Bitcoin Summer School To Be Held in Greece
Feb 16, 2016 11:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
The awareness about bitcoin and related technologies is growing by day. To further augment familiarity and bridge the gap between the cryptocurrency community and academia, a first summer school on cryptocurrencies and...
Mizuho Financial Group, Cognizant Collaborate To Develop Blockchain Solution
Feb 16, 2016 10:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Mizuho Financial Group, one of the leading financial institutions in the world, has entered into a strategic agreement with Cognizant, a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process...
Japan Exchange Group, IBM Japan To Start Proof Of Concept Testing For Blockchain Technology
Feb 16, 2016 09:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) has announced that it has collaborated with IBM Japan to jointly begin conducting proof of concept (PoC) tests for blockchain, or distributed ledger technology. Blockchain technology is...
Bitnation Launches World’s First Virtual Nation Constitution On Ethereum
Feb 16, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
BitNation, a collaborative platform for do-it-yourself governance,has coded the worlds first, virtual nation constitution. During a 3 hour live session in Rio de Janeiro, Bitnation:Pangea was created in 140 lines of...
UK Parliament Discusses Microprudential Regulations In the Wake of Blockchain Technology
Feb 16, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The recent UK Parliament discussion of the Bank of England and Financial Services Bill, has raised concerns about the implication of new technologies such as blockchain on bank liquidity and solvency, CoinDesk reported....
Australian Regulator Finds No Evidence Of Banks’ Wrongdoing Against Bitcoin Companies
Feb 16, 2016 06:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
On the basis of its inquiry, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has said that it did not find any evidence that suggests that banks colluded regarding blocking their services to local bitcoin...
Blockchain Technology To Cause Massive Destruction Of Jobs, Say French Politicians
Feb 16, 2016 05:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
While leading global financial institution and tech giants are jumping on the blockchain bandwagon, two of Frances left-wing political parties have shared their skeptical views related to the technology. According to a...