Why Symbiont Believes Blockchain Securities Are Wall Street’s Future
CoinDesk speaks with Symbiont CEO Mark Smith to learn more about the company’s “smart securities” and budding capital markets rivalry with Overstock.
Indian Central Bankers Go Public With Bitcoin Views
Several officials from India’s central bank have spoken out about cryptocurrencies during recent conference appearances.
Major Mining Pools Make a Stand Against Bitcoin XT Fork, Support for BIP 100 Grows
It has been little over a week since Mike Hearn and Gavin Andresen included Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 101 (BIP 101) into the alternative Bitcoin implementation Bitcoin XT. BIP 101 is designed to create a hard fork in the blockchain to allow for blocks of up to 8 megabytes, doubling every two years. Despite a major uproar […]
Gem CEO: Bitcoin Regulations are Trying to Fit a Round Peg in a Square Hole
Regulation has always been a contentious issue in the Bitcoin industry. Some members of the community wish to avoid any regulation at all costs, while others want to work closely with regulators to bring clarity to the space as soon as possible. A panel on Bitcoin regulation was recently featured at the American Banker Digital […]
Bitcoin Value: An Unsafe Haven
Bitcoin price has failed to push higher in the chart and now cannot avoid the strong bearish influence of the green 20MA crossing below the red 200MA in the daily chart. Our outlook changes from consolidation into advance, to correction into decline as bitcoin value is repriced. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a […]
Mexican Coffee Chain Begins Accepting Bitcoin At University Coffee Shop
In response to customer requests, one of Mexico’s largest coffee shop chains has begun accepting bitcoin at a university coffee shop. The Café Punta del Cielo coffee shop at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP) has begun accepting bitcoin payments through Bitso, a Mexican bitcoin exchange. Café Punta del Cielo is a gourmet coffee producer […]
Global Economic Outlook: Market Turmoil
After several few weeks of uneasy quiet following the June and July disruptions international markets, on Monday, began showing signs of volatility that finally erupted into equity and commodity sell-offs that spilled into the currency markets. This is the kind of turmoil that results from investor psychology and is beyond the control of central banks […]
Intel Forays into Internet of Things
Internet of Things is the next in-thing. All electronic device manufacturing companies are eyeing the segment. Intel, Samsung, Google… you name it and they are gradually making inroads into the segment. Intel especially already has a lot riding on it. The semiconductor company is working hard to be the first on to get there. Intel’s […]
Bitcoin Trading: Advance or Decline – It’s Up To You
Bitcoin price has returned to its support floor for the third time in 2015. Traders must now decide what they want for this chart. The choice seems obvious – provided you understand the value of Bitcoin and its role beyond our generation. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3 hour delay. Read the […]
UBS’ Alex Batlin on the Future of Blockchain Tech in Finance
When it announced its ‘blockchain innovation lab’ earlier this year, UBS caused a ripple of excitement and trepidation. It was a watershed moment: one of the world’s wealthiest investment banks was putting its money, and public image, behind blockchain technology. Not only that, but it would be experimenting deep in the financial heart of London. The […]