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Bitcoin is suddenly on pace to have its worst week since 2015
June 16th, 2017
After surging briefly to an all-time high of $3,000, bitcoin has been undergoing a dazzling reversal of late, with the digital currency on track to post its worst weekly decline in more than two years. Bitcoin BTCUSD, +1.77% has ...
Bitcoin non-regulation leaves users vulnerable to theft, fraud
June 15th, 2017
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s blockchain technology is attractive for several reasons – including decentralisation, pseudo-anonymity and its lack of regulation – but new research highlights a downside: users are open to theft and fraud. Computer scientists at Lancaster University and Universiti ...
Fintech matchmaking platform officially join Big4 giant KPMG
June 12th, 2017
Further to an announcement issued by KPMG back in May 2017, regarding the acquisition of Matchi, a global fintech innovation and matchmaking platform, Matchi has issued a press release to announce the official join to KPMG. According Matchi announcement: ...
Bitcoin bulls runs wild as cryptocurrency surges above $3000
June 12th, 2017
Bitcoin traded above $3,000 for the first time on Sunday, continuing this year’s massive surge and helped by increased demand from Asia-based investors. After trading in a range for the last week, bitcoin climbed to an all-time high Sunday ...
MAS and ASBA sign FinTech MoU
June 9th, 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA) today signed a FinTech MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to bolster FinTech ties between Singapore and the Americas. The MOU provides a framework ...
Bitcoin Alert: New All-Time High For The Cryptocurrency
June 6th, 2017
Bitcoin hit new all-time highs on several exchanges, rising to $2800 in Asian trading, just two weeks after a painful 30% decline that carried BTC’s price below $2000. The most valuable cryptocurrency is up more than three-fold since hitting ...
Fifteen startups selected for EBAday Fintech Pavillion
June 2nd, 2017
Finextra and the Euro Banking Association have selected 15 of Europe’s most promising startups to present their ideas to banking delegates attending EBAday 2017, the continent’s leading payments and transaction banking event. Now in its twelth year, EBAday, a ...
Baker McKenzie enters new economy with Legal Collab
June 2nd, 2017
Baker McKenzie launches the initiative for multidisciplinary collaboration aimed at addressing pressing issues in the new economy. Baker McKenzie is to launch the Whitespace Legal Collab this June in its Toronto office – a first-of-its-kind hub for multidisciplinary collaboration ...
If you bought $100 of bitcoin 7 years ago, you’d be sitting on $75 million now
May 23rd, 2017
The price of bitcoin hit a fresh record high on Monday nearing $2,200. Monday also marks the seventh anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day, which is widely considered to be the first transaction using the cryptocurrency. If you bought $100 ...
Ethereum Enterprise Alliance Adds 86 New Members Including DTCC, State Street And Infosys
May 22nd, 2017
The Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, an initiative to standardize a business version of Ethereum that launched in February, announced that it has added 86 new members, including heavyweights such as the DTCC, State Street, Infosys, Deloitte, MUFG, Toyota Research Institute ...
