Philippines startup Rebit.ph partners with ZipZap
Sep 15, 2015 09:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Satoshi Citadel Industries, a fintech startup company building the ecosystem for Bitcoin in the Philippines, announced last week that its rebittance service Rebit.ph has entered into a partnership with ZipZap, a...
Low education level obstructs Bitcoin growth in Africa
Sep 14, 2015 12:22 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Financial markets world over are slowly embracing bitcoin and the underlying blockchain technology. Over the past six years, not only hundreds of start-ups have emerged, but also big banks and investment firms are...
Bitcoin use picking up in India
Sep 14, 2015 08:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin seems to be firming its foothold in India, which currently has nearly 50,000 bitcoin enthusiasts with 30,000 actually owning the digital currency. India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world, with a...
Blocktrail launches multi-signature bitcoin wallet
Sep 14, 2015 07:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blocktrail, an Amsterdam-based Bitcoin wallet, developers platform and block explorer, has launched a multi-platform Bitcoin wallet (iOS, Android and web). The company claims that it is more secure than some...
Wall Street embraces Bitcoin and blockchain technology
Sep 14, 2015 06:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Financial markets world over are slowly warming up to bitcoin and the underlying blockchain technology. In the past six years, not only hundreds of start-ups have emerged, but also big banks and investment firms are...
Innovate Finance and Hartree Centre to launch blockchain lab
Sep 11, 2015 12:38 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Innovate Finance, the independent membership associationserving the global FinTech sector, has recently announced that it will set up a blockchain lab in partnership with theHartree Centre, aresearch facility founded by...
Will identifiable digital currency become the new normal?
Sep 11, 2015 12:37 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Financial institutions and governments are slowing realising the potential of blockchain technology to facilitate cheaper and faster local and global transactions. However, they remain wary of some of the features...