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BitFury is Acquiring a Privatized Land Plot in the Republic of Georgia to Build a Technology Park
June 2nd, 2015
BitFury Group, the leading Bitcoin Blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company, announced today that it is acquiring a privatized 185,000 sq. m land plot located in Gldani District in Tbilisi from the Georgian National Agency of State Property ...
Nasdaq Plans to Increase Bitcoin Blockchain Trials
May 27th, 2015
American Stock Exchange Nasdaq is planning to increase the number of Bitcoin blockchain trials this year, the finance news network FT reported. According to the available reports, the New York group is hoping to initiate three-to-four trials within the next ...
IBM looking at adopting bitcoin technology for major currencies
March 16th, 2015
International Business Machines Corp is considering adopting the underlying technology behind bitcoin, known as the “blockchain,” to create a digital cash and payment system for major currencies, according to a person familiar with the matter. The objective is to ...
Cryptocurrencies combined are now worth more than Apple
April 15th, 2021
The cryptocurrency market is now worth more than the world’s most valuable company. It comes after record-breaking price climbs for three of the largest cryptocurrencies on Tuesday, just a day before the initial public offering (IPO) of one of ...
Bitcoin bulls pushed BTC price through a key resistance level
February 3rd, 2021
On Feb. 2 Ether (ETH) saw its price breakout to a new all-time high at $1,555 as increased activity in the derivatives market provided clear signals that traders were bullish on the long-term prospects of the largest altcoin by ...
What is ‘LBCOIN,’ the new Lithuanian state-backed cryptocurrency?
July 24th, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development of digital currencies by central banks in a bid to encourage people to turn to cashless payments. One such project is being led by Lithuania’s Central Bank, which will open a ...
Bitcoin down 77 per cent in the past month; alt-coins follow
March 16th, 2020
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped 77 per cent over the past 30-days as the market responds to sharp falls in the global financial markets. Alt-coins (digital assets launched after BTC) XRP and Ethereum (ETH) have followed suit, with 103 ...
iSignthis and NSX Limited enter into ClearPay Joint Venture
February 20th, 2020
ClearPay JV will develop a Delivery versus Payment (“DvP”) platform, which is planned to supersede the current (T+ various days delayed for the clearing and settlement) process offered by current incumbent domestic and global stock exchanges. The development will ...
From now on crypto firms in Singapore have to be licensed
February 7th, 2020
With the new payments law, all crypto businesses and brokers operating in Singapore should be licensed. The Payment Services Act was passed back in January 2019 and was implemented this Tuesday, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). ...
France to test its Central Bank digital currency in Q1 2020: Official
December 5th, 2019
The central bank of France plans to pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial institutions in 2020. François Villeroy de Galhau, the governor of the Bank of France, announced that the bank will start testing the digital ...
