Russian authorities consider creating national cryptocurrency
May 27, 2016 10:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, the Russian Ministry of Finance is holding discussions with regulators and banks to come up with the countrys own state-controlled digital currency. Pavel Livadny, a deputy director of the...
NAV coin swap receives positive response from market
May 27, 2016 10:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
NAV coin has announced a long list of improvements coming in next update to NAV Coin and there will be coin swap to bring more features. Upon this announcement, the markets seem to be responding with a price surge. NAV...
May 27, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
KPMG and CB Insights have released a new report that analyses fintech venture funding for the first quarter of 2016. The report assesses the trend in across a diverse array of companies and technology including money...
Bitsquare supports several cryptocurrencies, increase in trade limits
May 27, 2016 09:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
One of the promising peer-to-peer digital exchanges Bitsquare has released a new update that supports various new cryptocurrencies and also bumped up trade limits on exchange. The cryptocurrencies that Bitsquare...
Blockchain startup ChainLab announces undisclosed seed investment from Bitmain
May 27, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
ChainLab, a Tel Aviv based blockchain start-up, has announced that it has received seed funding from Bitmain Technology, the worlds leading bitcoin hardware mining producer. The amount raised has not been disclosed. The...
New course on Ethereum engineering hosts accreditation on blockchain
May 27, 2016 07:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new course on Ethereum engineering which teaches developers on how to use Ethereum and aims in training over 2000 engineers in next two years will be hosting accreditation on the blockchain technology. The course is...
BTCC introduces titanium physical bitcoins – ‘BTCC Mint’ coins
May 27, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTCC, one of the leading bitcoin exchanges in the world, has launched its new line of titanium physical bitcoins. BTCC Mint coins are physical coins with digital currency inside them. They are created with pure...
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