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Commonwealth report calls for clearer legislation for virtual currencies

05/02/2016(0)
Virtual currencies offer countries a cost-effective, fast and accessible alternative to settling financial payments, but unclear laws and regulations are preventing their responsible development and encouraging their exploitation by ... Read More
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Japan’s Largest Bank developed its own digital currency

04/02/2016(0)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG) has revealed that it has developed its own digital currency nicknamed “MUFG coin” as part of its research into blockchain and distributed ledger technology. ... Read More
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The first Blockchain Bizhackathon organised by BNP Paribas has just ended

03/02/2016(0)
BNP PARIBAS confirms its commitment to Blockchain The first Blockchain Bizhackathon organised by BNP Paribas on Transaction Banking activities has just ended. Initiated by the Corporate Trade and Treasury ... Read More
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Bank of America is going big on blockchain

01/02/2016(0)
Bank of America is trying to steal a march on the latest developments in the technology behind digital currency bitcoin by loading up on blockchain-related patents. Blockchain works like ... Read More
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EC focuses on monitoring, not regulating, virtual currencies

29/01/2016(0)
The European Commission is examining whether virtual currencies need to be regulated in the wake of last November’s terrorist attacks in Paris, but is currently more focused on monitoring ... Read More
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Why Bitcoin Isn’t Dead

28/01/2016(0)
Milo Yiannopoulos, the technology editor for Breitbart.com, a global news site for independent and conservative-leaning thinkers, admits he first believed the recent media coverage that bitcoin was dead due ... Read More
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Bitcoin technology heralds ‘smart contracts’ era

27/01/2016(0)
The technology behind the Bitcoin digital currency could usher in an era of ‘smart contracts’ and enable the creation of a tamper-proof Land Registry database, legal technology experts said ... Read More
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EU says to monitor, not regulate ‘hyped’ virtual currencies

26/01/2016(0)
The European Union will monitor rather than regulate “hyped” virtual currencies for now, because too little is known to justify new rules beyond reining in specific risks like money-laundering, ... Read More
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How China’s Plans to Launch Its Own Currency Might Affect Bitcoin

26/01/2016(0)
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has revealed that it is in discussions to launch its own digital currency. What does this mean for Bitcoin? A statement by ... Read More
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How are banks actually going to use blockchains and smart contracts?

25/01/2016(0)
Banks are now officially collaborating on connected distributed ledgers, something of a milestone in the blockchain narrative. But how are they actually going to use computational blockchains that can ... Read More
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