Estonian Supreme Court Questions Government About Bitcoin Status
Dec 01, 2015 05:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Supreme Court of Estonia is considering a case on the legality of bitcoin. In this context, it has asked the countrys central bank, two of its civil ministries and its top financial regulator to answer questions...
Brave New Coin, Smartbit Partner To Develop First Blockchain Backed Index
Nov 30, 2015 12:09 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Brave New Coin (BNC), a New Zealand-based Data and Research company, announced last week its partnership with Melbourne-based Smartbit to develop the first provable indexes for financial markets, starting with the BNC...
Russia's Finance Ministry Appreciates Blockchain Tech, Considers Bitcoin Dangerous
Nov 30, 2015 12:09 pm UTC| Digital Currency
While a draft law, pursued by the Russian Ministry of Finance that seeks to criminalise bitcoin conversions, is being reviewed by the Cabinet, recent statement from deputy finance minister Alexey Moiseev suggests that the...
Anthemis Group Plans To Raise $100 Mln Venture Capital Fund
Nov 30, 2015 11:13 am UTC| Digital Currency Fund
Anthemis Group, the leading digital financial services venture capital and strategic advisory firmis in the process of raising a $100 million venture capital fund. The fund will support nascent companies, following a...
Bitcoin Startup Bonafide To Shut Down Its Operations
Nov 30, 2015 07:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Within a year of raising $850,000 from investors including Blockchain Capital, AngelList andQuest Venture Partners, New York-based Bonafide has decided to cease operations and start liquidation, CoinDesk reported. The...
Glasgow Bar To Accept Scotcoin For Beer Starting Today
Nov 30, 2015 06:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to a latest report from Herald Scotland, a Glasgow-based pub, the Arlington, is to begin accepting the digital currency Scotcoin for its beer from its customers. It is believed to be the first pub in Scotland to...
BTC/USD breaks major resistance $370 , targets $400/$420
Nov 30, 2015 02:56 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency
Major resistance - $370 The pair has broken major resistance $370 and jumped till $379 at the time of writing . It is currently trading around $378. Intraday trend is bullish as long as support $350 holds.Any...