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Craig Wright Says He Will Prove He Is Bitcoin Creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’
May 4th, 2016
One day after Australian businessman Craig S. Wright declared he created the virtual currency bitcoin, he says he plans to prove it. After many bitcoin experts expressed skepticism about Mr. Wright’s claims, the 45-year-old computer scientist and engineer wrote Tuesday on his ...
3 Things Not To Like About Sony
April 25th, 2016
Apple (AAPL) camera components supplier Sony Corp. (6758.Japan/SNE) tumbled 6.3% today after the electronics maker said it would postpone its financial forecasts for the current fiscal year while assessing the damage from recent earthquakes that shut down its camera plants. Sony’s ...
Russian Official Calls for Criminal Liability for Bitcoin
April 21st, 2016
Russia’s Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin has, once again, opined that virtual and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are money substitutes or surrogates that need to be outlawed. He also claimed that virtual currencies are “often used” for the financing of ...
European Parliament to host blockchain conference
April 18th, 2016
The European Parliament is set to host a four day conference on virtual currencies and blockchains as it seeks to educate MEPs about the fast-growing world of distributed ledgers. Taking part next week, the non-commercial exhibition will bring together ...
Former regulator turns Bitcoin tech advocate
April 14th, 2016
Former New York state financial services chief Benjamin Lawsky may have taken a harsh view of virtual currency as a regulator, but he has begun to stump for the technology behind it. The man accused of implementing tough regulations on ...
Mysterious billionaire inventor of Bitcoin expected to reveal his true identity
April 12th, 2016
Tech world braces for big news as rumours about the identity of digital currency’s shadowy creator reach fever pitch The secretive billionaire inventor of Bitcoin is preparing to finally reveal his identity, tech industry sources have claimed. A mysterious ...
Saxo Q2 Outlook: A social contract in tatters fuels anti-establishment voices and volatility
April 7th, 2016
A rise in political and social risk is the biggest challenge facing financial markets in Q2 2016 Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today published its quarterly outlook for global markets and key trading ideas for the second quarter ...
How Satisfying Millennials Could Save PwC $850 Million
March 25th, 2016
Consulting firm’s U.S. workforce is 80 percent under age 36 Flexible hours let employees manage family, go to yoga class PricewaterhouseCoopers had a big, expensive problem. Turnover, especially among younger employees, was “dreadful,” says Carol Sawdye, the company’s vice ...
The ECB and John Law
March 21st, 2016
Last week, the ECB extended its monetary madness, pushing deposit rates further into negative figures. It is extending quantitative easing from sovereign debt into non-financial investment grade bonds, while increasing the pace of acquisition to €80bn per month. The ...
Will bitcoin provide banks with their ‘Kodak Moment’?
March 16th, 2016
The world’s banks are facing a ‘Kodak Moment’ if they continue to dismiss the virtual currency bitcoin as just the opening act for more revolutionary blockchain-based innovation, says Max Tannahill, a business change and implementation manager at ANZ It ...
