Tag: blockchain
Custos Media Technologies, a South African startup aiming to combat movie piracy using the bitcoin blockchain, has raised $265,000 in seed capital from an unnamed South African investor …
The Bank of Russia’s working group on blockchain and fintech technologies – which was formed in February of this year – will be presenting their findings in June. Olga …
The banking establishment has been quick to notice the potentials inherent in blockchains and distributed ledgers, but many in the financial space have warned about the unintended consequences and …
With all of the focus on smart contract technology in recent times, a lot of people are left wondering what this technological innovation truly means. Are these autonomous contracts …
It is always positive to see more people taking an interest in the digital currency ecosystem. A new Meetup group has formed in Barcelona, which wants to focus on …
Many people have been touting blockchain technology as a way to reduce overhead costs for financial institutions. But Ripple seems to disagree with that statement, as the numbers do …
A new Bitcoin conference is on the horizon, which will take place in Prague on May 19th, 2016. Although this event will only last for one full day, there …
Until very recently, NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange were primary points of interest for blockchain technology developers. But if it is up to Barry Silbert, blockchain and …
Several large financial institutions (JP Morgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, Credit Suisse Group) have participated in a blockchain trial involving credit-default swaps (CDS) derivative contracts. The CDS contracts became …
