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Investment banker Alex Tapscott learned about “bitcoin” a few years ago and had no idea it would drastically change his life.

“I was curious about the idea that money did not have to be issued by a central bank. It was novel,” he said in an interview.

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Alex and his father, tech guru and author Don Tapscott, decided to research the cryptocurrency, and its underlying computer science (blockchain technology), and in May of 2016, their book Blockchain Revolution was published.

Alex then teamed up with Dennis Bennie, a seasoned entrepreneur, and Charlie Morris, a cryptocurrency investor. The three formed NextBlock and last month they announced the close of their oversubscribed financing round, with $20 million, and became one of the world’s largest blockchain venture capital firms.

NextBlock is now scouring the world for great start-ups and platforms that utilize blockchain technology.