PwC to Investigate Blockchain’s Potential in Wholesale Insurance
PwC is sponsoring new research into the blockchain’s potential in the insurance industry, as well as the creation of a proof-of-concept prototype.
Ripple Gains BitLicense in New York
Ripple Labs Inc., has had its BitLicense application approved today by New York state’s financial regulator. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has approved Ripple Labs’ BitLicense application. Granted today, the approval will grant Ripple the license to sell and obtain XRP – the native digital asset of the Ripple Consensus Ledger, […]
ChangeTip Struggles to Sell Assets After Airbnb Acqui-Hire
Bitcoin micropayments startup ChangeTip is struggling to find a buyer after its engineering team was purchased by travel startup AirBnB in April.
Obama’s Economic Policy Advisors Strategizes With Fintech Industry Players
President Barack Obama’s economic policy staff recently met with stakeholders across the fintech ecosystem to discuss how fintech can support economic policy, Adrienne Harris, special assistant to the President of economic policy, noted in a White House blog. The attendees included policy makers, fintech startups and investors. The meeting addressed cybersecurity, ways to manage small […]
Gaming Payment Platform ‘Breakout Coin’ Launches Coin Sale
Breakout Coin, an in-game staking mechanism, cryptocurrency payment and loyalty platform on the Breakout Chain blockchain, will launch a public coin sale at 10 a.m. PDT on Monday, June 13, 2016. The Bittrex cryptocurrency exchange will host the coin sale. A total of 6,627,494 Breakout Coins (BRK) will be offered. Combined with a prior sale […]
From TREZOR to LastPASS: Best Password Managers 2016 Review
The post From TREZOR to LastPASS: Best Password Managers 2016 Review appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. About a week ago I discovered that some hacker managed to get a hold of 99Bitcoins’ email addresses and started spamming our mailing list. If you’re on the email list then you probably already received my official apology for this. If […]
Synechron Survey: Blockchain and AI Will Have Huge Impact on Financial Services Over Next 10 Years
Synechron, a global consulting and technology innovator in the financial services industry, has released the results of a survey conducted by the TABB Group for Synechron on the potential of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, with respondents believing that they will have a major impact over the next 10 years. After conducting […]
Jaxx Wallet Integrates Shapeshift for In-Wallet Conversion Between Bitcoin, Ether and DAO Tokens
Toronto-based Bitcoin consultancy and software development company Decentral has announced the integration of its Jaxx line of blockchain wallets with digital currency exchange platform ShapeShift.io. The integration of ShapeShift with Jaxx wallets will enable users to convert between bitcoin, ether and DAO tokens directly within the Jaxx wallet. It will also support any tokens that […]
Decentralized Web Initiative Aims to Reinvent Web With Peer-To-Peer And Blockchain Technology
The first Decentralized Web Summit, a gathering of developers striving to make the web open, secure and free of censorship by distributing data, processing and hosting across millions of computers around the world, with no centralized control, was held in San Francisco on June 8 and 9. The Summit was hosted by The Internet Archive, which […]
Bitcoin Price In The Balance
Bitcoin price continues slowly losing altitude below $580 (Bitstamp). The likelihood of decline remains, although we must acknowledge the possibility of a low-liquidity weekend spike to the upside. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the […]