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EY launches a global network of growth and innovation centers
March 29th, 2017
EY launches EY wavespace™, a global network of growth and innovation centers to help clients achieve radical breakthroughs Collaborative approach with technologists, business strategists and designers Enables clients to address industry-specific and cross-sector opportunities Strategic alliances leaders provide sophisticated ...
Tax Coalition formed to help developed effective tax policies for the virtual currency markets
March 10th, 2017
The Chamber of Digital Commerce and Steptoe & Johnson LLP today announce the formation of the Digital Assets Tax Policy Coalition, a Washington, DC-based coalition created to help develop effective and efficient tax policies for the growing virtual currency ...
Swiss canton to launch its own cryptocurrency
February 21st, 2017
Ticino, the southernmost canton of Switzerland, is planning to issue its own local digital currency for everyday use. Its circulation may be confined to Ticino territory. The future cryptocurrency called ticinocoin (TIC) is a brainchild of computer scientists Claudio ...
IOSCO analyzes potential of tech-driven change in the securities market industry
February 8th, 2017
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has issued today a press release to pubilsh a report regarding the potential of tech-driven change in the securities market industry. Below is the press release a it was published by IOSCO: ...
Liverpool Gets Its Own Digital Currency
February 6th, 2017
Liverpool, home of the 1960s English rock band, The Beatles, has become the latest destination to launch its own digital currency. Launched a month ago by Colu, a Tel Aviv-based technology company, the Liverpool Local Pound (LLP) already has ...
Bitcoin hits a record high, but can it rival gold as a safe haven?
January 5th, 2017
With economic and geopolitical risks on the rise, bitcoin boosters are championing the ability of their crypto-currency, which hit an all-time high this week, to rival gold as a safe-haven play. “When the existing money system has problems, people ...
China going cashless thanks to fintech boom
December 30th, 2016
Standing in line at a Starbucks in downtown Shenzhen, I suddenly realize that no one in front of me is paying with cash. They aren’t paying by credit card either. In fact, I can’t see a single customer holding a wallet or a ...
West Africa now has its own digital currency
December 30th, 2016
Senegal will soon begin using a digital currency in 2017. It’s another opportunity for financial technology (fintech) to help emerging markets leapfrog traditional banking systems and bring financial inclusion to more people. If the Senegal roll-out is successful, the ...
Uganda Could Be 1st African Country To Regulate Digital Currencies
December 28th, 2016
Some African countries have openly criticized bitcoin use. Others have taken a wait-and-see approach. Bitcoin has enjoyed a rally in 2016 that’s beaten every major currency, stock index and commodity contract, surging 15 percent during Christmas week alone to more than $900, ...
ADCCA launched the first Australian Digital Currency Industry Code of Conduct
December 7th, 2016
Industry joins forces to create a digital currency code of conduct to protect consumers and boost growth The Australian Digital Currency & Commerce Association (ADCCA) today launched the first Australian Digital Currency Industry Code of Conduct to ensure consumers ...
