Microsoft To Unveil Ethereum Blockchain-As-A-Service Next Month
Oct 29, 2015 12:20 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Microsoft has collaborated with ConsenSys, a developer of decentralized applications and end-user tools for blockchain ecosystems, to offer businesses Ethereum Blockchain-as-a-Service on Microsoft Azure. It will be...
Russia To Penalize Bitcoin-To-Fiat Conversions
Oct 29, 2015 11:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a move to curb the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the country, Russian Finance Minister has confirmed the plans to penalize the conversion of digital currencies into fiat currencies. While several...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD consolidates in narrow range, good to buy at dips
Oct 29, 2015 07:07 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency
BTC/USD has broken major resistance $300 and jumped till $308. The pair has declined till $296 and recovered from that level. It is currently trading at $306.75. Short term trend is bullish as long as support $288...
Nasdaq’s blockchain-powered trading platform set to debut
Oct 28, 2015 12:08 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Time and again it has been said that the blockchain technology is not just limited to bitcoin, but has much broader applications. Setting such a precedent, Nasdaq in May announced Linq a digital ledger technology powered...
Mt Gox CEO Re-Arrested For Fraud And Mis-Use Of Funds
Oct 28, 2015 10:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Mt Gox debacle is far from over. According to latest reports, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has revealed that CEO Mark Karpeles, suspected of embezzling 321m ($2.6m) of customer deposits, spent a portion of the...
Abra raises $12 million in Series A Funding
Oct 28, 2015 02:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
Abra, a bitcoin-based remittance app, has raised $12 million in Series A financing. Total funding by the company till date now stands at $14 million. Investors in the Series A financing round include Arbor Ventures, RRE...
E-commerce Giant Ebay Files For Two Cryptocurrency Patents
Oct 27, 2015 05:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
eBay, the American multinational and e-commerce company, has filed two cryptocurrency-related patent applications. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published last week the applications that were submitted on 18th...