EasyBit, Bitcoin Vietnam partner to operate bitcoin ATM machines in Vietnam
Dec 20, 2016 09:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
A leading bitcoin ATM operator EasyBit announced that it has collaborated with Bitcoin Vietnam, the countrys leading bitcoin exchange service, in order to operate EasyBits bitcoin ATM machines across Vietnam. We are...
Central Bank of Nigeria, NDIC set up committee to study bitcoin
Dec 20, 2016 07:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has set up a committee to study digital currency bitcoin, Nigeria Today reported. Speaking at workshop for...
Petition urges NASA to create bitcoin wallets to allow trading with Mars
Dec 20, 2016 06:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
A former Facebook techie and present CEO and founder of an experimental content publishing platform Troider, has petitioned the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to create bitcoin wallets in order to...
Ethereum.org forum database hacked, information of 16.5k users likely compromised
Dec 20, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ethereum team has announced a security breach in which the hacker gained unauthorized access to a database fromforum.ethereum.org. Security Alert: Ethereum forums database leak. See blog for details...
Banque de France performs interbank blockchain experiment
Dec 20, 2016 05:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Banque de France, the central bank of France, has announced that it is conducting an interbank blockchain experiment. The French bank said in the release that earlier in July, it tested the blockchain technology on...
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex adds support for STRAT and NXC
Dec 20, 2016 05:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Poloniex, a leading cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S., has announced that it has added support for STRAT and NXC tokens on its platform. STRAT/BTC @stratisplatform market added. https://t.co/SyQpXU6G58 ...
Blockchain gold settlement service Euroclear Bankchain completes first pilot
Dec 20, 2016 05:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Euroclear, a Belgium-based financial services company, and Paxos, a fintech company delivering pioneeringblockchain solutions, have announced the successful completion of the first pilot for Euroclear...
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