Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Cyber risks pose the single biggest threat to modern financial markets - CFTC

Cyber risks are the "number one threat to 21st century financial markets", far outstripping the disruptive potential of advances in automated trading and emerging technologies like the blockchain, a senior official at the Commodity Futurues Trading Commission has warned.

04 December 2015

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Banks reach tipping point in fight against financial crime - research

UK banks are reaching a tipping point in the fight against financial crime, with more than 60% agreeing that there is enough or too much regulation, but inadequate enforcement, according to research from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

03 December 2015

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SEC charges bitcoin mining companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Bitcoin mining companies and their founder with conducting a Ponzi scheme that used the lure of quick riches from virtual currency to defraud investors.

02 December 2015

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Goldman files cryptocurrency-based settlement system patent

Banking giant Goldman Sachs has filed a US patent application for a "cryptographic currency for securities settlement".

02 December 2015

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BofE launches blockchain challenge to find interns

The Bank of England is challenging students to come up with ideas for using blockchain technology to make a "positive difference to society," dangling the carrot of paid internships to those delivering the best pitches.

27 November 2015

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Nexussquared launches virtual blockchain startup programme

Swiss fintech acclerator Nexussquared has launched a virtual blockchain startup porgramme for early-stage European companies that have already acquired seed funding.

26 November 2015

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The first blockchain-backed market index comes online

Brave New Coin (BNC), a Data and Research company headquartered in Queenstown, New Zealand announced today that it is collaborating with Melbourne-based Smartbit to develop the first provable indexes for financial markets, starting with the BNC Bitcoin Liquid Index (BNC-BLX).

25 November 2015

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Commodities market consortium to explore blockchain for post-trade

Post-trade technology company Kynetix is working with a consortium of industry stakeholders to explore the use of distributed ledgers in handling title ownership and transfer in the commodities market.

24 November 2015

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Digital currency schemes could usurp central banks - BIS

The world's central banks could be rendered irrelevant by the wide-scale adoption of digital currency schemes, the Bank for International Settlements has warned.

24 November 2015

Company update/Blockchain

Vogogo authorised by FCA as electronic money institution (EMI)

Vogogo Inc. ("Vogogo") (TSX VENTURE:VGO) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vogogo EU Ltd, has obtained final authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's banking and financial services regulator, to operate as an authorized Electronic Money Institution (EMI).

23 November 2015

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Coinbase issues Bitcoin debit card

US-based virtual currency exchange and wallet operator Coinbase has rolled out the country's first bitcoin debit card, in an effort to encourage mainstream adoption of the cryptocurrency on the high street.

20 November 2015

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Finextra Q&A: Ben Milne, CEO, Dwolla

Ben Milne, who founded Dwolla in 2008 after growing frustrated with high credit card fees, talks to Finextra about America's slow move towards faster payments, his firm's foray into the exchange world, the blockchain, and the idea of being bought by Apple.

20 November 2015

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R3 blockchain collaboration project builds momentum

A bank-backed collaboration initiative to create a set of global standards for the use of distributed ledger technology in financial markets has picked up support from five more banks and firmed up staffing for the project.

19 November 2015

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CommBank steps up blockchain interest

Australia's Commonwealth Bank is partnering with think tank Coala to run a two-day blockchain workshop in Sydney.

19 November 2015

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BitFury opens Level39 office

BitFury Group, the leading Bitcoin Blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company today announced a series of partnerships to support the growing European FinTech sector.

18 November 2015

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Use of crypto-technology beyond currency advancing

Lee Fulmer, Market Commentator, discusses the emerging application of crypto-technologies outside the currency space, and assesses how the blockchain is likely to be applied in the asset registry, application stack and asset-centric areas, by which players, over what timeframe.

18 November 2015

Company update/Blockchain

Bitbond launches Bitcoin Purchasing Power Index

Global p2p bitcoin lending platform Bitbond today announced the launch of bitcoinppi.com: the world’s first Bitcoin Purchasing Power Index.

18 November 2015

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Onpex joins EBRC Fintech ecosystem

EBRC, the ICT trusted services provider, proudly announced that ONPEX, The Online Payment Exchange, is now part of its vibrant Fintech community of clients. ONPEX is an award-winning, white-label cloud payment Platform as a Service (PaaS).

18 November 2015

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Regulation biggest threat to fintech growth - survey

Regulatory issues are set to be the biggest hurdles facing financial technology firms over the next year, according to a survey of fintech founders and investors.

18 November 2015

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Align Commerce raises $12.5 million to disrupt cross-border payments industry

Blockchain payments startup Align Commerce has closed a $12.5 million funfing round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB).

17 November 2015