Four Japanese Banks Including the Seven Bank, Joins MoneyTap
3.9.2019
Financial giant SBI has published in their report that four major Japanese banks have invested in its cashless mobile-payment application, MoneyTap. Money tap is powered by Ripple which uses the Ripple xCurrent solution, built on distributed ledger technology. The report stated: SBI Group announces...
‘Big 4’ Auditor PwC’s Luxembourg Office to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
3.9.2019
"Big Four" auditing firm PwC's Luxembourg branch will accept cryptocurrency payments from clients starting next month
BlockchainArmy Announces Strategic Partnership with INFIbond
3.9.2019
BlockchainArmy and INFIbond Asia have signed a historic partnership agreement and are now opening INFI Turkey. On the development, Erol User, Chairman of INFI Turkey said, We look forward to bringing the revolution of Empathic AI—a unique and cutting-edge technology—into Turkey. Yoram Kraus,...
VanEck and SolidX Management to Offer Limited Bitcoin ETFs to Institutional Investors
3.9.2019
After another delay on Bitcoin ETFs (Exchange-traded Funds), asset manager VanEck and SolidX propose to provide a restricted version of their Bitcoin Exchange-traded Funds to institutional financial specialists. Recently, the SEC again deferred its choice on three Bitcoin ETFs, which includes...
Eligma, Crypto Payments Startup Raises 4.3 million Dollars from Bitcoin.com and Pangea Blockchain Fund
3.9.2019
Recently, Eligma has reported that it has completed another newest funding round, by bringing in a total investment of 4 million Euros (4.39 million dollars) from Pangea Blockchain Fund and Bitcoin.com. Eligma announced in its official medium blog. The organization is the developer of Elipay,...
Burger King Lets You Pay Your Way in Germany — With Bitcoin
3.9.2019
Burger King Germany enables Bitcoin payments in its mobile app
Ethereum (ETH) Pulls Back to $176 After Breaching $180; Recovery Seems to be Null
3.9.2019
Ethereum price with its momentary upsurge traces $180. Though being a lucrative investment, ETH suffers from a ‘short-lived’ gush. ETH price unable to find a proper support from the short-term moving averages other than the 5-day EMA. This brings Ethereum under strong selling pressure. Ethereum...
Norwegian Bank Invests in Crypto Exchange Founded By Airline Magnate
3.9.2019
Savings bank Sparebanken Øst has just taken a stake in NBX, a crypto exchange set up by Norwegian Air founder Bjørn Kjos
FIN Advises US Congress To Govern Cryptocurrencies Under Bank Secrecy Act
3.9.2019
The leading strategic advisory firm, Financial Integrity Network or FIN, has released an advisory recommendation for U.S. Congress concerning the regulatory measures of the cryptocurrency sector. In a testimony before the crucial hearing, FIN announced that it purports to establish a new financial...
Another Bitcoin-ETF Workaround Found, Creators Hope It'll Work
3.9.2019
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On Thursday, U.S.-based Van Eck Securities Corp. and SolidX Management LLC plan to start selling shares in a limited version of a crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF), The Wall Street Journal reported, citing both companies.
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HSBC Used Voltron Blockchain in a Letter of Credit Transaction Using Yuan
3.9.2019
On Tuesday, HSBC used the technology of the Voltron blockchain platform and completed a transaction between Hong Kong’s MTC Electronics, sending LCD parts to its parent company in Shenzhen. It was a letter of credit transaction, done using Chinese renminbi (Yuan). Letters of credit or bankers...
Ethereum Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio Steps Down as Decentral CEO
3.9.2019
The Canadian startup behind Jaxx crypto wallet is struggling to find a reliable revenue model