Japan approves new regulations for digital currency exchanges
May 26, 2016 06:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, the Diet in Japan (the legislature that is composed of the Lower and the Upper Houses) has approved a bill on Wednesday to regulate operators of virtual currency exchanges in the country, in...
ShoCard and SITA explore blockchain technology to store travelers identity
May 26, 2016 06:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
ShoCard in collaboration with multinational Swiss-based air transport IT company SITA is exploring blockchain technology for digital identity management that stores travelers ID details. The technology provides the...
Hyperledger Project Executive Director to keynote blockchain conference ‘Distributed: Trade’
May 26, 2016 05:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest announcement, Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of the Linux Foundations Hyperledger Project, will be delivering a keynote address at the upcoming Distributed: Trade the first global conference...
KeepKey acquires MultiBit in deal made entirely in bitcoin
May 26, 2016 05:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Seattle-based popular bitcoin hardware wallet KeepKey has announced the acquisition of UK-based software wallet company, MultiBit, in a deal made entirely in bitcoin. The acquisition marks KeepKeys first MA deal since...
Spanish police arrests 30 suspected of money laundering in bitcoin centers
May 26, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Spanish police on Wednesday arrested 30 people on grounds of money laundering. They were suspected of illegally distributing pay television content and of laundering the proceeds by investing in bitcoin mining centers for...
Bankruptcy Trustee completes review of all MtGox claims, status determined
May 26, 2016 04:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading bitcoin exchange Kraken has announced a major update in the investigation of claims from MtGox creditors. On Wednesday, a Japanese court-appointed Trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi announced that all claims to date have...
Blockchain based Sweatcoin pays Britain for getting in shape
May 25, 2016 12:45 pm UTC| Digital Currency
The new fitness app rewards British users one coin of sweatcoin virtual currency for every 1,000 steps which can be used to buy goods and services. The British made app is the latest initiative in a growing fitness...
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