Wall Street Blockchain Alliance partners with BiTA
Feb 07, 2018 06:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) has teamed up with the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) to define the impact of blockchain technology for the global transport markets. WSBA is a leading nonprofit trade...
Japan Net Bank trials blockchain technology with mijin and Hyperledger
Feb 07, 2018 05:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Fintech and cryptocurrency solutions company Tech Bureau has announced that Japans first online bank is testing blockchain technology integrations using mijin and Hyperledger. Japan Net Bank has initiated a...
No strong case to ban cryptocurrency trading as of now: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister
Feb 07, 2018 04:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) does not see a strong case to ban cryptocurrency trading at the moment, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of MAS, said...
Bitcoin has become a combination of bubble, Ponzi scheme and environmental disaster: BIS chief
Feb 07, 2018 03:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
If central banks and financial authorities do not act pre-emptively, cryptocurrencies could become a threat to financial stability, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) General Manager Agustín Carstens...
BNSF becomes first Class-I railroad to join Blockchain in Transport Alliance
Feb 07, 2018 03:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a leading North American freight transportation company, has become the first Class I railroad to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Formed in August 2017, BiTA aims to...
Testimony of US SEC and CFTC chairs released ahead of Senate’s hearing on cryptocurrencies
Feb 06, 2018 11:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
The chairs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Jay Clayton and J. Christopher Giancarlo, respectively, have prepared their testimonies for the Senate...
US CFTC warns against fraudulent cryptocurrency retirement plans
Feb 06, 2018 10:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning to investors against cryptocurrency retirements accounts claiming to have received approval from regulators. The CFTC explained that price...
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