Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Coinbase arrives in Australia

We are excited to announce that Coinbase has expanded its services to Australia. Customers in Australia can now buy bitcoin and ether using their credit and debit cards.

27 July 2016

News/Blockchain

Florida judge rules Bitcoin is not money

A US judge has ruled that bitcoin is not money, dismissing money-laundering charges against a man accused of selling the virtual currency to undercover detectives.

26 July 2016

News/Blockchain

Blockchain consortium to open London office

In a further post-Brexit boost to the UK's fintech sector, a New York-based blockchain consortium is to open a London office.

26 July 2016

News/Blockchain

Finextra paper explores blockchain as an enabler of operational resilience

Distributed ledger technology could help with damage limitation in the event of service disruptions, as the paper ‘How to get a head on operational resilience’ discusses.

25 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Blockchain consortium Agentic Group opens London office

Agentic Group, a New-York-based Global Blockchain Consortium, today announced their expansion into the UK with the opening of their London office. The launch of Agentic UK aims to boost the fintech sector following the Brexit vote in June.

25 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

DBS kicks off second accelerator round

Following the success of the inaugural DBS Accelerator in Hong Kong in 2015, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) today kicked off the second edition of the programme.

25 July 2016

News/Blockchain

Gibraltar Stock Exchange adds bitcoin instrument

Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) claims it is the first execution venue in Europe to list a European regulated product based exclusively on the crypto currency.

25 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Contactless Bitcoin startup Plutus Tap & Pay crowdfunds over $1m in digital currencies

London-based start-up Plutus Tap & Pay has been dubbed "one of the most anticipated Bitcoin projects in 2016" by cryptocurrency news outlets, and plans to make contactless payments with Bitcoin and Ethereum easy and accessible.

22 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Coinbase adds support for Ethereum

We are pleased to announce that Coinbase is adding support for Ethereum. Consumers can now easily buy, sell, send, and store Ether in their Coinbase account. To get started, visit the “Trade” page on Coinbase.com or tap on “Buy” or “Sell” options in our iOS or Android apps.

21 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

BNL Growth Partners joins Banking on Blockchain fund

The ’smartmoney’ company of former IND Group founders has partnered up with the Banking on Blockchain Fund to fuel investments and facilitate banking use cases in the CEE blockchain space.

21 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Mizuho pilots Ripple for cross-border payments

Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG), one of the largest financial groups in Asia, just became one of the first Japanese banks to pilot blockchain technology for cross-currency settlement using Ripple.

20 July 2016

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Central bank digital currency could boost GDP - BofE

The introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could significantly boost gross domestic product, new research from the Bank of England suggests.

19 July 2016

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Santander doubles down on fintech fund

Santander has doubled the size of its fintech investment fund, from $100 million to $200 million, in what the bank describes as a sign of commitment to its philosophy of collaborating with startups.

19 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Deloitte paves the way for smart transaction reporting using blockchain

Deloitte Luxembourg has developed a proof of concept to address regulatory transaction reporting in a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) environment.

15 July 2016

News/Blockchain

Inadequate response to blockchain threat leaves banks exposed says Bain

The leaden response of banks to the threats posed by distributed ledger technology leaves the industry exposed to a $150 billion revenue shortfall unless they can up their game, according to an analysis by Bain.

15 July 2016

News/Blockchain

House of Lords asks BofE deputy governor: Time for 'Britcoin'?

Once the preserve of anarcho-libertarians, digital currencies and their underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT) are making their way onto the agenda at the heart of the British establishment as the House of Lords prepares to hear from a top Bank of England official about the prospects for a 'Britcoin'.

15 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Blockchain for trade finance startup Fluent hires Terry Pierce from incumbent

Fintech company Fluent, the financial operating network for global commerce, announced today that Terry Pierce has joined the team as VP of Customer Development.

15 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

SETL completes fundraising; makes board appointments

SETL, the London based institutional payment and settlement infrastructure based on blockchain technology, announced the completion of its first round of private fundraising today.

15 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

IBM launches cloud service for blockchain testing

IBM today announced a cloud service for organizations requiring a secure environment for blockchain networks.

14 July 2016

Company update/Blockchain

SolidX files with SEC for listing of Bitcoin Trust

SolidX Partners Inc., an innovative blockchain technology company, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed launch of the SolidX Bitcoin Trust, which will seek to provide shareholders with exposure to the daily change in the U.S. dollar price of bitcoin, before expenses and liabilities of the Trust, as measured by the TradeBlock XBX Index.

14 July 2016