Factom receives Gates Foundation grant to secure medical records using blockchain
Nov 21, 2016 05:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Factom, Inc., an Austin-based blockchain firm, announced that it has received agrant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in order to secure persistent, readily available, and reliable medical records, using blockchain...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to oppose government’s petition
Nov 21, 2016 05:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Following the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) civil petition filed last week that sought disclosure of all Coinbase U.S. customers records between 2013 and 2015, the exchange has said that it is going to oppose the summon...
eGaaS blockchain platform enters into beta testing
Nov 21, 2016 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Electronic Government as a Service eGaaS, a blockchain platform for organizing economic, public and social activities that are powered by smart laws and smart contracts, announced that it has started beta testing its...
AlphaVend to launch bitcoin ATM in Edinburgh
Nov 21, 2016 04:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin ATM provider AlphaVend has announced its plans to launch the citys first ever bitcoin ATM on Queensferry Street, Edinburgh on 22nd November. According to the official announcement, the machine will be located in...
Las Vegas casinos benefit from bitcoins
Nov 18, 2016 14:56 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Las Vegas casino owner of the D Las Vegas Casino Hotel and the Golden Gate Hotel Casino started accepting bitcoin as a payment method in January last year and has since then seen improvement in its business. The former of...
FxWirPro: BTC/SGD trades higher, good to buy on dips
Nov 18, 2016 12:14 pm UTC| Digital Currency
The pair has slightly declined after jumping till1078 levels (ITBIT). It is currently trading around 1068 at the time of writing. Long-term trend: Bullish Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen level:...
ETH/EUR breaks major support at 8.88, decline till 7.80 possible
Nov 18, 2016 12:10 pm UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/EUR is seen trading low in red on Friday. The pair has once again retreated after jumping till 9.50 levels (KRAKEN). It is currently trading around 9.06 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart...
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