Search Results for: blockchain technology
UBS reveals its interest in Sidechains as well as Ethereum
September 15th, 2015
There is an air of confidence about UBS at this time concerning the bank’s exploration of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts. Recently, UBS demonstrated how a bond could be automated on a blockchain, the shared ledger system similar ...
What Is The Difference Between Bitcoin, FOREX & Gold? ‘A Tripod Theory’
September 10th, 2015
As Bitcoin and it’s counterparties known as “altcoins” enter the mainstream many investors are seeking information on the mechanics of trading these revolutionary peer-to-peer niche oriented decentralized global cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, forex and gold have many similar yet distinct differences that make each a unique and viableinvestment vehicle. Bitcoin is a ...
UBS Building Virtual Coin For Mainstream Banking
September 7th, 2015
Swiss bank UBS is working on a prototype virtual currency that it hopes will be used by banks and financial institutions as a basis to settle mainstream financial markets transactions. But unlike the bitcoin digital currency, the Swiss bank’s ...
Bitcoin splits: Will it break, or be better than ever?
August 21st, 2015
With a market valued currently at more than $3 billion, and hundreds of millions invested in related technologies, a lot is riding on bitcoin. But the digital token some say could replace government-backed currencies is facing a crisis that ...
Deloitte joins cryptocurrency industry group
July 21st, 2015
To work with ADCCA on accounting standards for bitcoin. Big four accounting firm Deloitte has joined the peak industry group representing digital currency traders in Australia, highlighting a growing mainstream focus on cryptocurrencies. Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association is ...
How Future Bitcoin Can Prevent a Future Greece
July 14th, 2015
The digital currency is at a turning point, evolving much more quickly than some observers realize Bitcoin, the volatile digital currency, cannot help the Greeks of today. But it could mean a great deal to those caught up in ...
Westpac VC invests in Bitcoin player Coinbase
July 8th, 2015
In a deal that will put Westpac Banking Corp in the box seat as cryptocurrencies develop, the bank’s venture capital fund, Reinventure Group, has invested in Coinbase, one of the world’s pre-eminent Bitcoin companies. In the first deal involving ...
Singapore pledges S$225m to fintech
July 2nd, 2015
Singapore has committed S$225 million over the next five years to a scheme designed to build a vibrant ecosystem for innovation in fintech. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon revealed the investment (around US$167 million) in ...
New Coindesk Report: Who Really Uses Bitcoin ?
June 11th, 2015
Young, pale, techie and male. Anecdotally, this has been the make up of bitcoin’s core community since the cryptocurrency began, at least if media reports and Internet chatter are to be believed. But in 2015, is this still an accurate reflection ...
CRYEX to establish crypto currency exchange and clearinghouse using turnkey solutions from Cinnober
May 19th, 2015
A new start-up in digital currency, CRYEX, has made its entrance on the financial stage. The company announced recently that it has filed an application with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) to become one of the world’s first regulated ...
