Hargreaves Lansdown adds bitcoin exposure via ETN
Jun 02, 2017 07:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
XBT Provider, a Sweden-based issuer of bitcoin exchange-traded note (ETN), has announced its integration with Hargreaves Lansdown, a UK-based investment platform for private investors. With this integration, UK...
Ethereum-financed feature film Braid to begin crowdsale on June 7
Jun 02, 2017 07:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Braid, the psychological thriller and horror movie, which is the first US feature film to be financed through an equity crowdsale using Ethereum, has announced that it will commence its campaign for the token launch from...
Bitcoin startup Coinbase opens London office; adds two new trading pairs at GDAX
Jun 02, 2017 05:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
In an effort to become a global organization, leading digital currency company Coinbase has announced the opening of its new office in London. The company expanded its services to European customers in 2014. Coinbase...
VEB to present blockchain prototype of technical solution at ongoing SPIEF’17 event
Jun 02, 2017 05:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Russian retail banking company VEB announced that it will be presenting a blockchain-based prototype of a technical solution during ongoing SPIEF17 (St. Petersburg International Economic Forum) that will conclude on 3rd...
Blockchain startup Axoni bags 2017 Derivative Industry Initiative of the Year Award
Jun 02, 2017 05:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Axoni, a provider of distributed ledger technologies to the financial services industry, has announced that it has won the 2017 Derivative Industry Initiative of the Year Award. The award from GlobalCapital is related...
R3 and Japanese financial institutions collaborate to streamline ISDA Master Agreements
Jun 02, 2017 04:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese financial institutions have joined hands with R3 blockchain consortium and announced the successful completion of testing of a prototype that was developed by R3 Corda, a blockchain platform, to streamline ISDA...
Blockchain startup Exscudo raises over 2300 BTC in ICO
Jun 02, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Exscudo, a blockchain financial services provider, has announced that it has raised over 2300 BTC (equivalent to $5.6 million approximately at current exchange rate) during its Initial Coin Offering (ICO), which ran from...
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