Qtum raises $1m from leading blockchain entrepreneurs
Jan 12, 2017 08:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Qtum, a blockchain project that aims to maintain compatibility with existing processes from Bitcoin and Ethereum, has raised $1 million in funding, CoinDesk reported. According to the whitepaper, The Quantum Blockchain...
FxWirePro: BTC/EUR breaks major support at 753, decline till 635 likely
Jan 12, 2017 07:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR trades below on Thursday and has broken major support at 752 and declined till 726.It is currently trading around 735.49 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart shows: Tenkan-Sen level:...
Jan 12, 2017 06:39 am UTC| Digital Currency Central Banks Commentary
BTCUSD could not manage to establish its all-time highs, plummeted from the recent highs of 1163 to the current 758 levels in just 2 weeks. Well, bears getting traction ahead if you have to look into the volumes indicator...
Bitit adds 35000 Bitcoin by Cash outlets with Cashlib partnership
Jan 12, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitit, a European bitcoin platform,has announced its partnership with Cashlib, a distribution network specialist, thereby adding 35000 new stores to its network. Bitits network is spread across 100000 stores facilitated...
Tokio Marine and NTT Data test blockchain-based ‘data insurance policy for shipping trade
Jan 12, 2017 05:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance, a Japanese insurance company, and system integration company NTT Data Corporation announced that they are testing blockchain-powered data insurance policy for the shipping trade...
Call for speakers opens for The Blockchain Event
Jan 12, 2017 05:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
TMC, Wachsman PR, and Gulf Pearl Ltd. announced the call for papers opened forThe Blockchain Event,February 9, 2017at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. Registrationfor the...
FDA, IBM Watson Health team up to explore blockchain for secure health data exchange
Jan 12, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and IBM Watson Health have entered into a joint initiative that is aimed at leveraging the blockchain technology to define a secure, efficient and scalable exchange of health...
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