FISCO To Establish Cryptocurrency Exchange In Japan
Mar 21, 2016 06:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
FISCO Ltd., a Japan-based investment support services provider, has announced its plans to set up Fisco Coin Co., Ltd a new company that will operate exchanges for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Recently, Japans...
Blockchain Intelligence Firm Elliptic Raises $5 Mln In Series A Funding
Mar 21, 2016 05:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Elliptic, a London-based blockchain intelligence company, has raised $5 million in Series A funding in a round led by Paladin Capital Group, which also received support from Santander InnoVentures, KRW Schindler, Digital...
Australia Considers Measures To Boost Digital Currency And Blockchain Adoption
Mar 21, 2016 04:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Australian government has announced that in order to address the problem of double taxation of digital currencies, it will work with the digital currency industry to find a solution. The Government recognises that...
Blockchain Bitcoin Wallet Announces Dynamic Fee Structure
Mar 18, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin network has been facing increased levels of congestion recently, which has been causing unusual delays for some transactions. Addressing this issue, Blockchain has introduced a dynamic fee structure to its web...
SafeShare Releases First Blockchain Insurance Solution For Sharing Economy
Mar 18, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
SafeShare Global, an insurance technology startup, has launched the first blockchain-based insurance solution for the sharing economy. The company, in partnership with sharing economy firm Vrumi, has developed the first...
BitQuick Shuts Down After Security Breach; Seeks New Management
Mar 18, 2016 09:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
BitQuick, a leading P2P trading platform, recently announced that it shut down its server following an attack that gave the attacker unauthorized administrative access. However, all funds, IDs and emails remain...
Tendermint Partners With Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain As A Service Platform
Mar 18, 2016 07:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tendermint, a blockchain development platform, has announced that it has been added to Microsofts Azure Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) platform. We are proud to announce our partnership with Microsoft, said Jae Kwon,...