Barbados’ well established, widely respected and high-quality publication Business Barbados has recently featured Bitcoin startup Bitt in their annual publication, which provides unique and global Bitcoin blockchain-based payment solutions. Over the past few years, Bitcoin wallet and exchange platforms have expanded throughout the European, American, African and Asian regions, providing a substantially high level of […]
The CFTC will discuss the application of blockchain technology in derivatives markets during a meeting later this month.
Danny Brewster, CEO of embattled Cyprus-based bitcoin startup Neo & Bee, has resurfaced, years after disappearing from the community.
The European Securities and Markets Authority recently held an event that focused, in part, on the use of blockchains in mainstream finance.
Fintech innovation is enabling NFC-enabled payments without the need for fiat currencies or physical cards at merchant stores. The trend is one to catch on, with big technology companies and manufacturers such as Apple & Samsung introducing their own proprietary payment methods for fiat transactions. Bitcoin-centric Plutus, a London-based startup, is intent on making life easier […]
One of the benefits of the blockchain is the verification it provides for many types of activities. The rapid settlement of financial transactions is driving the growth of block-chain-based fintech solutions. But blockchain records as legal evidence may not be something that can be taken for granted. James Ching, a contributor to law.com, recently wrote […]
Throughout the years, Bitcoin has often been chastised for its price volatility. While it is true big losses and big gains were possible in the Bitcoin world at just about every turn, the digital currency has come to maturity over the past twelve months. At the same time, well-established traditional financial markets are plummeting to […]
Half way through the afternoon session in Europe yesterday, we published our intraday analysis for the bitcoin price. We hypothesized that, by virtue of both a key resistance level and a sloping channel, that a break to the upside would give us some nice bullish momentum, and that 460 flat was a reasonable, yet conservative […]
Dr. Balaji Srinivasan and Dr. Dan Boneh started their new course, “Bitcoin Engineering” at Stanford University on Monday, January 4th. The class is a companion to Stanford’s previous Bitcoin-related course, “Crypto Currencies, the Blockchain, and Smart Contracts.” About 85 percent of this quarter’s class will feature new material. The class gives you a sense of […]
John Jegutanis, co-founder of bitcoin and altcoin mobile wallet Coinomi, recently proposed the concept of ”Soft Blocks“ to help scale Bitcoin. Soft Blocks, Jegutanis says, could reduce the risk of increasing Bitcoin’s block-size limit. Speaking to Bitcoin Magazine, he explained: “It is not so much the block size – although yes, it must be increased […]