02/26/2018
Rise of the ICO: Attempting to Harness Blockchain's Wildchild
One of the principal attractions of the ICO format from the crypto-investor perspective however is the sudden democratisation of early stage investment.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
02/23/2018
Standard Chartered joins Marco Polo initiative to pilot blockchain trade finance solution
It will be delivered via TradeIX’s TIX Platform, an open platform providing applications, technology tools and core infrastructure for the trade finance ecosystem.
02/23/2018
Legal framework introduced for blockchain activities, technology incentives expanded
The decree legalizes blockchain-based business activities and provides legal definitions for cryptocurrencies and other tokens.
02/22/2018
Crypto exchanges welcome regulators as they woo institutional clients
He is gambling that more compliant firms will be able to draw more clients and dominate the marketplace.
02/21/2018
Cryptofunds tap into Wall Street's talent pool
Deutsche Bank will cut 250 to 500 investment bank jobs, Reuters reported Monday, citing a person close to the situation.
02/21/2018
Illicit Uses of Cryptocurrency Gaining Attention Around the World: Expert Take
While Blockchain provides a public ledger of all crypto transactions, criminals are using cryptocurrency tumblers or cryptocurrency mixing services to obscure the trail back to the fund's original source.
02/20/2018
ABN AMRO Launches Block Chain Based Alternative For Escrow Service
The process considerably reduces administrative costs for the organization as escrow account management costs are eliminated.
02/20/2018
Saudi blockchain pilot could save banks up to $400m per year, Moody's says
Central bank inked deal with Ripple last week to use blockchain for cross-border payments
02/20/2018
Blockchain Starting To Take Hold In Africa
Africa is the last frontier for payment companies.
02/19/2018
BlackRock bulks up research into artificial intelligence
World’s biggest investment group to create AI lab in Palo Alto
02/16/2018
Blockchain-based payments ideal for Bahrain
The project is not meant to go live with a big bang go-live approach where you have 40 entities onboard because that would be a catastrophe, that is why you go step by step, we want to start with two and go from there.
02/16/2018
Lebanon hops on the crypto train
Entrepreneurs aspire to tackle the digital economy on six fronts
02/16/2018
Banca: A blockchain technology to revolutionize traditional investment banking in Wall Street
The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, one of the well-known investment banking firm throws light on how they pushed world financial resources into assets relating to the housing bubble for their own benefits.
02/15/2018
FC Bari becomes first Italian club to join blockchain-based London Football Exchange
This clearly demonstrates the real life use case of how LFE platform can benefit both clubs’ funding options and fans’ involvement in the game.
02/14/2018
Dubai finds solution to bitcoin hacking – the most protected vault in the world
BITCOIN hacking has forced cryptocurrency investors to investigate new ways to protect the digital tokens following a series of hacks and cyber attacks.
02/14/2018
ICO regulation in Asia
There are three types of tokens and depending on which is used by the project company, they will be regulated differently.
02/14/2018
European officials: Virtual currencies are no way to pay
Weidmann is head of Germany’s national central bank and also sits on the governing council of the European Central Bank, issuer of the shared euro currency.
02/14/2018
South African Reserve Bank plans to regulate cryptocurrencies, possibly FinTech
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has a responsibility to promote a sound and effectively regulated financial system. The SARB therefore takes a balanced approach to technological innovations, considering the potential benefits and risks of each innov
02/14/2018
South Africa's Central Bank Eyes JPMorgan Blockchain Tech
"The aim of this project is to gain a practical understanding of DLTs through the development of a proof of concept (PoC) in collaboration with the banking industry."
02/13/2018
Hedge fund manager goes all-in on bitcoin
When asked if he is comfortable with the wild swings in cryptocurrency value, Kelly said he is "comfortable with that."