NEM opens blockchain centre in Malaysia
Jul 05, 2018 05:04 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
NEM Malaysia this week launched the largest blockchain centre in Asia, which will serve as a learning centre, incubator, co-working space, and accelerator for organisations that are interested in adopting the technology,...
Bermuda seeks to foster fintech growth with new class of bank
Jul 05, 2018 03:29 am UTC| Fintech
The Government of Bermuda is planning to undertake measures to foster blockchain and fintech ecosystem in the country. The government is increasingly making efforts to position the country as a regulated hub for...
Jul 04, 2018 10:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Fintech Insights & Views Commentary
BTCUSD forms Gravestone doji and Shooting star patterns at $6,625.9 and $6,644.9 levels respectively that plummet prices, whereas hammer pattern occurs at $6,468.6 levels to counter back these slumps, Current prices remain...
EBA assesses impact of fintech and associated risks and opportunities in new reports
Jul 04, 2018 09:09 am UTC| Fintech
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published two reports on financial technology (FinTech) in order to raise awareness on the potential prudential risks and opportunities from current and potential FinTech...
SEC alleges two individuals for unlawful trading ‘UBI Blockchain’ Stock sales
Jul 03, 2018 08:21 am UTC| Research & Analysis Fintech Insights & Views
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has alleged two individuals. An attorney and a law firm business manager, who are Nevada residents, are charged by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for their...
European banks execute first live trade transactions on we.trade blockchain platform
Jul 03, 2018 06:03 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Blockchain consortium we.trade has announced that the first live trade transactions have been conducted on its platform. Officially launched in October 2017, we.trade is an initiative by a group of banks including...
Jun 29, 2018 09:06 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Fintech Commentary
The PwC Strategy in collaboration with the Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a not-for-profit established to foster the growth of the blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland, has published the June 2018 edition of their...
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