BTC-e to offer free trading for new token ‘BTCT’ to repay customers
Aug 15, 2017 05:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a follow-up to the recently announced action plan to repay customers, cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e has revealed details about its new cryptographic token. BTC-e recently said that it has managed to gain control of...
Ethereum Enterprise Alliance launches Legal Working Group with 10 law firms
Aug 15, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), an industry-supported initiative to evolve Ethereum into an enterprise-grade technology, has announced the launch of Legal Industry Working Group with 14 leading law firms and...
Bahrain-based Bank ABC joins R3 blockchain consortium
Aug 15, 2017 03:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
MENAs leading international banking group Bank ABC has joined the blockchain consortium led by financial innovation firm R3. Headquartered in New York, the consortium counts over 80 of the worlds leading financial...
Microsoft announces ‘Coco Framework’ to advance enterprise blockchain adoption
Aug 14, 2017 11:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tech titan Microsoft last week announced a new system that would facilitate enterprise adoption of blockchain technology. Dubbed Coco Framework, the open-source system addresses the limitations of current blockchain...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD hovers around 300, break above double top resistance targets 347
Aug 14, 2017 10:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD closed below 5-DMA on August 13 after it hit 320 levels the previous day. The pair is currently trading in an extremely narrow range and hovering around 300 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). Ichimoku...
Aug 14, 2017 09:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bitfury Group, a blockchain technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Insilico Medicine, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and bioinformatics company, to develop blockchain solutions for...
Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange to discontinue services to US customers
Aug 14, 2017 08:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading digital currency exchange Bitfinex has announced that it is pulling its services away from the U.S. retail marketplace due to challenging regulatory landscape. The company said that it has stopped accepting...
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