Search Results for: Digital Asset
Colombia Declares Bitcoin and Other Digital Currencies Illegal
January 4th, 2017
An article published by Colombian publication PanAm Post suggests bitcoin, and digital currencies in general, are now illegal in Colombia, claiming the administrator of regulatory body announced the news recently. The news comes after the Superintendencia de Sociedades, an ...
Gold and Bitcoin jumps after Trump win; investors seek safe assets
November 10th, 2016
Digital currency joins gold surge as bitcoin price climbs nearly 4% after Trump win Trump’s shock election wins sent shock-waves across the world’s financial markets. As uncertainty reigned supreme, investors turned away from equities and towards bitcoin. Joining the ...
Japanese Financial Institution Set to Launch a Digital Currency Exchange
October 31st, 2016
Japanese financial services group SBI is set to launch a platform that enables the trading and exchange of virtual currencies, citing increasing interest in virtual currencies like bitcoin which is proving popular among everyday investors. An announcement reveals the new company to be ...
MUFG is Using Digital Currency to Reward its Employees
October 20th, 2016
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the parent company of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, has embarked on a new digital currency trial through one of its subsidiaries. MUFG is conducting the test through a subsidiary called Kabu.com Securities Co, at which ...
DCU Becomes First Credit Union to Join Chamber of Digital Commerce
October 18th, 2016
Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the world’s leading trade association representing the blockchain industry. Its membership reflects DCU’s reputation as an early adopter of technology, which it earned as one of the ...
Saxo Bank reports higher profits and client assets as diversification strategy yields results
September 30th, 2016
Saxo Bank Group (“The Group”) has reported a net profit of DKK 158 million for the first six months of 2016. During the same period, client collateral deposits continued to rise, increasing by DKK 6 billion, compared to H1 ...
Europol, Interpol unite to combat money laundering with digital currencies
September 13th, 2016
Europol, INTERPOL, and the Basel Institute on Governance have formalised the establishment of a tripartite partnership for a working group on money laundering with digital currencies. The working group will aim to: • gather, analyse, and exchange non-operational information regarding ...
New digital currency Monero spikes after giving criminals more secrecy
August 30th, 2016
Forget Bitcoin. There’s a new digital currency that is surging as online drug-dealers begin adopting it to conduct business with more anonymity. The two-year-old currency Monero has more than quadrupled this month after gaining support from prominent websites that ...
Robo-Advisor reached $5 billion in assets under management
July 18th, 2016
Betterment Becomes First Independent Robo-Advisor to Surpass $5B of Assets Under Management Company Also Welcomes Amy Shapero as Chief Financial Officer Betterment announced that it is the first independent robo-advisor to reach $5 billion in assets under management. The ...
Digital currency Steem soars 1,000% in value in two weeks
July 13th, 2016
Currency behind social media website Steemit, in which users are rewarded or paid based number of ‘thumbs up’, has rocketed to more than $150m in value Steem, the digital currency behind the new social media website Steemit, soared more ...