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Is Bitcoin Breaking Up?
January 18th, 2016
Rift widening over how to deal with the size limits within the virtual currency’s ledger of transactions A prominent bitcoin developer has labeled the currency a failed experiment, widening the rift over an arcane but critical technical issue that ...
The Top 10 (or 11) Bitcoin-Friendly Cities
January 18th, 2016
Looking to spend bitcoin on your travels? Your chances are much greater in the US. Seven of the top 11 cities with the most merchants that accept bitcoin are in the U.S., based on information from coinmap.org. San Francisco/San ...
Banks Still Closing Accounts Over Bitcoin Activity
January 11th, 2016
Finding a bank that makes it easy to buy and sell bitcoin continues to be a challenge. The problem doesn’t come as a surprise to CCN readers, given that some major banks have questioned the need for bitcoin. (Some ...
Goldman, JPMorgan Seen as Fintech Winners While AmEx Suffers
December 29th, 2015
Autonomous Research survey finds most unafraid of disruption American Express, Western Union seen as biggest losers Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will probably benefit most from the coming wave of financial technology disruption, rather ...
11 Bitcoin Startups That Went Bust in 2015
December 28th, 2015
This year was a time of further consolidation for the bitcoin industry. After what you might call a ‘Wild West’ period (when it seemed everyone with the urge was setting up their own bitcoin-based service), the space is now rapidly becoming ...
Israel’s Flourishing Fintech Has Many Fathers
December 21st, 2015
Israeli finance technology has taken giant leaps in the last few years. Hundreds of local startups are developing new technologies for payment and security solutions, and multinational companies and banks are flocking to Israel for a piece of the action. Much ...
Germany’s Finance CEOs Don’t Think Bitcoin Will Go Mainstream
December 8th, 2015
A German telecommunications trade organization has published a new survey that shows little enthusiasm for bitcoin among financial executives. The survey, carried out by the research arm of the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (Bitkom), was put ...
The B2 Group corporate customers confirm 2016 will be a year of revolution, not evolution
November 30th, 2015
Pace of change in financial services sector places more pressure on IT system readiness The B2 Group, provider of based payments, investment funds and FX automation software and consultancy solutions for transaction banks, third-party administrators, fund companies and corporates ...
Bitcoin has no future, says UBS chairman Axel Weber at Bank of England’s Open Forum
November 13th, 2015
The chairman of investment bank UBS, Axel Weber, has played down the potential of crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin. During a discussion at the Bank of England’s Open Forum, he said private currencies will fail to take off “because there ...
JP Morgan CEO sees Bitcoin as a waste of time: Video
November 9th, 2015
Bitcoin skeptic Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan has once again spoken about the decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin – by dismissing it. He sees potential in blockchain, however. “Separate currency from blockchain,” Dimon said, speaking at the Fortune Global Forum. “My belief ...
