IBM Presents Blockchain Testimony To Presidential Cybersecurity Panel
May 17, 2016 05:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
IBM Vice President, Blockchain Technologies, presented IBMs point of view to the Commission on Enhancing National Security appointed by President Barack Obama at a recently held hearing in New York City. Speaking before...
Bitcoin ‘Hacker’ Convicted In Romney Tax Return Fraud, Faces 25 Years Of Imprisonment
May 17, 2016 05:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
A Franklin man who is a self-confessed hacker has been found guilty of fraud in exchange of million-dollar bitcoin payment for tax records of then U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Michael Mancil Brown, 37, was...
Blockchain Releases Alpha Version Of Thunder Network
May 17, 2016 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain, a bitcoin startup company, has announced the release of the alpha version of its Thunder Network the first usable implementation of the Lightning network for off chain bitcoin payments that settles back to the...
Blockchain Company Tech Bureau Denies Any Relationship With Akitsu
May 16, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Digital Currency
In an official statement Tech Bureau (TB), a blockchain company headquartered in Osaka, and Dragonfly Pte. Ltd. (DF), a Singapore-incorporated financial technology company, have clarified that their resources product...
FinTech Consultancy 11:FS To Raise $50 Mln Blockchain Fund
May 16, 2016 11:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, 11:FS, a new fintech consultancy, is seeking to raise $50 million fund to invest in startups bringing blockchain technology to banking. Business Insider UK reported that 11:FS has started...
IBM Blockchain On Bluemix Available In Beta
May 16, 2016 10:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
IBM has announced that its IBM Blockchain service on Bluemix is now available in beta. The company released an experimental version of the service at InterConnect 2016, and is now offering the beta version with several new...
Bitcoin Startup Coinizy Moves On from Beta; Launches Ethereum Debit Card
May 16, 2016 09:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinizy, a Canada-based Bitcoin startup founded by Yannick Losbar, has recently announced the full launch of its exchange services, following months of being in beta, The Merkle reported. The startup said that during...
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