BTC/USD faces strong resistance at 100-DMA, break above confirms bullishness
Oct 04, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD struggling to break above 100-day MA and is currently trading at 607 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Long-term trend: Bullish Short-term trend: Bullish Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan...
Digital asset exchange Gemini expands to Hong Kong and Singapore
Oct 04, 2016 06:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
New York-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, has announced the expansion of its services to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Republic of Singapore representing a critical milestone in the companys focus to...
Blockchain consultant Antony Lewis joins R3 research lab
Oct 04, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cryptocurrency and blockchain consultant Antony Lewis is joining R3 blockchain consortium as director of the lab and research center in Singapore. Lewis will bring his deep knowledge and expertise to the startup. After...
Milan to host Scaling Bitcoin Workshop this weekend
Oct 04, 2016 06:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
The second Scaling Bitcoin Workshop will be held this year in Milan, Italy from October 8th-9th with a focus to provide a physical space for software developers and researchers, working on projects related to bitcoin, to...
EU Parliament paper explores impact of blockchain-enabled e-voting
Oct 04, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new research paper from the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has explored the potential of blockchain technology to transform election and voting system. Authored by Philip Boucher, the paper titled What...
Adam Back takes up responsibility of Blockstream CEO
Oct 04, 2016 05:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-based company Blockstream announced that its board of directors has appointed Dr. Adam Back, the company co-founder, as its new CEO. According to the official announcement, Adam replaces outgoing CEO Austin...
Over 50 lawyers team up for Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition
Oct 04, 2016 04:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new coalition has been formed that will focus on the legal issues surrounding digital currency and distributed ledger technology. More than fifty blockchain legal experts have come together to launch the Digital...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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