SpectroCoin To Give Away Free Virtual Bitcoin Debit Card In March
Feb 23, 2016 10:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
SpectroCoin, a bitcoin exchange and wallet based in the UK, has announced that it will give away free virtual bitcoin debit card at the beginning of March. Last month, the company rolled out multi-currency wallets for...
JPMorgan Starts Testing Blockchain Technology For Dollar Transfers
Feb 23, 2016 10:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
As part of itseffort to boost spending to tackle emerging threats from Silicon Valley, J.P. Morgan Chase Co. has begun quietly testing blockchain technology on U.S. dollar transfers between London and Tokyo, The Wall...
First Round Of Sale Of New Digital Token BTSR Launched
Feb 23, 2016 09:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
BitTeaser, a fast growing advertising network, is utilizingMIT-licensed Graphene blockchain technology, to become the first decentralized advertising network in the world. BTSR is a new digital token anyone can hold to...
Blockchange Consulting Announces Blockchain Technology Seminars Across GCC Region
Feb 23, 2016 06:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchange Consulting, a Dubai-based consultancy and tech development company focused specifically on blockchain technology, has announced a series of one day seminars across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...
Japan’s Finance And Tech Giants Join Forces For Blockchain Research
Feb 23, 2016 06:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain technology continues to create ripples across multiple industries. Almost every day one can hear either a new blockchain initiative, or a blockchain conference or a report exploring the potential of the...
TABB Group Highlights Challenges For Transition To Blockchain Clearing And Settlement System
Feb 23, 2016 05:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new report from TABB Group, a financial markets research and strategic advisory firm focused on capital markets, studies the challenges associated with transforming market settlement to blockchain-based systems,...
IOSCO To Undertake Blockchain Research
Feb 23, 2016 04:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the global standard setter for securities regulation, is exploring the opportunities and challenges presented by distributed ledger technology or...
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