May 27, 2016 12:23 pm UTC| Digital Currency
In an exclusive interview with themerkle.com, Uphold EVP Global Growth Partnerships Robin OConnell talks about how the company envisions the future of cryptocurrency saying that bitcoin is the leader over all digital and...
Enterprise Ireland’s new fintech fund to support startups in blockchain space
May 27, 2016 11:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Enterprise Ireland, the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets, is inviting early stage companies active in FinTech to apply for a new 500,000 Enterprise...
Russian authorities consider creating national cryptocurrency
May 27, 2016 10:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, the Russian Ministry of Finance is holding discussions with regulators and banks to come up with the countrys own state-controlled digital currency. Pavel Livadny, a deputy director of the...
NAV coin swap receives positive response from market
May 27, 2016 10:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
NAV coin has announced a long list of improvements coming in next update to NAV Coin and there will be coin swap to bring more features. Upon this announcement, the markets seem to be responding with a price surge. NAV...
May 27, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
KPMG and CB Insights have released a new report that analyses fintech venture funding for the first quarter of 2016. The report assesses the trend in across a diverse array of companies and technology including money...
Bitsquare supports several cryptocurrencies, increase in trade limits
May 27, 2016 09:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
One of the promising peer-to-peer digital exchanges Bitsquare has released a new update that supports various new cryptocurrencies and also bumped up trade limits on exchange. The cryptocurrencies that Bitsquare...
Blockchain startup ChainLab announces undisclosed seed investment from Bitmain
May 27, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
ChainLab, a Tel Aviv based blockchain start-up, has announced that it has received seed funding from Bitmain Technology, the worlds leading bitcoin hardware mining producer. The amount raised has not been disclosed. The...
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