DiscontinuedBlockchain advertising infrastructureEthereum2016–2020
BitClave
Its final token-sale phase hit the cap in 32 seconds
A blockchain-based search and advertising platform designed to reward users with CAT tokens.
- Capital raised (announced)
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAT initial coin offering | Unknown | Not disclosed |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bessonov | — | Not established | Oct 2026 | |
| Vasily Trofimchuk | — | Not established | Oct 2026 | |
| Emmanuel Owusu | — | Works at Thermo Fisher Scientific | Oct 2026 | |
| Patrick Tague | — | Associate teaching professor, Carnegie Mellon University | Oct 2026 |
How it ended
Baker McKenzie reported that BitClave was winding down and would no longer develop or support its platform. A settlement established a fund for returning money to investors; no completed repayment total is established here.
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Sources
10 sources behind this page.
- 1Company That Raised $25.5 Million In 32 Seconds Agrees to Return That Amount to Investors · Baker McKenzie · Jun 2020
- 2BitClave company profile · BitClave via LinkedIn · user-editable
- 3BitClave Partners with Trust Wallet for Better Token Management · BitClave via Medium
- 4Carnegie Mellon University: professional biography · Carnegie Mellon University
- 5Carnegie Mellon University: professional biography · Carnegie Mellon University
- 6BitClave ICO review · CoinGape
- 7BitClave ICO ordered to return investors’ funds by the SEC · CoinGeek · May 2020
- 8RocketReach: professional biography · RocketReach
- 9BitClave founder profile · Tracxn · user-editable
- 10ZoomInfo: professional biography · ZoomInfo
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