Global Blockchain Technologies Corp. buys out Kodak Coin pre-sale
Jan 12, 2018 06:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Global Blockchain Technologies Corp., a company that provides investors with access to a basket of holdings within the blockchain space, is leading the investment in the Kodak Coin Initial Coin Offering (ICO) with $2...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD finds support at 12800, break below cloud confirms bearishness
Jan 12, 2018 06:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is trading in the green on Friday and holding well above 13000 levels. It is currently trading at 13729 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen:...
Ukraine to set up working group on cryptocurrency regulation
Jan 12, 2018 05:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Financial regulators in Ukraine are going to launch a working group to look into cryptocurrency regulation. During a recently held meeting of the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center, Secretary of the National...
MoneyGram delves into blockchain, to trial Ripple’s XRP in payment flows
Jan 12, 2018 04:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Money transfer giant MoneyGram has partnered with blockchain startup Ripple in its efforts to understand how blockchain technology and XRP can improve the efficiency of its global treasury operations and consumer...
SETL’s blockchain fund record-keeping platform ‘IZNES’ goes live
Jan 12, 2018 03:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
London-based blockchain startup SETL has announced that IZNES, the blockchain-based pan-European record-keeping platform for funds, has started processing live transactions. SETL and four asset management firms OFI AM,...
Why unregulated cryptocurrencies could trigger another financial crisis
Jan 11, 2018 15:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency
The price of bitcoin hit $17,000 late last year and although the cryptocurrency has plunged since then there are signs that an absence of regulation can hurt investors and trigger the next financial crisis. Despite...
German firm JDC Group launches blockchain lab
Jan 11, 2018 11:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
JDC Group, a Germany-based financial services company, has announced the launch of its blockchain lab, as it advances in its digitisation strategy. JDC aims to explore the utilization and application of blockchain...
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