Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Appoints Fidor Bank Veteran As General Counsel
Apr 21, 2016 04:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Kraken, a San Francisco-based digital asset exchange, has announced the appointment of renowned international lawyer, venture capitalist and fintech advisor Edward M. Stadum as General Counsel. Stadum will be reporting...
Dominican Republic Gets Its First Bitcoin ATM
Apr 20, 2016 11:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest report from Coin ATM Radar, a bitcoin ATM machine has been installed in Dominican Republic in the city of Santo Domingo. This machine, perhaps the first in dominion Republic, is a two-way Lamassu...
Custos Media Technologies To Combat Media Piracy With Bitcoin
Apr 20, 2016 10:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The movie industry has for long been plagued with piracy problems. Recent data from the Theatrical Market Statistics report, released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), shows global box office revenues...
Digital Asset Acquires Elevence; Announces Digital Asset Modeling Language
Apr 20, 2016 09:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Digital Asset Holdings, a New York based startup focused on developing of distributed ledger technology for the financial services industry, today announced that the acquisition of Zurich-based technology firm Elevence...
Russian Central Bank Considering National Digital Currency
Apr 20, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Central Bank of Russia seems to be taking interest in the concept of national digital currencies. In the wake of the ongoing digital revolution, major central banks, such as the Reserve Bank of Australia and the...
Blockchain-Powered Governance Project BITNATION Partners With Liberland
Apr 20, 2016 06:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
BITNATION, the worlds first blockchain-powered decentralized borderless voluntary nation (DBVN), has announced its partnership with Liberland. Like BITNATION, Liberland works on an open source governance model.Liberland...
Winklevoss Twins Seek Partnership With Australian VC Firm To Take Blockchain To Asia
Apr 20, 2016 06:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, founders of Gemini Bitcoin Exchange, are in talks with Trimantium Capital, an Australian venture capital firm, in order toleverageeach others deal flow to expand blockchain to Asia. The...
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