FSOC report urges financial regulators to monitor distributed ledger technologies
Jun 23, 2016 08:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a latest report, the Financial Stability Oversight Committee (FSOC) has highlighted several vulnerabilities and emerging threats in the U.S. financial system and recommends actions that should be taken to ensure...
BTC/EUR faces strong support at 465, break below targets 400
Jun 23, 2016 07:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR trades in red on Thursday and further plunge is expected. The pair has broken major psychological support at 500 and declined till 483 levels (CEXIO). It is currently trading at 518.52 at the time of...
BTC/USD breaks below $600, decline till $449 likely
Jun 23, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD has broken major support $600 and declined till $540 at the time of writing. It is currently trading at $586 (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen level: $683 Kijun-Sen level:...
Bitwage and Bitso collaborate to offer bitcoin payroll in Mexico
Jun 23, 2016 06:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-based firm Bitwage has partnered with Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso in order to offer bitcoin payroll services to Mexican employers. According to Bitso blog post, the integration takes advantage of the...
Circle raises $60 mln in latest funding round, reveals expansion plans
Jun 23, 2016 06:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Circle, a blockchain-based startup company headquartered in Ireland, has raised $60 million in latest funding round, drawing support from a syndicate of major Chinese strategic investors. The strategic financing round...
Coinbase rolls out PayPal and credit card support in beta
Jun 23, 2016 05:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinbase, a San Francisco-based leading bitcoin exchange and wallet service, announced on Wednesdaythe addition of PayPal and credit card funding mechanisms in order to ease the process of digital currency...
ASX increases investment in blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings
Jun 23, 2016 04:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a latest announcement, Australian Securities Exchange Ltd (ASX) has stated that it is exercising its right to purchase further equity in the Digital Asset Holdings, the US-based startup developing distributed ledger...
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