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Cashless Society Gets Closer: Now You Can Make Payments Using Apple’s Messages
October 5th, 2016
Users of Apple’s iPhone can now send each other money, direct from the Message app, thanks to a service called Circle. Money can be sent in euros, dollars, pounds, or—of course—bitcoin, and comes straight from your bank account, without ...
Over 50 lawyers have formed the Digital Currency coalition
October 4th, 2016
Over 50 lawyers that focus on the legal issues facing digital currency users have formed a coalition to connect their users with pro bono legal resources. Organizations like the ACLU, the Institute for Justice, and the EFF have long ...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Host Public Fintech Forum
September 28th, 2016
In an announcement today, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will host a public forum to discuss Fintech innovation at its Washington D.C. headquarters in November. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal body which serves as ...
IBM in blockchain project with China UnionPay
September 23rd, 2016
Another day, another blockchain project unveiled by a bank, technology company, or consultancy. IBM will join the fray this week by announcing a partnership with China UnionPay to let bank customers exchange bonus points in different loyalty schemes. Arguing that such ...
Synechron Launches Blockchain Accelerator Program
September 21st, 2016
Amazon has positioned itself to become one of India’s e-commerce leaders. Purse.io, an online marketplace that allows discounts on Amazon by using bitcoin, is helping Amazon achieve its goal by allowing bitcoin users to receive discounts between 15 and 22% using ...
Coinbase Adds Ethereum; Plans to Support Any Cryptocurrency With Potential
September 19th, 2016
Coinbase, one of the largest Bitcoin wallet service providers and cryptocurrency trading platforms, has added support for Ethereum as a part of its initiative to integrate more cryptocurrencies in the near future that carry massive potential. Brian Armstrong, the ...
Goldman Sachs Files Blockchain Patent for Foreign Exchange Trading
September 19th, 2016
Goldman Sachs has submitted a patent application focusing on how blockchain could cut out the middle man with transaction costs, claiming that the technology could change the current process. The patent, “Systems and Methods for Updating a Distributed Ledger-Based ...
Sydney Stock Exchange Confirms Public Blockchain Platform for Instant Settlements
September 16th, 2016
The Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has confirmed its project to build a public blockchain platform that will drastically reduce settlement times of trades and equities. The Sydney Stock Exchange is pressing ahead with a new blockchain settlement system that ...
Apple Removes ShapeShift From App Store
September 12th, 2016
Apple appears once again to be restricting the use of digital currencies on iOS, with the removal of multi-currency trading app ShapeShift from its mobile App Store. ShapeShift’s Currency Swaps Without Accounts ShapeShift offers direct swaps between 34 popular cryptocurrencies, ...
DDoS Extortionist Copycats Continue To Hound Victims
September 9th, 2016
It has been a while sine I wrote about this subject (or about anything at all for that matter) but, it occurred to me to today that the distributed denial of service (DDoS) extortionist issue is a problem that ...
