Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Bitcoin Foundation demands access to BitLicense research

In comments submitted today, the Bitcoin Foundation highlights the need for public access to the “extensive research and analysis” that the New York Department of Financial Services’s (NYDFS) cited when introducing its “BitLicense” proposal.

08 October 2014

Company update/Blockchain

Netagio releases bitcoin trading API

Netagio, the first British Bitcoin, gold & Sterling exchange, today announced the launch of its Application Programming Interface (API).

08 October 2014

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This is the moment for FinTech

Claire Cockerton, CEO of Innovate Finance, the UK based lobby group promoting financial technology entrepreneurship discusses their global strategy and practical plans for the UK.

08 October 2014

Company update/Blockchain

Blockchain secures $30 million funding round

In January, Blockchain passed a million users. Since then, growth has only accelerated and we have recently celebrated 2.3 million consumer wallets.

07 October 2014

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Overstock hires developers to create crypto-securities exchange

Online retailer Overstock has hired developers who worked on the P2P decentralised exchange Counterparty to build a marketplace for corporate stocks issued as 'cryptosecurities'.

07 October 2014

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Madrid street transforms into Bitcoin Boulevard

Madrid has become the latest city to embrace the concept of a Bitcoin Boulevard, with the Spanish capital's Serrano Street getting a cryptocurrency makeover this weekend.

03 October 2014

Company update/Blockchain

Alternet partners with P2P Cash for BitLicensing

Alternet Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: ALYI), a business to business facilitator for digital currency and mobile commerce services in the digital asset and virtual currency ecosystem, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, OneMarket, continues to make progress towards the launch of its Digital Assets and Currency Exchange, in the State of New York through formation of a joint venture ("JV") with P2P Cash, Inc.

02 October 2014

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Crypto-currency outfit Epiphyte triumphs at Innotribe Startup Challenge

US-based crypto-currency startup Epiphyte has emerged as the winner of the Innotribe Startup Challenge at Sibos in Boston.

02 October 2014

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Reddit ponders own cryptocurrency to distribute shares to community

After closing a $50 million funding round, Reddit could create its own cryptocurrency as a way of handing over shares in the platform to its massive user-base.

30 September 2014

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Can banks' grab the 'bitcoin' opportunity?

Jon Matonis, executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation looks at the how banks can leverage bitcoin and the debate around jurisdictional arbitrage.

30 September 2014

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Focus on retail and electronic payments

Daniel Szmukler director at the Euro Banking Association talks about their ongoing working groups and the evolution of retail payments.

30 September 2014

Company update/Blockchain

Bitcoin startup Circle opens for business

After months of working with customers in an invite-only phase, today we at Circle opened our initial service to the world.

29 September 2014

News/Blockchain

Bitcoin to make big splash at Sibos and Money20/20

Bitcoin values may be languishing at the $400 mark, but financial services interest in the crypto-currency shows no signs of abating, with two of the biggest shows in the banking calendar - Sibos and Money20/20 - devoting significant airtime to the technology.

26 September 2014

Company update/Blockchain

Bitcoin exchange Netagio secures new banking facilities with WalPay

Netagio, the first British Bitcoin, gold & Sterling exchange, today announced a partnership with WalPay, the Isle of Man based Payment Services Provider, to secure new banking facilities for Netagio enabling its customers to deposit funds and receive international payments in GBP, EUR and USD, with further currencies to follow.

26 September 2014

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Visa Europe mobile director joins Apple

Visa Europe's director of mobile, Mary Carol Harris, has jumped ship to join Apple, where she will lead the firm's push into the mobile payments sector on the continent.

25 September 2014

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Critical issues facing the Americas and beyond

Chris Church, Chief Executive, Americas and Global Head of Securities, Swift looks ahead to Sibos to what delegates will be discussing and debating this year.

25 September 2014

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Bitcoin price lifts as Paypal wades in

PayPal has partnered with three of the leading bitcoin processors to enable support for the crypto-currency among its digital merchants.

24 September 2014

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Bangladesh threatens jail time for bitcoin users

Bangladesh's central bank has warned that anyone using bitcoin in the country could face a jail term of up to 12 years.

16 September 2014

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Blockstock bitcoin festival gets ready to rock

A ten-day festival promoting the use of bitcoin kicks off with a round of drinks at the Old Shoreditch Station pub in London on Friday evening.

12 September 2014

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Bank of England takes a closer look at bitcoin potential

Digital currencies do not currently pose a material risk to monetary or financial stability in the United Kingdom, says the Bank of England, but the underlying technology does have the potential to transform the financial system more generally.

11 September 2014