Bitcoin Startup Coinizy Moves On from Beta; Launches Ethereum Debit Card
May 16, 2016 09:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinizy, a Canada-based Bitcoin startup founded by Yannick Losbar, has recently announced the full launch of its exchange services, following months of being in beta, The Merkle reported. The startup said that during...
New York State Police Receives FinCEN Award For Bitcoin And Dark Web Investigation
May 16, 2016 09:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) last week presented its second annual Law Enforcement Awards in a ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. FinCENs aims to safeguard the financial system from...
Fitch Discusses Impact Of FinTech Revolution On Asia-Pacific's Financial Services Industry
May 16, 2016 08:06 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings,a global leader in credit ratings and research, has said that technology firms will play an increasingly important role in Asia-Pacifics financial services industry. Financial technology companies,...
Cryptocurrency exchange CCEDK Announces Major Overhaul, To Relaunch As Decentralized Conglomerate
May 16, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Danish cryptocurrency exchange platform CCEDK has announced its plans to relaunch as a decentralized conglomerate on 1 July, which is being accomplished via several partnerships and new initiatives, in hopes to benefit...
Bank Of Japan To Research Impact Of Blockchain Technology On Financial Market Infrastructure
May 16, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency Central Banks
Blockchain technology that underpins digital currencies such as bitcoin continues to garner attention across multiple industries and sectors. Central banks are also gradually warming up to this novel technology and...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Gatecoin Lost $2 Mln In Hot Wallet Breach
May 16, 2016 04:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gatecoin, the Hong Kong-based regulated and secure financial institution for blockchain assets, has lost ETH 185,000 and BTC 250(which is equivalent to USD 2 million), representing 15% of its crypto-asset deposits, in the...
Mist Wallet Hacked, Complains Ethereum User
May 13, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Digital Currency
An Ethereum User has reported loss of 7,182 ETH through Mist wallet after it was hacked. The person has complained to Daohub that all his ETH has gone to wrong eth address. The Ethereum enthusiasts complaint has drawn...
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