Paper calls for Scottish cryptocurrency to position Scotland as a digital hub
Sep 07, 2016 08:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a new report, the Centre of Financial Regulation and Innovation (CeFRI) by Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow has strongly recommended fintech adoption in Scotland and has presented a case for a Scottish...
FxWirePro: BTC/EUR struggles to break above 100- day MA, good to buy on dips
Sep 07, 2016 07:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR is seen struggling to move above on Wednesday. The pair has slightly retreated from the high of 554.82 made yesterday (COINBASE). It is currently trading around 545.13 at the time writing. Ichimoku analysis of...
BTC/USD inches closer to 100-day MA, break above targets 700
Sep 07, 2016 07:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD seems to be consolidating in a narrow range. It has hit 609.63 levels so far in the day and currently trades at 605.94 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Long-term trend: Bullish Short-term trend:...
Bitcoin mainly used as a speculative investment rather than medium of exchange: Swift research
Sep 07, 2016 06:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a new research paper, the Swift Institute has analysed the dynamic relationship of virtual currency with fiat currency and has found that bitcoin is mainly used as a speculative investment rather than a medium of...
EY Startup Challenge selects six blockchain entities
Sep 07, 2016 06:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Accounting giant Ernst Young has announced that it has selected six startups to participate in its EY Startup Challenge 2016 that will focus on exploring and developing blockchain technology to tackle two key industry...
Synereo unveils blockchain-based technology stack ‘RChain'
Sep 07, 2016 05:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Synereo, a Tel-Aviv based startup which develops a decentralized tech stack, has unveiledthe underlying Technology Stack, which enables its Social Network to function without centralized servers - which are normally...
Brazilian exchange latest to join R3 blockchain consortium
Sep 07, 2016 04:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
Financial innovation firm R3 is continuing to add more organizations to its blockchain consortium that has more than 60 of the worlds largest financial institutions focusing on developing ground-breaking commercial...
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