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What Is The Difference Between Bitcoin, FOREX & Gold? ‘A Tripod Theory’
September 10th, 2015
As Bitcoin and it’s counterparties known as “altcoins” enter the mainstream many investors are seeking information on the mechanics of trading these revolutionary peer-to-peer niche oriented decentralized global cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, forex and gold have many similar yet distinct differences that make each a unique and viableinvestment vehicle. Bitcoin is a ...
Barclays has two blockchain ‘labs’ in London and is planning 45 experiments with the technology
September 7th, 2015
Like pretty much every other major bank at the moment, Barclays is very interested in the potential of the blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin. The Sunday Times reported this week that Barclays is planning to let charities accept bitcoin later ...
IMF reports: Euro Area Recovering, But Lasting Growth Requires Collective Push
July 28th, 2015
Euro area recovering but stronger growth needed to boost jobs More balanced policy mix can generate large growth dividends Cleaning up bad bank loans can help support more lending and investment The euro area recovery is strengthening, but the ...
CentrumDirect set to launch online forex platform next week
July 17th, 2015
CentrumDirect, an arm of diversified Centrum Group, is set to launch next week an online forex platform Buyforex. in, which will allow users to see live quotes to buy and sell major currencies in various forms such as prepaid ...
Deloitte Trials Blockchain Tech for Client Auditing
July 16th, 2015
Professional services firm Deloitte has revealed it is trialling blockchain technology to automate client auditing and crowdsource its consulting efforts, among other applications. With the announcement, Deloitte – one of the world’s ‘Big Four’ audit firms – becomes the ...
Visa: Bitcoin Has a Future in Payments
July 10th, 2015
Large existing payments companies are “lowering the drawbridges” and working more openly with new players in the space, according to a Visa executive. Jonathan Vaux, executive director of new digital payments and strategy at Visa Europe, was speaking at WIRED Money, held ...
Westpac VC invests in Bitcoin player Coinbase
July 8th, 2015
In a deal that will put Westpac Banking Corp in the box seat as cryptocurrencies develop, the bank’s venture capital fund, Reinventure Group, has invested in Coinbase, one of the world’s pre-eminent Bitcoin companies. In the first deal involving ...
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 ...
Top Stories of the day June 30
June 30th, 2015
1. S&P has downgraded Greece‘s credit rating from CCC to CCC-, and says there is a 50 per cent chance it will leave the Euro. It made the change because it feels that, unless circumstances change, Athens will probably ...
Greeks are rushing to Bitcoin
June 30th, 2015
With bank doors slammed shut, frantic Greeks are turning to online trading platforms to see if the digital money Bitcoin is a better bet than the euro. The world’s largest Bitcoin exchanges tell CNNMoney they’ve seen a surge of business ...
