Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Coinsetter brings Blockchain to Wall Street

Coinsetter, the global bitcoin exchange based in New York City, today announced Project High Line, a new venture that aims to improve how trades across Wall Street are cleared and settled through the application of bitcoin’s blockchain technology.

26 February 2015

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Bank of England could issue own digital currency

Like its counterparts in the US, the Bank of England is pondering the implications of issuing its own digital currency.

26 February 2015

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Stripe offers bitcoin payments through a single line of code

Digital payments upstart Stripe has added support for bitcoin, enabling merchants to accept the crypto-currency through just a single line of code.

20 February 2015

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US Marshals prep third Silk Road bitcoin auction

The United States Marshals Service is preparing to auction another 50,000 bitcions - worth around $11.7 million at current prices - seized in connection with the Silk Road dark web marketplace.

18 February 2015

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Toronto opens fintech cluster

Toronto is the latest city hoping to become a major fintech hub, opening a dedicated cluster designed to help connect established technology and banking leaders with startups.

18 February 2015

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Bitcoin startup Netagio restructures

UK bitcoin marketplace Netagio is to shut down its exchange trading platform and restructure as a wealth storage business against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainty, stagnating prices and increasing security issues for the beleaguered crypto-currency industry.

16 February 2015

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Finextra Future Money returns for 2015

Created as the premier event bringing both the most innovative minds in banking together with the exploding FinTech community, Finextra Future Money returns to London on April 21 and 22 for an exciting two day event.

16 February 2015

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Québec regulator tells bitcoin firms to apply for licenses

Firms operating bitcoin ATMs and trading platforms in Québec have been told that they must obtain a license from the Canadian province's Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).

12 February 2015

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Crypto-currency community embarks on PR offensive

The Bitcoin Foundation announced today a partnership with Bitcoin companies BitFury, BitGo, Tally Capital, ChangeTip, and Bitcoin Foundation lifetime member Bruce Fenton to engage theAudience - one of the world’s largest multi-channel publishers of social and digital content.

12 February 2015

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Finovate Europe 2015 - Day 2 Roundup

The second and final day of Finovate Europe saw 32 startups take the stage to try and impress a packed crowd of fintech VCs, journalists, bankers and experts. PFM, mobile payments and wealth management all made an appearance, often to a critical audience - while other firms attempted to push the boundaries of fintech, causing a huge buzz within Old Billingsgate and on social media.

11 February 2015

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Coinbase shuts down bitcoin tip button; expands to five more EU countries

Today we’re announcing that we’ve decided to shut down our bitcoin Tip Button.

11 February 2015

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Airline payment network UATP to accept bitcoins

UATP has teamed up with Bitnet as a payment processing partner. This relationship will allow UATP to offer its Network of 260+ airlines the ability to accept bitcoin payments in a simplified manner.

10 February 2015

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Hong Kong central bank warns of bitcoin dangers as MyCoin disappears without trace

Hong Kong's central bank has warned the public about investing in bitcoin after local media reports that a virtual currency exchange operator may have scarpered with $387 million in client funds.

10 February 2015

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Finovate Europe 2015 - Day 1 roundup

Crowdfunding, bitcoin, identity and security, and, of course, personal finance management dominated the first day of Finovate Europe in London. Finextra watched the demos, followed the tweets and spoke to the players. Here's what caught our eye.

10 February 2015

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Investment in fintech startups soars

Fintech firms around the world raised $6.8 billion in funding in 2014, a three-fold increase on the previous 12 months as the sector enjoyed a banner year that also saw its first IPOs and a host of startups joining the billion dollar club.

10 February 2015

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Fed researcher sets out vision for government cryptocurrency

A senior researcher at the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis has floated the idea of a government-backed 'Fedcoin' that uses a bitcoin-style protocol but the US dollar as the monetary object, combining the best of cryptocurrencies and cash.

06 February 2015

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Silk Road kingpin Ulbricht found guilty

Ross Ulbricht could face life in prison after being found guilty of seven charges related to his running of the Silk Road, a dark web bazaar where shoppers bought and sold illegal goods with bitcoin.

04 February 2015

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Making digital currency easy

Lui Smyth, UK lead, CoinJar, discusses what products are offered by the startup, why they decided to relocate from Australia and the conversations they are having with UK regulatory bodies.

02 February 2015

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Coinbase runs into trouble over New York and California regulatory status

Coinbase is being sized up for a class action suit by securities litigators Tripp Levy for allegedly making false and misleading statements relating to the regulatory status of its new bitcoin exchange in New York and California.

30 January 2015

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Crooks net $11m in bitcoin scams - research

Scammers have duped unsuspecting victims out of at least $11 million in bitcoin over the last four years, according to researchers from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

30 January 2015