14 Thai banks team up to develop blockchain-based shared trade finance platform
Mar 20, 2018 11:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has announced that fourteen domestic banks are teaming up to develop a blockchain-based shared trade finance platform. According to Nikkei, Thai banking giants, namely, Bangkok Bank, Krung...
Sierra Leone’s NEC denies using blockchain in Presidential election
Mar 20, 2018 10:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
After recent reports that floated in the media about Sierra Leone using blockchain technology for its elections, the countrys National Electoral Commission has said that it has not used blockchain technology in any way. ...
Northern Trust, PwC enable real-time private equity audit via blockchain
Mar 20, 2018 09:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Northern Trust, in collaboration with PwC and other audit firms in Guernsey, has developed a solution that would allow audit firms to carry out audits of private equity lifecycle events directly from the blockchain. In...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD upside capped by 7-DMA, good to go short on rallies
Mar 20, 2018 08:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD plunged to 435 levels on Monday before closing at 554 levels. It is currently trading at 523 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, the pair faces strong resistance at 568 (7-DMA) and a break...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD hovers around 10-DMA, break above targets 9000
Mar 20, 2018 07:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is hovering around 10-DMA on Tuesday at 8514 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, a consistent break above 8567 (10-DMA) would see the pair testing 8919 (4h 90-EMA)/9174 (200-DMA). Further...
Global financial regulators attend Japan FSA’s blockchain roundtable
Mar 20, 2018 05:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japans Financial Services Agency (FSA) held the Blockchain Round-Table on March 8 and 9, which saw the participation of foreign and domestic regulatory and supervisory authorities. The FSA, in cooperation with other...
Gemini proposes self-regulatory organization for US virtual currency industry
Mar 20, 2018 04:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has put forward a proposal to set up a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the U.S. virtual currency industry. Referring to the CFTCs order in which the regulator stated that virtual...
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