Blockchain Insurance Initiative to announce new members
Jan 27, 2017 09:48 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Blockchain Insurance Initiative (B3i), launched a couple of months ago, plans to announce a number of new members in the forthcoming weeks, Reuters reported. Aegon, Allianz, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich came...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Votem successfully complete blockchain-based voting
Jan 27, 2017 09:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cleveland-based Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Votem, a revolutionary mobile voting platform, have announced the successful completion of FanVote for this years inductees, on the blockchain platform. The cutting-edge...
FxWirePro: BTC/EUR struggles to close below daily Tenken-Sen, good to buy on dips
Jan 27, 2017 08:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR is seen trading above on Friday and has recovered sharply after making a low of 825.90 on Jan 25th, 2017 low (COINBASE). It is currently trading around 860.93 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaks above 7-DMA, good to go long above 937
Jan 27, 2017 07:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD closed above 7-DMA on Thursday and is currently trying to hold above this level. It is currently trading at 919 levels at press time (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 894.74 Kijun...
Bitcoin startup Xapo receives conditional approval from Swiss financial regulator
Jan 27, 2017 06:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading bitcoin wallet provider Xapo has announced that it has received conditional approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). We are happy to announce that, after almost two years of...
Blockchain has turned out to be multi-purpose tool, says Bundesbank President
Jan 27, 2017 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Blockchain or distributed ledger technology has turned out to be a multi-purpose tool, Dr Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, said recently. Speaking at the G20conference, Digitising finance, financial...
Alternative lending platform LendingRobot taps blockchain for investment records
Jan 27, 2017 05:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
LendingRobot, a Seattle-based robo-advisor for Alternative Lending, has launched the LendingRobot Series that uses blockchain technology for investment records. The series will create a secure, immutable ledger of all...
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