Sep 05, 2016 09:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
In an online post on Bloomberg View, Fan Yifei, vice-governor of the Peoples Bank of China has highlighted the benefits of central bank issued digital currencies, adding that efforts are underway at the PBoC in this...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaks above 600, good to buy on dips
Sep 05, 2016 06:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
The past weekend was quite eventful for bitcoin as BTC/USD has finally broken above 600 levels, after trading flat for past several days. The pair is currently trading at 604 levels at the time of writing...
China looks to blockchain technology for social security funds
Sep 05, 2016 06:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
China is considering implementing blockchain technology for its social security system. China Daily reported that vice-chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund Wang Zhongmin has recently stated: Theres...
Social network Yours completes first step of integrating bitcoin micropayments
Sep 05, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Yours, a blockchain-based social network, has announced that it has completed the first stage of integrating micropayments into the platform. It has completed first funding transaction on Bitcoin testnet. Founder and...
LocalBitcoins halves bitcoin trading fee in UK until 02 October
Sep 05, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
LocalBitcoins, a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange, has announced that starting today it will halve its trading fee to 0.5% for all bitcoin trades done in the United Kingdom until 02 October. FromthisMonday, the 5th of...
PSCU, Glenbrook Partners team up on blockchain whitepaper
Sep 05, 2016 04:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
PSCU, a leading Credit Union Service Organization in the United States, andGlenbrook Partners, a payments industry strategy consulting and research firm, have collaborated on a white paper on blockchain technology and its...
FxWirePro: LTC/EUR takes support at 9-day EMA, good to buy on dips
Sep 02, 2016 12:21 pm UTC| Digital Currency
LTC/EUR is seen facing a strong resistance on Friday. The pair has recovered from the low of 3.3970 levels (BTCE). It is currently trading around 3.4300 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart...
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