Blockchain finance solution Bankera raises €25m in Pre-ICO
Sep 20, 2017 04:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
DigitalX, an Australia and US-based blockchain solutions company, has announced that blockchain finance solution Bankera has raised 25m (AUD$37m) in pre-Initial Coin Offering (ICO). According to the official release,...
doc.ai to transform healthcare system using blockchain and AI, raises $2.3M in pre-sale
Sep 20, 2017 02:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
doc.ai, a Palo Alto-based company, is aiming to disrupt the existing healthcare sector by creating an advanced natural language dialog system that generates insights from combined medical data. The startup came out of...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD faces stiff resistance at 20-DMA, further bullishness on break above
Sep 19, 2017 10:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD broke above the 4000 mark on Monday and hit 4122 levels. However, it failed to hold its strength and is currently trading at 3940 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily...
BIS explores central bank cryptocurrency concept in a new report
Sep 19, 2017 06:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has released a new report that delves into central bank cryptocurrencies (CBCCs). The report identifies two types of CBCCs a widely available, consumer-facing payment...
IAB Tech Lab establishes working group to explore blockchain potential in digital advertising
Sep 19, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
IAB Tech Lab, a research and development consortium headquartered in New York, is establishing a working group that will explore ways to leverage blockchain technology to enhance efficiency and value realization in digital...
Australian government introduces bill to end bitcoin double taxation
Sep 19, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Australian government has introduced a legislation to remove the double taxation of digital currency. The legislation has been introduced months after the government removed goods-and-services tax (GST) on digital...
SEC Investor Advisory Committee to discuss implication of blockchain for securities market
Sep 19, 2017 04:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a public meeting to be held next month, the US Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee is going to discuss blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), CoinDesk reported. The meeting is...
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