Visa announces pilot phase of blockchain-powered B2B payments platform
Nov 20, 2017 03:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Credit card giant Visa has announced the pilot phase of its blockchain-based platform aimed at providing financial institutions a simple, fast and secure way to process business-to-business (B2B) payments globally. The...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – November 17th, 2017
Nov 17, 2017 10:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
MAS collaborates with MIT Media Lab, focuses on DLT application in financial industry The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced its collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD rangebound, break above trend line resistance at 337 to see further upside
Nov 17, 2017 10:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD is trading in a narrow range on Friday and hovering around 5-DMA at 326 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 315.35 Kijun-Sen: 307.35 On the upside,...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase launches custodian service for institutional investors
Nov 17, 2017 09:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Digital currency exchange company Coinbase has announced the launch of a new company to help institutional investors securely store digital assets: Coinbase Custody. In a blog post, Coinbase CEO and co-founder Brian...
Overstock subsidiary tØ to launch token sale on December 18
Nov 17, 2017 08:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
tØ, a subsidiary of online retail giant Overstock.com focused on blockchain technology, has announced that its token sale, utilizing a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (or SAFT), will commence on December 18,...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD surges to near 8000, decisive break above targets 8285
Nov 17, 2017 06:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD skyrocketed to near 8000 levels on Friday as it continues its upward trend. It is currently trading at 7890 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen:...
Wipro, SAP to develop blockchain use cases for utilities industry
Nov 17, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indian IT giant Wipro has joined forces with enterprise application software provider SAP to develop blockchain use cases for the utilities industry. The announcement comes as Wipro recently launched industry-specific...
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