Friday, January 27, 2017

BitFury Secures $30 Million Investment to Provide Blockchain Infrastructure in China

Leading Blockchain infrastructure provider and Bitcoin mining firm BitFury secured a $30 mln investment from a Hong Kong-based fintech company Credit China Fintech to launch a joint Bitcoin venture in China.

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Bitcoin Price Stability May Count for Winklevoss, SolidX, Barry Silbert ETF Approval

Could the current Bitcoin stability work for Bitcoin Exchange and Traded Funds (ETF) approval?

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Nigerian Government Offers Support To Blockchain Development Group

The Blockchain industry in Nigeria has received a boost as government agencies are collaborating with Cryptography Development Initiative of Nigeria (CDIN) in education and implementation of the technology.

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Blockchain Mini-Consortiums, New DApps: What’s Next for Financial Services in 2017

Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin and Sandeep Kumar, Managing Director of Synechron, on what’s next for blockchain in financial services in 2017.

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Indian Bank Rejects Dead Father’s Cash For Family, Demonetization Chaos Continues

Shivcharan Singh Maran left 50,000 rupees (Rs) in 500 Rs banknotes for his family before he passed away. The bundle of cash was rejected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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Works Like Magic: Blockchain to Help Streamline Loyalty Programs

Blockchain has already demonstrated its ability to disrupt many industries. Does it have the potential to deal with challenges in the loyalty rewards industry?

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Trading Guru Ernie Chan Workshop Uses Bitcoin Exchange Gemini

Bitcoin Exchange Gemini will be used as a sandbox for students of renowned Algorithmic Traders Ernest Chan and Nick Kirk to develop their algorithmic trading skills.

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What Blockchain Skills Are In High Demand: Digital Headhunter

Our London Correspondent Nick Ayton asks digital headhunter Philip Butler, director of Larson Digital, what impact the skills shortage is having on Blockchain.

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As BlockShow Europe 2017 Approaches, More Conference Details are Revealed

The preparations for BlockShow Europe 2017 are well underway and the organizer’s team has recently shared some good news.

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Blockchain Ever After: Matchpool Plans Dating Site Launch With Valentine’s Event

This Valentine’s Day is set to be special for the Blockchain as distributed matchmaking platform Matchpool holds its dedicated launch event in Paris.

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Bitcoin On The Rise in India: Steady in Growth, Impossible to Shut Down

Over the past few months, local Indian bitcoin exchanges including Unocoin have shown enormous growth, primarily due to the demonetization of banknotes and financial crisis.

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Lured Away? Wells Fargo Loses Blockchain Visionary to Rival IBM

Jesse Lund, senior vice president and head of Innovation Labs at Wells Fargo is leaving the company by the end of this month for IBM.

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