US Court authorises IRS to seek user records from Coinbase bitcoin exchange
Dec 01, 2016 07:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been granted the permission to serve a summons on leading bitcoin exchange Coinbase to disclose its customer records in order to investigate probable tax fraud by its users. A...
Blockchain startup BlockCypher releases Analytics API to fight cybercrime
Dec 01, 2016 06:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
BlockCypher, a blockchain web services company, has announced the release of its Analytics API to help institutions combat cybersecurity thefts and comply with regulations. Earlier in June, the startup was awarded a...
Blockchain startup Ripple brings in industry veteran Miguel Vias to drive XRP adoption
Dec 01, 2016 06:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ripple,a distributed ledger technology provider, has announced the appointment of Miguel Vias as head of XRP markets. In his new role, Vias will work with market makers, traders, investors and exchanges to strengthen...
JPX to form blockchain consortium, PoC testing to start in 2017
Dec 01, 2016 06:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japan Exchange Group (JPX) announced that it will launch a consortium and proof-of-concept (PoC) testing for capital market infrastructure by utilizing the blockchain technology. The consortium will have Japanese...
Hyperledger reaches 100-member milestone with six new members
Dec 01, 2016 05:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, announced that it has achieved a major milestone of 100 active members as six new organizations have joined the...
Voxelus offers Voxels cryptocurrency holders one-time equity conversion option
Dec 01, 2016 05:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Voxelus, a leading virtual reality world builder and marketplace, today announced that it is going to offer an opportunity to holders of Voxels cryptocurrency to convert it into anequity stake in Voxelus. According to...
ADCCA launches first Australian Digital Currency Industry Code of Conduct
Dec 01, 2016 04:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association (ADCCA) today launched the first Australian Digital Currency Industry Code of Conduct a self-regulatory scheme developed in response to a recommendation of the Senate...
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