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Major Consultancy Firm McKinsey Says Retail Banking Sector Slow to Adopt Blockchain
7.6.2019
Consultancy firm McKinsey has argued that blockchain is gaining slower traction with retail banks due to regulatory hurdles and a conservative consumer environment
Cumberland Global Head Jason Leung Latest to Leave Crypto Trading Firm
6.6.2019
Jason Leung, global head of DRW's cryptocurrency OTC shop Cumberland, has left the firm – joining two other high-level recent departures
US SEC Adds Fraud to List of Charges Against ‘Crypto’ Firm Longfin
5.6.2019
The SEC has filed charges of fraud against purported blockchain-related firm Longfin Corp
Firm That Saw Stock Boost After Crypto ‘Pivot’ Hit With New SEC Charges
5.6.2019
The SEC filed fresh fraud charges against Longfin Corp. on Wednesday, alleging the company falsified its accounting. Longfin's stock price jumped after it announced a crypto pivot in 2017
Russia’s Third Largest Food Retail Firm Uses Blockchain-Based Open Trade Finance Platform
5.6.2019
Russia’s third-largest food retailer, Dixy, has implemented an Ethereum blockchain-enabled trade finance platform for factoring services
Judge Freezes Funds in Accounts Belonging to Embattled Brazilian Crypto Firm
5.6.2019
A Sao Paulo court has blocked funds in bank accounts linked to Grupo Bitcoin Banco, with 726,630 reals ($188,000) frozen
Italy: Securities Regulator Issues Suspension to Crypto Investment Firm, Associated Crypto
5.6.2019
Italy's securities regulator has issued a 90-day suspension notice to investment firm Tessline and its cryptocurrency liracoin
Rakuten Partners With Japan’s Biggest Railway Firm to Promote Cashless Payments
5.6.2019
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has partnered with Japan’s biggest railway firm, the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), to promote cashless payments
Blockchain-Based Alternative Investment Firm to Be Listed on Bloomberg Terminal
4.6.2019
A blockchain-based alternative investment provider that tokenizes commercial debt is being listed on the Bloomberg Terminal
Global Trading Firm eToro Sponsors MotoGP Team American Racing KTM, Its Fourth Sports Deal Of The Year
4.6.2019
Global multi-asset trading firm eToro has announced that it is sponsoring a MotoGP racing team American Racing KTM. This will be the firm’s first foray into the world of motorsports. The rumors of the sponsorship had been doing rounds on the internet for quite some time and were finally...
Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Bets $40 Million British Fintech Firm True Layer
4.6.2019
The financial technology sector is one of the most important industries to have emerged over the past few years and during that time the United Kingdom has gone on to become one of the most influential countries in terms of Fintech innovation. One of the more interesting Fintech companies to have...
Tokenization Software Firm AlphaPoint Rehauls Management
4.6.2019
The management of tokenization software firm AlphaPoint has been rehauled
Analytical Firm Calls Bitcoin ‘King of the Assets Class Hill’
4.6.2019
Delphi Digital has called bitcoin the “King of the Assets Class Hill” due to the coin’s outperformance in recent months
Blockchains Acquires Development Firm Behind ‘The DAO’ Project
4.6.2019
Incubator and investment firm Blockchains, LLC acquires slock.it, a blockchain development team behind “The DAO”
UK-Based Crypto Mining Firm Argo Upgrades Q2 2019 Forecast Due to Market Rally
3.6.2019
London-based cryptocurrency mining firm Argo Blockchain has significantly upgraded its 2019 second quarter forecast in light of the crypto market upturn
Big Four Auditing Firm EY Open Sources its Ethereum Private Transaction Solution
31.5.2019
The code for rendering Ethereum transactions private developed by big four auditing firm Ernst & Young has been released and open sourced
Bitfury, Tech Firm Mphasis Plan Blockchain Disruption in Trade Finance
29.5.2019
Blackstone-owned IT firm Mphasis has partnered with blockchain tech firm Bitfury to automate and tokenize trade finance processes
BitMEX Operator Firm Donates to MIT to Conduct Crypto, Bitcoin-Related Research
28.5.2019
HDR Global Trading Limited, the owner and operator of BitMEX crypto exchange, has made a donation to support research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Blackstone Majority-Owned Indian Tech Firm Partners With Bitfury on Trade Finance Project
28.5.2019
Indian tech firm Mphasis — majority-owned by the U.S. multinational private equity firm Blackstone Group — has partnered with Bitfury on a forthcoming trade finance project
IBM Blockchain Finance Lead Jesse Lund Is Leaving the Firm
28.5.2019
Jesse Lund, IBM’s global head of blockchain for financial services, is no longer working for the company