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Cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin announced the listing of SingularDTV Token
October 6th, 2016
The Cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin has issued an announcement to inform for the launch for trading of SingularDTV’s token, SNGLS (listed as SNG) on Gatecoin.com following the decentralized entertainment platform’s crowd sale on October 2nd, 2016, where USD 7.5 million equivalent in ETH was ...
Bill Gross: Central Banks Are Pushing Investors to Bitcoin
October 5th, 2016
Risky markets and an incapable central banking culture could drive investors into the arms of bitcoin and gold, billionaire asset manager Bill Gross opined in a recent note to investors. Gross, who founded the Pacific Investment Management Co and ...
Cashless Society Gets Closer: Now You Can Make Payments Using Apple’s Messages
October 5th, 2016
Users of Apple’s iPhone can now send each other money, direct from the Message app, thanks to a service called Circle. Money can be sent in euros, dollars, pounds, or—of course—bitcoin, and comes straight from your bank account, without ...
Over 50 lawyers have formed the Digital Currency coalition
October 4th, 2016
Over 50 lawyers that focus on the legal issues facing digital currency users have formed a coalition to connect their users with pro bono legal resources. Organizations like the ACLU, the Institute for Justice, and the EFF have long ...
PwC global revenues rise to record US$35.9 billion
October 4th, 2016
Strategy for growth – driven by PwC purpose Total workforce reaches new record – over 223,000 Supporting our clients with more than 15,800 people dedicated to technology services Over $500 million invested in quality and service development 11 million ...
FX Firm Joins Mexican Bitcoin Exchange’s $2.5 Million Fundraise
September 29th, 2016
Bitcoin exchange startup Bitso has raised $2.5m to make it easier for the underbanked in Mexico to gain access to financial services. Among the investors is Mexico-based foreign exchange, Monex Group, which last year conducted $160bn in transactions in Europe, the ...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Host Public Fintech Forum
September 28th, 2016
In an announcement today, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will host a public forum to discuss Fintech innovation at its Washington D.C. headquarters in November. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal body which serves as ...
Bitcoin-Inspired Technology Starts to Reshape Currency Markets
September 27th, 2016
Product likely to lower the costs of cross-border transactions Bitcoin-inspired ledger technology is taking its first steps in foreign-exchange markets. Companies that provide payments systems to banks are unveiling products that use distributed ledgers to lower the costs of ...
Japan banks target fintech start-ups after law change
September 26th, 2016
Change to 5% ownership cap part of national effort to push financial technology Japan’s biggest banks are looking to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into fintech start-ups after the abolition of a law that prevented them from owning more than ...
Bitcoin vs Litecoin vs Dogecoin – Cryptocurrency compared
September 22nd, 2016
Cryptocurrency was made mainstream by Bitcoin a few years back and with its popularity rising, everyone seems to want a piece of the cake. The currency was launched in 2008 by Japanese pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto to encourage the growth ...
