kompany partners with Tradeshift for KYC/KYB verifications amid blockchain push
Jun 03, 2016 09:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tradeshift, a web based business network and free invoicing platform, has entered into a partnership with kompany, an Austria-based provider of global business intelligence, to provide its global customers with the tools...
Coin Gaming launched bitcoin-only sportsbook ahead of Euro 2016
Jun 03, 2016 09:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coin Gaming has launched Sportsbet.io, which is a new bitcoin-only sportsbook which will provide thousands of betting opportunities on the prestigious soccer tournament, Euro 2016. Sportsbet.io focuses on 3 core...
Bitcoin exhibits characteristics of a unique asset class; new research white paper claims
Jun 03, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinbase, cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider, and ARK Invest, an investment management firm, have released a new research white paper that explores the merit of bitcoin as the first of its kind in a new asset...
Sberbank and IIDF launch fintech accelerator, focus on big data, AI and more
Jun 03, 2016 07:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sberbank, one of the largest banks in Russia, in partnership with Internet Initiative Development Foundation (IIDF, or FRII in Russian) has announced the start of a joint programme to develop financial technology...
Blockchain might impact Irish business: Deloitte report claims
Jun 03, 2016 07:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Deloittes Innovating in the Digital Era report mentioned that blockchain along with virtual and augmented reality, are among the technologies that will impact the Irish business. The theme of the report which was...
The DAO to review blockchain-based gaming platform Peerplays’ proposal
Jun 03, 2016 07:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Decentralized Autonomous Organization (The DAO) is going to start reviewing and voting on proposals this week to fund a new generation of blockchain technologies, adding that Peerplays is next in line for...
Blockchain should be examined further, says EU watchdog’s discussion paper
Jun 03, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The European Unions markets watchdog has released a discussion paper on June 2, 2016 on blockchains and distributed a ledger which is aimed in developing policy positions on the technologies. The European Securities and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects