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Bitcoin: What you didn’t know but always wanted to ask
July 7th, 2015
A new technology for the banking world: “The internet of money” In 2008, an individual or group writing under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper that described a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash that “would allow online ...
Computop and Bitnet Enable Merchants to Accept Bitcoin as Payment
July 1st, 2015
Computop, a leading payment service provider (PSP), and Bitnet, a bitcoin payments processor, today announced a strategic technology partnership. Through this partnership, global merchants will be able to accept bitcoin as a payment method on Computop Paygate. Bitcoin is ...
Barclays Trials Bitcoin Tech With Pilot Program
June 23rd, 2015
Barclays has signed off on a proof-of-concept to trial bitcoin technology. Following an agreement with bitcoin exchange Safello, the UK bank says it will explore how blockchain technologies could bolster the financial services sector. Speaking to CoinDesk, Safello CEO ...
Bitcoin Could Change The Derivatives Market, Says UBS Banker
June 22nd, 2015
Bitcoin could change derivatives, in particular settlement, trading and securities issuance according to some individuals, among whom are bankers and technologists. Alex Batlin, who has been a vocal supporter of banks adopting Bitcoin related technologies, told attendees of the ...
EBA: 51% Attack Remains Bitcoin’s Biggest Problem
June 18th, 2015
Bitcoin’s biggest problem is still the threat of a 51% attack, according to Dr Dirk Haubrich, head of consumer protection and financial innovation at the European Banking Authority (EBA). He said his main concern about the widespread adoption of ...
Some Financial Heavyweights Just Invested in a Trading Platform Linked to Bitcoin
June 10th, 2015
Symbiont, which plans to use bitcoin’s underlying technology to make it quicker and cheaper to transfer assets between buyers and sellers, has won the backing of several financial industry heavyweights. The company, according to a statement Tuesday, has raised ...
NYDFS Announces Final Bitlicense Framework for Regulating Digital Currency Firms
June 4th, 2015
Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, today announced the release of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) final BitLicense – the first comprehensive framework for regulating digital currency firms. The BitLicense – which is the ...
Bitfinex and BitGo Partner to Create World’s First Real-Time Proof of Reserve Bitcoin Exchange
June 4th, 2015
Fully Segregated Trading Accounts Creates Complete Customer Transparency for Enhanced Security Bitfinex, the world’s leading Bitcoin exchange, today unveiled a new Bitcoin settlement and security architecture that for the first time ever offers complete segregation of all customer bitcoins. ...
Citi Announces Top Innovations from Citi Mobile Challenge in Jerusalem, London, Nairobi, and Warsaw
May 28th, 2015
Global Financial Technology Challenge showcases new FinTech solutions fueling innovation and inclusive finance Today Citi announced the top innovations from the Citi Mobile Challenge in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). This global initiative launched in EMEA in February ...
Bitcoin: A Remarkable Innovation and Its Limitations
May 20th, 2015
My own sense is that popular interest in Bitcoin peaked about 12-18 months ago. Perhaps that interest will return. But for now, my sense is that Bitcoin represents a remarkable–indeed, a breakthrough–innovation which nonetheless is beginning to show its limitations. Rainer ...
