Trading platform Bitpanda raises $263M at a $4.1BN valuation

It’s not even half a year since crypto exchange Bitpanda announced a $170 million Series B — when, back in March, Austria’s first unicorn was being valued at $1.2 billion. Today it’s topping that: Announcing a $263 million Series C, led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, with the fintech startup now valued at a whopping $4.1 billion — more than 3x its earlier valuation as crypto trading continues cooking with gas.