05/27/2020
Bank Frick adds first stablecoin to its range of tradable and custodial crypto assets with USDC
With USDC, Bank Frick is adding a stablecoin to its product range for the first time.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
05/27/2020
Future banking solutions
“Last year, we had a complete refresh of our technical stack,” says Twiggs, “We have done this proactively since 2000, and we do it when new technologies emerge that are sufficiently robust to require it.”
05/26/2020
Startup sets the pace in Middle East’s virtual-currencies business
Rain facilitates trade and exchange of digital currencies for conventional money
05/26/2020
FinSwitch selects FNZ to provide blockchain technology to South African investment industry
The partnership will enable trading, reconciliations, account opening, pricing, transfers, sharing of instrument data, regulatory reporting, and more for FinSwitch clients.
05/26/2020
Raiz Make Investments Provides New Bitcoin Portfolio to Traders
In accordance with Raiz, latest worldwide surveys have discovered monetary advisers are displaying an elevated curiosity in Bitcoin for his or her purchasers’ portfolios, though solely a small variety of advisers advocate it.
05/24/2020
Blockchain Principles Launched To Preserve And Protect User Rights
The blockchain ecosystem needed a baseline for designing applications that preserve the rights of users
05/23/2020
Bank of Korea eyes CBDC amid improving blockchain tech
According to the report, a number of banks are already working on IT systems that would rely on decentralized ledger technology to distribute and record digital currency transactions.
05/22/2020
Expert examines JP Morgan’s spectacular U-turn on Bitcoin
“What was once regarded by many as ‘internet money’ is slowly stumbling its way into mainstream acceptance. Only recently, Paul Tudor Jones has also thrown his hat into the crypto mix, and now high-profile exchanges are receiving the bac
05/22/2020
‘No need’ to invest in bitcoin or gold during the pandemic, says wealth manager
Investors should instead focus on buying the stocks of traditionally stable companies that are trading low because of the coronavirus shutdown.
05/22/2020
Brave New Coin Launches BNC Pro, A Digital Wealth Management Platform for Cryptocurrency Investors
Individual and institutional digital asset investors can use BNC Pro’s feature-rich platform to manage their portfolios, generate investment opportunities and more
05/22/2020
ShuttleOne raises US$500K seed funding round led by Sirius Venture
Also in the news, Wantedly launches a site for recently laid-off job seekers, and Tech Data partners Dataiku to accelerate AI adoption
05/22/2020
FNB ramps up forensic processes with crime-fighting AI
As part of its ongoing efforts to constantly innovate, the big-four bank has rolled out an in-house-developed AI technology to monitor regulatory and financial risks, including tax evasion, money laundering, fraud and insider trading.
05/21/2020
Vietnam finance ministry forms working group for policies on digital currencies
Having a regulation on digital currencies and virtual assets can help bring financial services to people without access to a bank.
05/21/2020
This Bitcoin Documentary From Africa Is Streaming on Amazon Prime
So far, it appears Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Ghana are home to the fastest-growing communities of bitcoin users on the continent.
05/21/2020
The situs of cryptocurrencies: an answer, but for how long?
Cryptocurrencies also pose challenges to HMRC
05/21/2020
Brave New Coin launches digital wealth management platform
The platform tracks thousands of assets and trading pairs in real time by aggregating data from more than 20 exchanges.
05/20/2020
Binance Launches Fiat Gateways for South Africa
South Africa is one of the larger nations in Africa, and Binance wants to reach it directly.
05/20/2020
Why it is imperative that Africa looks into cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
Considering that we moved from barter trade, to the gold standard, to fiat, to digital currency and considering the fact that everything is bound to grow and to change, they are probably correct.
05/18/2020
The U.S. Just Destroyed A Potential Dollar Rival—Is Bitcoin Next?
Bitcoin, a new form of digital money called cryptocurrency
05/18/2020
COVID-19 Incentivizing Crypto and Leading Mainstream Adoption
The COVID-19 crisis has pushed people to seek alternative technological solutions as blockchain and crypto become more popular.