Mar 06, 2017 06:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
Central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs) could stifle innovation, in the long run, Federal Reserve board Governor Jerome H. Powell said last week. Speaking at Blockchain: The Future of Finance and Capital...
IBM, Maersk partner to use blockchain for cross-border supply chain
Mar 06, 2017 05:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tech giant IBM has announced collaboration with global leader in transport and logistics Maersk Group, in a move to utilize the blockchain technology to manage transactions among network of shippers, freight forwarders,...
Digital asset exchange Bitfinex adds support for Dash
Mar 06, 2017 05:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dash, the third most valuable cryptocurrency by market cap, has been added to the leading digital asset exchange, Bitfinex. The platform addition came into effect at1pm ESTon 03 March 2017, allowing traders to make...
Standards Australia rolls out blockchain standardization roadmap
Mar 06, 2017 04:28 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Standards Australia, the countrys non-government, not-for-profit organisation, on 02 March 2017 released its Roadmap for Blockchain Standards Report, outlining how the organisation will work to deliver measures to support...
FxWirePro: BTC/CNY trades well above 8000, a jump till all time high likely
Mar 03, 2017 11:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/CNY is seen trading high above on Friday. The pair has broken major psychological resistance at 8000 and jumped till 8350 levels (BTCCHINA). It is currently trading around 8345 at the time of writing. Ichimoku...
FxWirePro: ETH/EUR hits fresh all-time high, good to buy on dips
Mar 03, 2017 11:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/EUR is seen soaring high continually and is seen hitting a fresh all-time high on Friday. The pair has broken the high at 19.08 and hits fresh all-time high at the time of writing. Short term trend is extremely bullish...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD hovers around fresh 8-month high at 20.44, bias higher, stay long
Mar 03, 2017 10:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD continued its uptrend on Friday, hitting a fresh 8-month high of 20.44 and is currently hovering around this level (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 15.89 Kijun-Sen: 14.85 Momentum...
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