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...
Estonian startup Paxful introduces Virtual Bitcoin Kiosk
Jan 27, 2017 05:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Paxful, a peer-to- peer marketplace built on open source bitcoin and blockchain technology, has launched a new widget, allowing anyone to buy bitcoin worldwide instantly with over 300 ways to pay. According to the...
Lisk collaborates with blockchain consultancy lightcurve GmbH for platform development
Jan 27, 2017 04:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, the decentralized blockchain application platform, has collaborated with Berlin-based blockchain consultancy, lightcurve GmbH, which will be contracted by the Lisk Foundation to support the development and promotion...
FxWirePro: BTC/CNY trades in narrow range, good to buy only above 6600
Jan 26, 2017 12:00 pm UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/CNY pair trades in anarrow range between 6513 and 6157 for the past 4 trading sessions (BTCCHINA). It is currently trading around 6235 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart...
FxWirePro: ETH/EUR faces strong support at daily Tenken-Sen, good to buy on dips
Jan 26, 2017 11:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/EUR is seen trading slightly above on Thursday. The pair has declined slightly till 9.72 and jumped from that level (KRAKEN). It is currently trading at 9.90 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart...
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