When you think of bitcoin and extreme sports, you may not necessarily put the two together. And yet, for many in the extreme-sports world, the digital currency provides the perfect avenue for funding and exposure. Take motorcycle racing and paragliding. Two completely different sports, but they have one thing in common: bitcoin. Paraglider Rhys Fisher […]
Acatis, an investment fund company for wealth managers and banks, becomes one of the first players in the traditional financial sector to add Bitcoin to its portfolio. The German asset investor manages around €3.5 billion for its clients. The traditional financial markets have so far been reluctant to look at Bitcoin as an investment. With […]
Coinify, the cryptocurrency based payment solution provider has announced a new strategic partnership with Bcash. The new partnership allows Bcash — one of the leading Bitcoin exchanges in Greece to offer card payment option to its customers. The number of Bitcoin platforms accepting card payments is numbered. Bcash’s partnership with Coinify adds one more platform […]
Bitcoin PR Buzz, the first press release distributor on the market to cater exclusively to cryptocurrency clients, is hosting the first ever “Blockchain Company of the Year” award. The winner, to be decided through a community voting competition, will receive a 1 BTC prize, and PR worth over $897. The competition is already open for […]
A group of global banks and financial institutions has completed the first pilot of a new blockchain-based gold trading platform. Source
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Bitcoin prices surged more than 80% in 2016, pushed higher by developments such as the Brexit, the halving and the Bitfinex hack. Source
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As Big Finance starts to better understand blockchain, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies will likely follow, says FirstRand Bank’s Farzam Ehsani. Source