Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Blockchain-based financial contract platform Mirror secures $8.8m

Mirror, a blockchain-tapping peer-to-peer trading platform, has raised $8.8 million in a Series A funding round led by Route 66 Ventures.

03 June 2015

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The new age of collaboration

Mark Evans, global head of client integration, HSBC talks about the growing relationship between traditional banks and the budding FinTech sector.

03 June 2015

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BitFury to build technology park in Georgia

BitFury Group, the leading Bitcoin Blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company, announced today that it is acquiring a privatized 185,000 sq. m land plot located in Gldani District in Tbilisi from the Georgian National Agency of State Property to develop the Georgian Technology Park project.

02 June 2015

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Ripple Labs names former DTCC boss Donahue as an advisor

Digital currency firm Ripple Labs has enlisted former Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) CEO Donald Donahue as an advisor.

01 June 2015

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Google and Intel top charts of corporate investors in fintech

Financial services firms may dominate the list of corporate investors in fintech startups, but the biggest investment dollars are coming from two of the world's largest tech companies, Google and Intel, according to data from CB Insights.

01 June 2015

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Silk Road's Ulbricht sentenced to life in prison

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, a dark web bazaar where shoppers bought and sold illegal goods with bitcoin, has been sentenced to life in prison.

29 May 2015

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Blockchain firm quits UK over government's 'snooper's charter'

Eris Industries, a firm that uses blockchain technology to help clients build their own data infrastructure, is leaving the UK in protest over government plans to introduce a communications data bill dubbed the "snooper's charter".

29 May 2015

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Canadian Uni prepares students for the future of fintech with bitcoin ATMs

A Canadian university is installing bitcoin ATMs across campus, and will accept the digital currency for the purchase of text books, in an effort to stimulate discussion about the future of money and innovation in financial services.

27 May 2015

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CBA to test Ripple for intra-bank transfers

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is to begin testing technology from Ripple Labs to transfer funds between its subsidiaries.

27 May 2015

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DNotes introduces digital currency employee incentive benefits plan

DNotes announces the release of their Employee Incentive Benefits Plan, the latest addition to their family of CRISPs (Cryptocurrency Investment Savings Plans) that already provides an investment vehicle for Children, Students, and Retirement funds.

26 May 2015

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Bitcoin startup Xapo adds Wall Street heavyweights to advisory board

Bitcoin startup Xapo has appointed Visa founder Dee Hock, ex-Citibank CEO John Reed, and former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers to its new advisory board.

26 May 2015

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Payments innovation: Disruption or Opportunity?

Mark Buitenhek, global head transaction services, ING looks at the "exciting" changes happening in the payments industry.

26 May 2015

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The EBA looks ahead at blockchain and e-Identity

Vincent Brennan, head of group payments and operations at the Bank of Ireland and chairman of the EBA Working Group discusses advancements in e-Identity and the future for distributed ledger and crypto-currencies.

26 May 2015

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Online scammers target lonely hearts and bitcoin fans

Cybercrooks are increasingly targeting lonely hearts and cryptocurrency enthusiasts, scamming them out of their savings, according to the FBI.

21 May 2015

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EBADay 2015 - From vision to action

Watch the highlights from EBADay in Amsterdam. Conference highlights include discussions about crypto-currencies, blockchain and real-time payments.

21 May 2015

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Lawsky quits New York State Department of Financial Services

Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, announced today that he will depart the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) in late-June after four years serving as the newly created agency's first superintendent.

20 May 2015

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Building the foundation for digital change - SAP Financial Services Forum 2015

We're building the foundations for digital change at the 2015 SAP Financial Services Forum. Come and network with your peers in London this spring.

20 May 2015

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Overstock buys stake in ATS for digital securities push

Online retailer Overstock has stepped up its plans to issue "digital securities" through the acquisition of a 25% stake in alternative trading system (ATS) PRO Securities, according to Wired.

20 May 2015

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Nyse debuts bitcoin index

The New York Stock Exchange is stepping up its involvement in the Bitcoin ecosystem with the launch of a bitcoin index.

19 May 2015

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Cryex turns to Cinnober for digital currency trading platform

Swedish digital currency marketplace Cryex has selected Cinnober to supply a hosted version of its trading, clearing and surveillance platform, in a further sign of the collision between virtual currencies and traditional exchange dealing technology.

19 May 2015