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EU Launches Estimated €400M Blockchain, AI Fund to Avoid Lagging US, China
22.11.2019
A new fund has been set up with the aim of preventing the EU falling behind nations like the U.S. and China on blockchain and AI innovation
What a Schwab-TD Ameritrade Merger Would Mean for Crypto
22.11.2019
A takeover of TD Ameritrade by Charles Schwab would marry one of the few mainstream financial firms to embrace crypto with one whose stance is less clear
Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Launch in Singapore in Just Two Weeks
22.11.2019
Bakkt, the bitcoin subsidiary of NYSE owner ICE, has announced the launch date and specs for its Singapore-listed, cash-delivered bitcoin futures
Goldman Sachs CEO Discusses the Company’s China Strategy and Business Outlook
22.11.2019
In a most recent interview with Bloomberg, from the sidelines of Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum in Beijing, David Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., talked about Goldman Sachs’ China strategy and business plans. A jest of the Interview concerning various topics, which...
Blockchain Sleuthing Firm Chainalysis Slashes 20% of Workforce
21.11.2019
Chainalysis laid off 39 employees Thursday citing the need for a "path to profitability."
Maker of Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Valued at $7.5M in First Equity Round
21.11.2019
The privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, launched by zkSNACKs in 2018, just raised its first equity investment from Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly-traded Canadian fund
LG CNS Associates With Ground X to Use Blockchain to Its Diverse Business Sectors
21.11.2019
Most recently, LG’s IT solutions subsidiary LG CNS and Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X collaborated to boost blockchain technology and apply it to various business sectors, as declared by the organizations. Besides, the two organizations consented to a strategic association...
Franklin Templeton Taps Wallet Service Provider to Support Tokenized Shares
21.11.2019
Franklin Templeton Investments, the global investment firm looking to track shares of a money market fund on the Stellar blockchain, has tapped wallet service provider Curv to help safeguard its shares
Silvergate Bank CEO Bets on Higher Crypto Price Volatility After $40M IPO
21.11.2019
“Now that we're public, we have more efficient access to capital to support our growth,” Silvergate Bank CEO Alan Lane said in an interview
The Surprising Reason Why Blockstack Could Be America’s First Crypto IPO
21.11.2019
Blockstack is currently evaluating how it will conduct its next token offering for general miners. An IPO is one of four options
The Surprising Reason Why Blockstack May File for an IPO
21.11.2019
Blockstack is currently evaluating how it will conduct its next token offering for general miners. An IPO is one of four options
China Central Bank to Set Standards for 17 Fintech Categories, Including Blockchain
21.11.2019
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has an agenda to set industry standards across the financial sector, including blockchain, a senior official from the bank said on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting of the National Technical Committee, PBoC vice president Yifei Fan said the bank aims to better...
Vermont Utility Customers to Trade Renewable Energy Credits on LO3 Blockchain
21.11.2019
With an ambitious 100% renewables goal by 2025, the new marketplace by Green Mountain Power and LO3 Energy is an eco blockchain play
1 Gigawatt Bitcoin Mine Under Construction in Texas Would Dwarf Bitmain’s
20.11.2019
The $150 million bitcoin mine could become the world's largest – surpassing Bitmain's, whose own mega mining operation is in the same Texas town
In Wargaming Exercise, a Digital Yuan Neuters US Sanctions and North Korea Buys Nukes
20.11.2019
What if China’s digital currency undermined U.S. dominance of global finance? Former top Washington officials gamed out the scenarios Tuesday night
Crypto OTC Traders Could Have an AI Chatbot Working for Them Come December
20.11.2019
Trading startup Artificial Intelligence Exchange claims its AI chatbot can replace human brokers in trading
Promoting a New Token? Satoshi’s Treasure Wants You to Gamify It
20.11.2019
Satoshi’s Treasure, a global hunt for keys to a $1 million bitcoin prize, may offer a model for gamifying token issuance
ShapeShift Launches Exchange Token, FOX, for Commission-Free Trading
20.11.2019
"Basically, we're trying to get people away from custodial exchanges," said ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees
XRP Is Used in Crime, But Far Less Often Than Bitcoin, Elliptic Says
20.11.2019
Criminals have used XRP to carry out their illicit activities, though hardly to the same degree as bitcoin, according to a new report from blockchain sleuthing firm Elliptic
Security Token Platform iSTOX Lands Another Big Asian Backer
20.11.2019
Japanese financial services group Tokai Tokyo is the latest large Asian financial institution to back tokenized securities platform iSTOX