Blockchain

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Bitcoin developers to start new digital currency

As the popular digital currency Bitcoin continues to grow, insiders to its development have raised concerns about the deepening centralization of power in the governance of the project and the interests of those who fund it.

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GoCoin and Ziftr merge

International blockchain payment platform GoCoin and mobile wallet, eCommerce loyalty and credit card processing company Ziftr today announced the completion of their merger agreement, creating a new fintech leader in payment and loyalty innovations.

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Coinify expands in Asia through Payssion partnership

Coinify and Payssion announce a signed partnership agreement that will contribute to the infrastructure and fuel digital currency adoption within Southeast Asia.

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BitX scores Venturra Capital funding

Singapore-based BitX today announced an undisclosed amount of additional funding from Venturra Capital, a leading Southeast Asian venture fund.

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Former secret service agent sentenced to 71 months in Silk Road investigation

A former Secret Service special agent who had been a member of the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force was sentenced to 71 months in prison today on charges of money laundering and obstruction of justice.

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SEC charges bitcoin mining companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Bitcoin mining companies and their founder with conducting a Ponzi scheme that used the lure of quick riches from virtual currency to defraud investors.

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The first blockchain-backed market index comes online

Brave New Coin (BNC), a Data and Research company headquartered in Queenstown, New Zealand announced today that it is collaborating with Melbourne-based Smartbit to develop the first provable indexes for financial markets, starting with the BNC Bitcoin Liquid Index (BNC-BLX).

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Vogogo authorised by FCA as electronic money institution (EMI)

Vogogo Inc. ("Vogogo") (TSX VENTURE:VGO) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vogogo EU Ltd, has obtained final authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's banking and financial services regulator, to operate as an authorized Electronic Money Institution (EMI).

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BitFury opens Level39 office

BitFury Group, the leading Bitcoin Blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company today announced a series of partnerships to support the growing European FinTech sector.

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Bitbond launches Bitcoin Purchasing Power Index

Global p2p bitcoin lending platform Bitbond today announced the launch of bitcoinppi.com: the world’s first Bitcoin Purchasing Power Index.

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Onpex joins EBRC Fintech ecosystem

EBRC, the ICT trusted services provider, proudly announced that ONPEX, The Online Payment Exchange, is now part of its vibrant Fintech community of clients. ONPEX is an award-winning, white-label cloud payment Platform as a Service (PaaS).

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Quadriga to launch first Canadian bockchain R&D lab

Quadriga Fintech Solutions Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the launch of Canada’s first R&D lab for Blockchain technology.

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Blockchain firm BTL Group lists on TSX Venture board; raises C$2m

BTL Group Ltd (Blockchain Tech Ltd or BTL), a leader in blockchain technology, today announced its successful listing on the Venture Board of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSXV:BTL).

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Wall Street Blockchain Alliance puts together working groups

The Executive Committee of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) is pleased to announce the launch of its Working Committees, with their respective chairpersons:

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Digital Asset Holdings acquires Blockstack.io

Digital Asset Holdings and Blockstack.io today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Digital Asset will acquire San Francisco-based Blockstack, a firm that offers a “blockchain-as-a-service” to enable financial institutions to develop applications on a private blockchain.

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Bitx rebrands as Digitrade

Bitx Financial Corp(BITXF) today announced that effective October 27, 2015 the Company filed a Notice of Alteration with the British Columbia Corporate Registry and changed its corporate name from BitX Financial Corp to Digatrade Financial Corp.

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More banks sign up to R3 blockchain project

Financial innovation firm R3 today announced that three additional major banks have joined its consortium to design and apply distributed ledger technologies to global financial markets.

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Decentralised P2P lending app MoneyCircles launches

MoneyCircles.com is a decentralised peer-to-peer lending app built on Uphold (formerly Bitreserve) which allows circles of people to get together and mimic a credit union to save & lend with one another based on a ‘common bond’.

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Ultra Electronics bolsters HSM offering

Ultra Electronics AEP, the provider of trusted security, announces major enhancements to its Ultra Safe KeyperPlus HSM.

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BlockCypher unveils API for issuance and handling of assets on the blockchain

Today at Money 20/20, BlockCypher announces the availability of their Assets API, which enables the issuance and handling of any asset on the blockchain.