coinbase===
			In October 2017, 21.co rebranded to Earn.com.<ref name="earn">{{cite web\|url=https://news.earn.com/21-co-is-now-earn-com-3e37e50c444f\|title=21.co is now Earn.com\|author=news.earn.com\|date=31 October 2017}}</ref> In April 2018, [[Coinbase (business)\|Coinbase]] acquired Earn.com. Co-founder Balaji Srinivasan joined Coinbase as CTO. Deal value was widely reported around $100 million.<ref name="coinbase">{{cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/16/coinbase-buys-earn-com-and-makes-ceo-balaji-srinivasan-its-first-cto/\|title=Coinbase buys Earn.com and makes CEO Balaji Srinivasan its first CTO\|author=Russell, Jon\|date=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="vox">{{cite web\|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/4/16/17242796/coinbase-acquisition-earn-balaji-srinivasan\|title=Coinbase is buying Earn.com for about $100 million in a deal that is mostly about one key hire\|author=Schleifer, Theodore\|date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

			In December 2019, reporting stated that Coinbase was sunsetting Earn.com to focus on Coinbase Earn, with users given roughly two months to withdraw funds.<ref>[https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-closes-earn-com-one-year-after-100m-acquisition/ Coinbase Closes Earn.com One Year After $100M Acquisition]</ref>

			==External links==
			* [https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-closes-earn-com-one-year-after-100m-acquisition/ Bitcoin.com News: Coinbase closes Earn.com]

	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

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	~~{{article}}~~		[[Category:Defunct products or services]]
	[[Category:~~Properties established in 2013~~]]

NotATether: mark 21 Inc. discontinued (Earn.com sunset)

2026-09-06T10:58:16Z

mark 21 Inc. discontinued (Earn.com sunset)

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			{{ambox\|type=caution\|text='''Discontinued.''' 21 Inc. became Earn.com, was acquired by Coinbase in 2018, and Earn.com was sunset around late 2019 to early 2020.}}
	{{infobox company\|name=21 Inc.\|image=[[File:21.png]]		{{infobox company\|name=21 Inc.\|image=[[File:21.png]]
	\|founder=[[Matthew Pauker]], [[Balaji Srinivasan]]		\|founder=[[Matthew Pauker]], [[Balaji Srinivasan]]
	\|foundation=2013		\|foundation=2013
	\|~~assets_btc~~=~~{{increase}} 404,930~~		\|defunct=2019/2020
	~~\|assets_usd={{increase}} $116 million~~
	~~\|assets_year=2015~~
	\|website=[http://21.co/ 21.co]		\|website=[http://21.co/ 21.co]
	\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') was a ~~Bitcoin startup~~ founded ~~amidst~~ the [[November 2013 bubble]]. ~~In March 2015, they announced having~~ raised ~~$116 million in~~ venture capital.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, ~~Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>~~		\|twitter=21dotco}}
	~~In October 2017~~, ~~21.co has rebranded~~ to ~~[[Earn.com]].<ref name="earn">{{cite web\|url=https://news.earn.com/21-co-is-now-earn-com-3e37e50c444f\|title=21.co is now Earn.com\|author=news.earn.com\|date=31 October 2017}}</ref>~~		'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''', later Earn.com) was a bitcoin company founded during the [[November 2013 bubble]]. It raised large venture rounds, pursued mining and hardware ideas, then shifted to paid email and task micropayments before [[Coinbase (business)\|Coinbase]] acquired Earn.com in 2018. Coinbase later shut Earn.com down to focus on Coinbase Earn.
	~~In April 2018, Earn.com was acquired by~~ [[Coinbase (business)\|Coinbase]]~~.<ref name="coinbase">{{cite web\|url=https://techcrunch~~.com/2018~~/04/16/coinbase-buys-earn-com-and-makes-ceo-balaji-srinivasan-its-first-cto/\|title=~~Coinbase ~~buys~~ Earn.com and makes CEO Balaji Srinivasan its first CTO\|author=Russell, Jon\|date=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="vox">{{cite web\|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/4/16/17242796/coinbase-acquisition-earn-balaji-srinivasan\|title=Coinbase ~~is buying~~ Earn.~~com for about $100 million in a deal that is mostly about one key hire\|author=Schleifer, Theodore\|date=16 April 2018}}</ref>~~

	==History==		==History==

Deyw: Included the information about acquisition by Coinbase

2019-09-27T11:08:20Z

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	\|website=[http://21.co/ 21.co]		\|website=[http://21.co/ 21.co]
	\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') was a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. In March 2015, they announced having raised $116 million in venture capital.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>		\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') was a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. In March 2015, they announced having raised $116 million in venture capital.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>
	In October 2017, 21.co ~~announced the change of company name~~ to [[Earn.com]].<ref name="earn">{{cite web\|url=https://news.earn.com/21-co-is-now-earn-com-3e37e50c444f\|title=21.co is now Earn.com\|author=news.earn.com\|date=31 October 2017}}</ref>		In October 2017, 21.co has rebranded to [[Earn.com]].<ref name="earn">{{cite web\|url=https://news.earn.com/21-co-is-now-earn-com-3e37e50c444f\|title=21.co is now Earn.com\|author=news.earn.com\|date=31 October 2017}}</ref>
			In April 2018, Earn.com was acquired by [[Coinbase (business)\|Coinbase]].<ref name="coinbase">{{cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/16/coinbase-buys-earn-com-and-makes-ceo-balaji-srinivasan-its-first-cto/\|title=Coinbase buys Earn.com and makes CEO Balaji Srinivasan its first CTO\|author=Russell, Jon\|date=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="vox">{{cite web\|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/4/16/17242796/coinbase-acquisition-earn-balaji-srinivasan\|title=Coinbase is buying Earn.com for about $100 million in a deal that is mostly about one key hire\|author=Schleifer, Theodore\|date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	\|website=[http://21.co/ 21.co]		\|website=[http://21.co/ 21.co]
	\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') is a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. In March 2015, they announced having raised $116 million in venture capital.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>		\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') was a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. In March 2015, they announced having raised $116 million in venture capital.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>
			In October 2017, 21.co announced the change of company name to [[Earn.com]].<ref name="earn">{{cite web\|url=https://news.earn.com/21-co-is-now-earn-com-3e37e50c444f\|title=21.co is now Earn.com\|author=news.earn.com\|date=31 October 2017}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	===Venture capital===		===Venture capital===
	By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>		By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>
	===~~Embedded~~ mining===		===Product===
			Between 2013 and 2018 the company's main focus was on mining operations. In April 2018, co-founder [[Balaji Srinivasan]], who became the CEO of a company in May 2015, announced that the company gradually reduced its mining operations and focused on building a new software to handle micropayments: the paid email and tasks product.<ref name="product">{{cite web\|url=https://medium.com/@balajis/the-turnaround-2d145589d814\|title=The Turnaround\|date=16 April 2018\|author=Srinivasan, Balaji}}</ref>
	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

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	==History==		==History==
	===Early history===		===Early history and secrecy===
	21 was founded in 2013 as 21e6, with the name being a reference to the [[controlled supply]] cap of the bitcoin economy.<ref name="wsj"/> In November, it was the subject of intense speculation after revealing $5 million in venture capital from a regulatory filing.<ref name="wsj"/>		21 was founded in 2013 as 21e6, with the name being a reference to the [[controlled supply]] cap of the bitcoin economy.<ref name="wsj"/> In November, it was the subject of intense speculation after revealing $5 million in venture capital from a regulatory filing.<ref name="wsj"/> Co-founder [[Balaji Srinivasan]] stated that the startup's secrecy was "solely for pragmatic reasons – we didn’t have anything to say to the world,"<ref name="wsj"/> and they would not reveal their plans until May 2015.<ref name="wsj2"/>
	===Venture capital===		===Venture capital===
	By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>		By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>
			===Embedded mining===
	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

Taras at 18:33, 31 July 2015

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	==History==		==History==
			===Early history===
			21 was founded in 2013 as 21e6, with the name being a reference to the [[controlled supply]] cap of the bitcoin economy.<ref name="wsj"/> In November, it was the subject of intense speculation after revealing $5 million in venture capital from a regulatory filing.<ref name="wsj"/>
	===Venture capital===		===Venture capital===
	By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>		By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>

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	\|assets_year=2015		\|assets_year=2015
	\|website=[http://21.co/ 21.co]		\|website=[http://21.co/ 21.co]
	\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') is a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. ~~They~~ announced having raised $116 million<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>		\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') is a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. In March 2015, they announced having raised $116 million in venture capital.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>

			==History==
			===Venture capital===
			By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>
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	\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') is a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. They announced having raised $116 million<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi<ref name="wsj"/> ~~and~~ Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus.<ref name="~~wsj~~"/>		\|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') is a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. They announced having raised $116 million<ref name="wsj">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/\|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play\|author=Casey, Michael\|work=Wall Street Journal\|date=10 March 2015\|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/\|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones\|date=18 May 2015\|accessdate=21 July 2015\|work=Wall Street Journal\|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>
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