Saturday, December 31, 2016

S7 Airlines and Alfa Bank Test Blockchain for B2B Payment in Russia

A Russian airline company S7 Airline and one of the biggest countries private banks have closed a deal using a platform built on top of Blockchain technology.

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Europe’s PSD2 Allows Third Parties to Offer Banking, Means Collapse of Traditional Finance

PSD2, which allows third-party companies to offer banking services to consumers, could eventually transform banking in 67 countries worldwide through a ripple effect.

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Italy Suspends Onecoin’s Activities Declaring Them a Pyramid Scam

Is the Bitcoin community going to see more woes for pyramid schemes such as Onecoin in 2017? Italian government acts against Onecoin.

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Facebook’s E-Money Project Faces First Obstacles - Privacy and Security Issues

Recently, Facebook revealed through its newsroom that global government requests in the first half of 2016 for personal user information increased by 27% globally, from 46,710 to 59,229 requests.

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Friday, December 30, 2016

London Scene Last 2016 Roundup: Insurance Markets Embrace Blockchain, Satoshi Spotted

Insurance markets embrace Blockchain, a team of Blockchain experts offers consulting - this is one side of the CT London Scene Roundup, the last one this year. There’s a funny side, too, as Nick Ayton spots Satoshi again and speaks with the old Lady trapped in Bitcoin Mine.

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Beppe Grillo’s Bitcoin Blockchain: Truth or Joke

Beppe Grillo talks about a new idea to use the distributed ledger.

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Want to Be a Millionaire? Two Main Rules of Bitcoin Investing

Let’s see what we can learn from Bitcoin millionaires.

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Roger Ver: 2017 Will Be the Best Year for Bitcoin

Roger Ver, the owner of Bitcoin.com, believes that there is good reason to think that 2017 will be the best year for Bitcoin.

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Up for Grabs: Hidden Bitcoin Treasures in Streets of Barcelona

Two bitcoiners from Barcelona created a challenge to be overcome by the people willing to achieve the valuable prize. Come to Barcelona

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John McAfee to Make Email Systems Great Again With Blockchain

Several companies have decided to replace the traditional email system with blockchains allowing mail to be sent through a decentralized network.

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SLUSH 2016 Gems: Blockchain - The Holy Grail of FinTech

2016 was the year when the potential of Blockchain to change the world began to be fully understood.

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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Finland’s New Law: Bank Account Freedom Means More Data Collection

Finnish law will enable citizens from any EU state to open a dinosaur bank account Finland from January 1, but information-sharing could mean this is a mixed blessing.

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