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Bitcoin Regulation in Russia Takes a U-Turn, Subject to Review
September 5th, 2016
Russia’s stance towards Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has taken a U-turn. Last week, the country’s finance ministry stated that it is not in a hurry to introduce the Bitcoin draft law. The ministry is planning to review the draft ...
MetLife joins R3 distributed ledger consortium
August 31st, 2016
Insurance giant MetLife, Inc. has joined the R3 partnership, a consortium of 60 of the world’s largest financial institutions focused on designing and applying distributed and shared ledger-inspired technologies for global financial markets. As one of the largest insurers ...
Bitcoin Tipping Platform Zapchain to Shut Down
August 30th, 2016
Another bitcoin-based content monetization startup has announced it will shut down. Social network Zapchain, launched in 2014 as part of accelerator Boost VC’s fourth batch of startups, has told users that it will cease services effective 31st August. The announcement comes less than a ...
Bitcoin Tracker Offers A New Way To Look At Cryptocurrency Transfers
August 29th, 2016
Over the past few months,there has been an increased focus on so-called Bitcoin analytics tools. Many people associate Bitcoin with anonymity these days. According to most people, it is next to impossible to track Bitcoin transfers. This is a ...
Bitcoin Privacy Tool ‘CoinShuffle’ Sees First Transaction
August 26th, 2016
A type of anonymous bitcoin transaction that privacy enthusiasts have been awaiting for years has finally been tested successfully. Sent on the bitcoin test network earlier this month, the transaction is possibly the first real-world implementation of CoinShuffle, a proposal that first ...
Four Major Banks Plan to Create Their Own Cryptocurrency
August 25th, 2016
Few major international banks may soon have their own cryptocurrency. According to a recent media report, the banks that are initially going to be part of this initiative includes UBS, BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank and Banco Santander. These four major banks, who also happen to ...
UBS wins big bank backing for Utility Settlement Coin concept
August 24th, 2016
BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, Icap and Santander have joined with UBS and Clearmatics to advance the Utility Settlement Coin, an asset-backed digital cash instrument implemented on distributed ledger technology. UBS and Clearmatics floated the model in September 2015 to ...
Japanese bank consortium to build new payments network with SBI Ripple Asia
August 23rd, 2016
A consortium of 15 Japanese banks are to work with blockchain joint venture SBI Ripple Asia, to build a new payments platform promising round-the-clock real-time settlement for cross-border and domestic funds transfers. Ripple announced its joint venture with Japanese ...
Eight big FX participants commit to new service
August 18th, 2016
The fast-moving and competitive world of post-trade blockchains sees a new entrant in the form ofCobalt DL, a distributed ledger technology platform looking to slash costs in the world of FX trade processing. Cobalt DL was co-founded by Andy Coyne, ...
Multi-platform software wallet Jaxx now stores Dash, the seventh most valued cryptocurrency in the world
August 17th, 2016
Multi-platform software wallet Jaxx now stores Dash, the seventh most valued cryptocurrency in the world with a market cap of about $80 million. Jaxx is available across nine platforms and devices including Android and iOS Mobile, Android and iOS Tablet, Firefox and Chrome Extensions, ...
