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U.K. Regulators Think Big About Blockchain

August 23, 2016 / Stan Vazhenin / 1 Comment

By Falguni Desai for Forbes Fintech companies continue to grow and gain attention as the sector innovates for institutional and retail customers. According to the latest stats from CB Insights, fintech venture activity saw $7.4B ...
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Blockchain Pitched as Way to Simplify FX Trading Databases

August 20, 2016 / Stan Vazhenin / No Comments

By Declan Harty for Bloomberg A year-old technology firm wants to simplify currency markets by streamlining the way trading data is stored using blockchain-based technology ...
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Rakuten buys struggling bitcoin startup Bitnet to create a ‘blockchain research lab’

August 20, 2016 / Stan Vazhenin / No Comments

By Jon Russel for Bloomberg Rakuten has confirmed that it has acquired the assets of Bitnet, a bitcoin wallet startup it invested in, which will be used to create a ‘bitcoin lab’ for the Japanese ...
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Blockchain Democracy: Government Of The People, By The People, For The People

August 20, 2016 / Stan Vazhenin / No Comments

By Alex Tapscott for Forbes We live in a crisis-wracked world. “The once-heralded Arab Spring has given way almost everywhere to conflict and repression,” wrote Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. “Many governments ...
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Extreme automation and connectivity: The global, regional, and investment implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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VISA to Test Blockchain Payments among Banks; a SWIFT Rival?

By Samburaj Das for CCN.LA VISA and blockchain-technology partner BTL will invite a select group of European banks to participate ...

Blockchain’s Backers Gather to Push Governance for Technology

By Olga Kharif Some of blockchain’s biggest backers, including people with ties to IBM and JPMorgan, will gather Wednesday to ...

U.K. Regulators Think Big About Blockchain

By Falguni Desai for Forbes Fintech companies continue to grow and gain attention as the sector innovates for institutional and ...

Rakuten buys struggling bitcoin startup Bitnet to create a ‘blockchain research lab’

By Jon Russel for Bloomberg Rakuten has confirmed that it has acquired the assets of Bitnet, a bitcoin wallet startup ...

Blockchain Democracy: Government Of The People, By The People, For The People

By Alex Tapscott for Forbes We live in a crisis-wracked world. “The once-heralded Arab Spring has given way almost everywhere ...

Blockchain power trading platform to rival batteries

By financial Express A Perth startup will begin trials of consumer-to-consumer electricity trading this month using Blockchain technology – a ...

Making Blockchain Waves With National Currencies Mobilizing Centralized Order Matching

By Roger Aitken for Forbes Die-hard fans claim bitcoin is a panacea for the world’s financial ills and will be ...

Banks and tech firms apply blockchain to trade finance

By Reuters An HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch venture and financial technology firm R3 said separately on Wednesday ...

What Asian Banks Can Learn From Amazon About Working For Fintech

By Vladislav Solodkiy for Forbes Last Friday, a very interesting deal remained almost unnoticed in the market – and how ...

Blockchain Reaches a Tipping Point

By IRVING WLADAWSKY-BERGER for Forbes Blockchain is bringing the ledger to the internet age

Mark Carney Has Started A Revolution By Embracing Fintech And Blockchain

By Alex Tapscott for Forbes In the aftermath of Britain’s referendum vote to leave the European Union, Brexit’s loudest advocates ...

Why trade finance is a good use case for blockchain

By James Eyers for AFR Trade finance is shaping up as one of the most promising early use cases for blockchain technology.

Can Blockchain Fix Banking?

By Jon Markman for Forbes A pair of ex-Google employees believe their version of Blockchain can fix banking. That fix ...

BNL Growth Partners joins Banking on Blockchain fund

The ’smartmoney’ company of former IND Group founders has partnered up with the Banking on Blockchain Fund to fuel investments ...

Decentralizing IoT networks through blockchain

Imagine a washer that autonomously contacts suppliers and places orders when it’s low on detergent, performs self-service and maintenance, downloads ...

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