India’s second Blockchain academy is to launch in the southern state of Kerala, the brainchild of education establishment IIITM-K.
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Monday, March 6, 2017
Cryptocurrency Exchange Yobit Investigated in Russia on Fraud Claims
Cryptocurrency exchange Yobit is currently under investigation by Russian authorities, which are threatening to block it over alleged fraudulent activity.
Bitcoin Price Will Triple Gold in 2018, Silver Achieves Parity With Gold: Clif High
Clif High, who is known with his accurate predictions about Bitcoin, says we should see a $13,000+ Bitcoin price by March 2018, with gold being a third of it, and silver on pair with gold.
FinTech Fund To Pour $141 mln to Aid “Financial Inclusion” in Emerging Markets
The Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund has raised $141 million to benefit emerging markets shut out of global finance.
Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies Will Fuel Tech Boom in Africa: Expert
Hermann Djoumessi says Bitcoin could be the engine for African growth which will definitely fuel the continent's great leap forward. In his judgment, this is a sweeping knowledge and technology jump that is expected to happen within the next five years.
Bitcoin Exchange BTCC Tests Withdrawals Before Deadline, Localbitcoins Set Records
China continues to relax moratorium on BTC withdrawals as BTCC appears to process a transaction a week early.
IBM, Maersk To Deliver First Blockchain Project “By End Of 2017”
IBM and Maersk are working on a joint Blockchain project for shipping which should be in operation by the end of this year.
UK Mainstream Media Begins to Offer Balanced Overview of “Mysterious” Bitcoin
This past week, British news company The Independent have demonstrated that the mainstream media is beginning to offer balanced and fair coverage of Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Bitcoin as Trend Setter: Warren Buffett on Why Money Management is Expensive & Inefficient
Increasing ambiguity in the structure of the financial industry and rapidly changing trends in investing are bringing more attention towards bitcoin.
Cashless Hooplah! How Indian Banks Want to Bleed Poorest of the Poor
India’s poorest and most unprivileged citizens will be made to pay for India’s cashless extravaganza.
To The Moon? Analysts Optimistic Towards Bitcoin ETF Approval - 50 Percent Probability
Analysts from prominent financial institutions including Bloomberg believe that the probability of the Winklevoss twins’ bitcoin ETF COIN being approved is fairly high.
Podcast: Mel Gelderman - Venturing Into the Web3
We’re changing our name to “The Ethereum Podcast”, not really, but now that I have your attention… This interview is all about Ethereum.