PBoC official calls for close supervision of bitcoin exchanges
Mar 08, 2017 06:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) should continue monitoring domestic bitcoin exchanges, Zhou Xuedong, director of the PBoCs Business Administration unit, said recently. Local news source Sina reported that Xuedong has...
South Korean province successfully completes blockchain-based voting for local community project
Mar 08, 2017 05:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Blocko Inc. announced that Gyeonggi-do, a populous province of South Korea, has adopted a blockchain-based voting system that is developed by Blocko, in a vote for local community projects that are...
FxWirePro: BTC/CNY upside capped by 88.6% fibo, good to sell on rallies
Mar 07, 2017 13:16 pm UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/CNY is seen plunging below on Tuesday. The pair has declined sharply after making a top around 8400 level (BTCCHINA). It is currently trading around 7909 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart...
FxWirePro: ETH/EUR struggles to close above 19, close above confirms further bullishness
Mar 07, 2017 12:45 pm UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/EUR has been trading bit low on Tuesday and the pair has shown a slight recovery after declining till 17.05 levels (KRAKEN). Short term trend is extremely bullish as long as support 16.30 (23.6% retracement of 5.58 and...
Bitcoin debit card provider Wirex raises $3M in Series A funding
Mar 07, 2017 12:36 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Wirex, the financial platform that combines bitcoin with traditional currency, announced that it has secured $3 million in Series A funding round from Japanese leading financial services firm SBI Group. With the new...
FxWirePro: BTC/EUR faces trend line resistance at 1236, break above targets 1275
Mar 07, 2017 11:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR is trading between 1236 and 1158 for the past five trading sessions (COINBASE). It is currently trading around 1185.99at the time of writing. The overall trend is extremely bullish and any minor weakness can be...
Dianrong, FnConn launch blockchain platform ‘Chained Finance’
Mar 07, 2017 07:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dianrong, an online marketplace lending in China, and FnConn, a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology Group, announced the market launch of Chained Finance, ablockchain platform for supply chain finance. The new blockchain...
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