Hong Kong’s Bitcoin business sector is feeling uncertain as local exchange Gatecoin loses its banking services. Just a month after reports of a mass ‘Bitcoin exodus’ from China after…
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Two New Bitcoin Futures Hit Switzerland As Finma Slams JPMorgan
Wilma Woo · November 17, 2017 · 9:30 am Switzerland’s banking sector going bigtime Bitcoin as two banks are set to launch futures this week, while its JPMorgan arm…
New “Semi-Decentralized” Cryptocurrency Exchange Navigates Murky Compliance Waters
Tetra, a new entrant in the cryptocurrency exchange sector, describes itself as a semi-decentralized, peer-to-peer exchange with an emphasis on security and usability: “Tetra will help create the next…
It is Highly Inaccurate to Describe Bitcoin as a Bubble, Here’s Why
Many public figures in the traditional financial sector including JPMorgan CEO Jamie Morgan have criticized Bitcoin, describing it as a bubble. However, because of its decentralized, mathematical and transparent…
How Much Oil Goes into One Bitcoin?
The Bitcoin boom has forced the mining sector to try and keep up, as the energy and effort put into mining a single coin is paying higher and higher….
Japanese Banking Chairman: Cryptocurrencies Mean New Data Opportunities
A Japanese national cryptocurrency will allow its finance sector to “use data to create new value” not possible with traditional setups. This is according to comments from Mitsubishi UFJ…
Every Asset Ever: Circle Pulls ‘Trigger’ on Investment Product Pipeline
Can’t or won’t? One of the more secretive companies to yet compete in the blockchain sector, Circle is characteristically tight-lipped about its acquisition of startup Trigger Finance. Announced last…
Blockchain of the Vanities? Sibos, Swell and Stellar Troll in Toronto
So much for collaboration… In the latest sign that the blockchain sector has reached peak hubris, two much-anticipated conferences devolved this week into what can only be described as…
Blockchain Could Reduce Waste, Save US State Department Billions
US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan is encouraging the Department and its partners in the private sector to seriously study the possible integration of Blockchain technology into the…
Blockchain Technology Will Enable Accountability in Digital Advertising
The irregularities in digital advertising have become a great concern, especially as every sector involved in the process is expressing one form of frustration or the other. Participants are…