Bank of Thailand taps R3’s Corda DLT platform for wholesale central bank digital currency
Aug 23, 2018 06:40 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced that it is developing a wholesale central bank digital currency (wholesale CBDC) using R3s Corda platform. The central bank has officially unveiled Project Inthanon aimed at...
National Research Council of Canada launches Ethereum blockchain explorer
Aug 23, 2018 05:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has officially announced the launch of a new blockchain explorer. The Ethereum-based blockchain explorer has been developed by Bitaccess using the Catena Blockchain Suite,...
Privacy-focused blockchain platform ZenCash announces new brand “Horizen”
Aug 23, 2018 04:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
ZenCash, a privacy-focused blockchain platform, has announced its brand expansion with a new name Horizen in its efforts to reflect the significant technical, commercial, and community developments it has achieved since...
RiskBlock Alliance picks EY as blockchain security and risk services provider
Aug 23, 2018 03:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance, a blockchain consortium for the risk management and insurance industry, has announced EY as the primary service provider for blockchain-specific cybersecurity and risk management...
Aug 22, 2018 13:31 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin has jumped more than 6% from days low of $6438. The pair hits high of 6899 and shown a minor decline from that level. It is facing strong resistance around $6900 (55- day EMA) and any break above confirms further...
Aug 22, 2018 11:41 am UTC| Commentary Digital Currency Market Roundups Economy
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices touched a two-week high during late European session Wednesday, climbing to a high of $6,899 after a Short Squeeze on BitMex, a popular derivatives exchange forced investors to buy more to cover...
FxWirePro: Bears keep ETH/USD below 300, further bullishness only on decisive break above
Aug 22, 2018 11:18 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD continues to consolidate in a narrow range as it faces strong resistance at 300 levels. It is currently trading at 284 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the...
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