Bank of England launches fintech community; to work on blockchain and AI proof of concept
Mar 20, 2017 05:21 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Bank of England has announced that its Fintech Accelerator has a launched a new community which will bring together fintech organizations to collaborate and discuss innovation and developments in this emerging...
Japanese exchange-run blockchain consortium announces 26 participating members
Mar 20, 2017 04:14 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
A blockchain consortium initiative launched by Japanese financial institutions last year has grown to 26 participating members. Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.; Osaka Exchange, Inc.; and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – March 17th, 2017
Mar 17, 2017 12:10 pm UTC| Digital Currency
UK government looks to blockchain technology to drive digitalization Blockchain and smart contracts are among the key technologies that the UK government will focus on going forward as part of its digitization efforts....
FxWirePro: BTC/CNY takes support near trend line, good to sell on rallies
Mar 17, 2017 11:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/CNY is seen trading above on Friday and the pair has broken major support at 7793 (21- day EMA) and declined till 7510 (BTCCHINA). It is currently trading around 7659 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD briefly breaches 50 and plunges, finds support near 2H 50-SMA
Mar 17, 2017 11:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD broke above the 50 mark on Friday and hit a fresh all-time high at 51.90 levels. However, it failed to hold its strength and dropped to 33.10 levels. It is currently trading at 40 levels at the time of writing...
FxWirePro: ETH/EUR downside capped by 50% fibo, good to buy on dips
Mar 17, 2017 10:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/EUR pair hits a fresh lifetime high at 47 and shown a huge profit booking from that level. ETH/EUR declined till 31.52 at the time of writing and recovered sharply from the low of 31.52. It is currently trading around...
FxWirePro: BTC/GBP hovers around 50-DMA, close below targets 830
Mar 17, 2017 09:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/GBP moved further south on Friday and has broken below the 900 mark. It is currently trading at 897 levels at the time of writing (Coinfloor). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 947.50 Kijun Sen:...
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