BlogHide Resteemsvsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoJapan’s SBI Group to Develop Crypto Derivatives Platform Following New InvestmentJapanese financial services giant SBI Holdings will expand its crypto business portfolio by acquiring a 12 percent stake in Clear Markets, according to SBI’s financial results report published July…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoConfirmed: TRON Acquires Major P2P Platform Operator BitTorrentTRON’s long-rumoured acquisition of BitTorrent Inc., the operator of popular torrent client uTorrent, has been confirmed by TRON founder Justin Sun in a community letter published July 24. The…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBillionaire Investor Marc Lasry: Bitcoin Can Soon Hit $40,000 as Trading Becomes EasierAvenue Capital Group co-founder Marc Lasry has said that Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is going to hit $40,000 n bullish comments to CNBC on July 18. Speaking in an interview for the network’s Squawk Box…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBank of America Reveals Blockchain Patent for External Data ValidationBank of America (BoA) has filed a patent for a blockchain-based system allowing the external validation of data, according to a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent filing…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoLitecoin Founder Says in ‘Best Case’ Recent Bank Stake Could Result in Crypto ServicesLitecoin founder Charlie Lee posted on Reddit today, July 17, to clarify his position within the Litecoin Foundation and the future of the Foundation following its acquisition of a stake in German…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoStellar Becomes ‘First’ Sharia-Certified Blockchain for Payments And Asset TokenizationStellar, an open-source platform for distributed payments, is reportedly the first distributed ledger protocol to obtain Sharia compliance certification in the money transfer and asset tokenization…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoNew Mining Pool Vows to Enhance Profitability While Reducing Power ConsumptionA startup blockchain company, with a team featuring former executives from Samsung Electronics, have unveiled plans to invigorate the way cryptocurrency mining is performed – creating an…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoJapan: Major Finance Firm SBI Opens Its Crypto Exchange to TradersJapanese internet giant SBI Holdings formally launched the public version of its cryptocurrency exchange VCTRADE, according to an official announcement July 17. The move came after several months…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoIBM Backs New US Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin That Runs on Stellar NetworkA new project for a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin that runs on the Stellar blockchain network has received backing from IBM, Reuters reports July 17. The new asset is dubbed ‘Stronghold USD’ after…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBoeing to Develop Blockchain-Enabled Unmanned Vehicles in New PartnershipBoeing is partnering with an artificial intelligence (AI) company to develop pilotless vehicles and other products using blockchain, it announced in a press release July 17. Texas-based…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoUK Set to Become a Blockchain and Crypto Economy Leader, New Report SaysA new report states the UK has the potential to become a leader in blockchain technology and the crypto economy by 2022, The Guardian reported July 16. The new report was conducted by the Big…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoIT Giant Oracle Confirms General Release of Its Blockchain Cloud ServiceUS computer technology multinational Oracle confirmed the general release of its blockchain platform in an official press release July 16. The launch follows a series of trials with banking…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoUniversities Racing to Provide Lectures on Crypto: Opportunities and PitfallsKnowledge is power, particularly in the Information Age, where an understanding of ‘the new’ can provide an edge over the competition. This is why, barely a year since crypto exploded into…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoEOS Developer Block.One Secures Investments from PayPal's Peter Thiel, Bitmain's Jihan WuEOS developer Block.one has secured investments from billionaire PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and crypto mining hardware billionaire Jihan Wu of Bitmain, according to an official announcement…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoFN: BlackRock Eyes Bitcoin Futures, Market Reacts to Increased Institutional InterestThe world’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider BlackRock announced the formation of a working group to assess potential involvement in Bitcoin (BTC), Financial News (FN) reports today, July…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoHong Kong Monetary Authority to Launch Multi-Bank Blockchain Trade Finance PlatformHong Kong’s de facto central bank will launch its own blockchain trade finance solution with 21 banks in August, Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday, July 15. The joint venture between the Hong…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoSouth Korea to Simplify Blockchain Investment With New Legislative ChangesSouth Korea regulators vowed to introduce friendly blockchain investment legislation in a meeting July 13, the latest chapter of an ongoing push to promote the technology nationally. At the 4th…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoNew York State Regulators Approve New Power Rate Structure for Crypto MinersNew York state regulators have approved a new electricity rate scheme for cryptocurrency miners that will allow them to negotiate contracts, Bloomberg reported July 12. According to Bloomberg…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoLondon School of Economics Introduces Online Course on CryptoThe London School of Economics (LSE) will be offering an online course on cryptocurrency investing, starting in August 2018, Financial Times reports Monday, July 9. According to the announcement…vsprybhanu (16)in bitcoin • 7 years agoKaspersky Lab: $10 Mln in Ethereum Stolen Over Past Year via Social Engineering TricksKaspersky Lab’s security experts have found that cyber criminals were able to steal more than 21,000 in Ethereum (ETH) (worth around $10 million) through social engineering schemes over the past…
