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Former CIA employee and NSA Edward Snowden on Bitcoin
August 21st, 2015
Speaking in an interview during IETF 93 Meeting, former CIA employee and NSA contractor Edward Snowden, spoke among others about Bitcoin. He focused his talk on Bitcoin’s flaws and weakness. Edward Snowden began by briefly speaking about the the ...
Bitnet and PAY.ON Enter Strategic Partnership to Enable PSPs Globally
August 19th, 2015
Bitnet and PAY.ON Enter Strategic Partnership to Enable PSPs Globally to Offer Simplified Bitcoin Acceptance Bitnet, an enterprise bitcoin payments processor, and PAY.ON, a leading provider of white label global payment gateway solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that ...
Is Cryptocurrency bitcoin facing a civil war?
August 18th, 2015
Bitcoin’s forked: chief scientist launches alternative proposal for the currency The bitcoin wars have begun, as Bitcoin XT squares off against the classic flavour of the cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency bitcoin is facing civil war, with two high-profile developers announcing plans ...
Europe: When the Macro Overshadows the Micro
August 17th, 2015
Christian Thimann currently works with the French investment bank AXA while also holding an academic position at the Paris School of Economics. However, from 2008 to 2013 he was Director General and Adviser to the President at the European ...
Greece to get 6 billion euros in bridge loans if no agreement at Eurogroup
August 14th, 2015
Greece could get 6.04 billion euros in bridge financing if euro zone finance ministers cannot agree on the planned third bailout for Athens when they meet on Friday, according to German newspaper Bild, citing a European Commission proposal for ...
Bitcoin and Credit Cards Can Co-Exist, CardLinx CEO Says
August 12th, 2015
While last week’s Keynote 2015 conference saw the introduction of new voices to the conversation surrounding bitcoin and blockchain technology, none may have been heard louder and with more skepticism than CardLinx CEO Silvio Tavares. Tavares used his forum at the ...
IEA Sees Oil Glut Enduring in 2016 After Reaching 17-Year High
August 12th, 2015
The global oil glut will last through next year as surging demand and faltering supply growth fail to clear the surplus, according to the International Energy Agency. Record inventories will expand further even as consumption climbs by the most ...
Deloitte appoints Alan Teixeira as global IFRS research director
August 10th, 2015
Former IASB senior technical director to establish new Deloitte IFRS research initiative Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has appointed Alan Teixeira as global director of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) research. As a leading technical expert in developing global ...
Oil Prices Near Six-Year Lows on Oversupply Fears
August 7th, 2015
Increased stockpiles and worries over China’s demand feed bearish momentum Oil prices dropped toward six-year lows Thursday on concerns that the global crude glut will worsen when the U.S.’s busy summer-driving season comes to a close. Prices have slid ...
Alpha Payments Cloud Partners with Snapcard to process Bitcoin Payments
August 4th, 2015
Snapcard, a Bitcoin payment processor and bitcoin wallet, partners with Alpha Payments Cloud to power AlphaHub users to accept Bitcoin payments globally. Alphahub serves a omni-channel payments platform to Payment Service Providers, banks and financial institutions covering 60 international markets. Bitcoin ...
