Citi Discusses Digital Disruption, Says Blockchain Still A ‘Bleeding Edge’ Technology
Apr 01, 2016 11:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
US bank Citi has released a new report discussing how fintech revolution is forcing banking system to a tipping point. Titled Digital Disruption, the report among other things, tries to answer the question Blockchain: The...
US Bank Regulator’s Vision For Responsible Innovation Includes Distributed Ledger Technology
Apr 01, 2016 10:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
The US Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released a new white paper that describes its vision for responsible innovation in federal banking system. The paper entitled Supporting Responsible Innovation in...
Bitcoin Standard Would Not Last Long, Says Bank of Canada Researcher
Apr 01, 2016 10:10 am UTC| Digital Currency Central Banks
Warren E. Weber, Research Consultant, Bank of Canada, has published a new working paper that envisions a world in which countries are on the Bitcoin standard, a monetary system in which all media of exchange are Bitcoin or...
Financial Stability Board Reviews Distributed Ledger Technology
Apr 01, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system, has proposed a framework for categorizing major areas of financial technology...
Apr 01, 2016 06:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
BlockApps, a leading provider of Ethereum blockchain enterprise software, has taken a step forward in its collaboration with Microsoft by seamlessly integrating additional products to improve the user experience for...
Bitcoin Startup Airbitz To Launch SDK This Weekend
Apr 01, 2016 05:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
Airbitz, a San Diego-based Bitcoin start-up, seems to be making the most of 2016. Earlier this year, the company announced its expansion to Europe, and last month it partnered with the Dutch exchange Clevercoin to offer...
The Mankoff Company’s London Event Adds Real-World Practitioners Of Blockchain
Apr 01, 2016 04:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
The terms revolutionary, disruptive, transformative are increasingly being associated with blockchain technology. Some are even considering it to be the next big thing since the internet. Although the technology is itself...
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