Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 5 February 2018
Includes Lloyds, Bank of America, JP Morgan, Facebook and DeVere Group.
Cryptocurrency
SEC stops alleged AriseBank ICO scam
To prevent investors being “victimised by what we allege to be an outright scam”.
Hackers steal $534m from Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange
But it will compensate more than $423 million to 260,000 users who lost out.
Cryptocurrency mining scam catches 15m people out
Running undetected for over four months.
What cryptocurrency trends can we expect in 2018?
Let’s take a look at some of the key talking points of the cryptocurrency economy in 2018.
UK government plots cryptocurrency regulations
Amidst the drama and diatribes of Davos, two politicians open their mouths.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 25 January 2018
Starring Coinsilium Group, GMEX Technologies and Vaultbank.
A new twist on an ancient game
Lotto games have been around since before 205 BC in China, and used to finance major infrastructure projects.
How the internet has democratised finance
Thanks to the internet and tech anyone anywhere can take part in financial trading.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 23 January 2018
Featuring Kleros taking a chance, BitFlyer landing in Europe, and Nordea in the mood for banning.
How are traditional market players responding to cryptocurrencies?
2017 will probably be noted for two things – Donald Trump took office and the world took notice of cryptocurrencies.
Jumio teams with Byteball to bring KYC to ICO issuers
When the gold rush is on, perhaps it’s better to sell picks and shovels to the miners.
Coinbase gets the Memo.AI engineering talent
Digital currency wallet Coinbase looks for growth.
Blockchain security firm Ledger raises $75m funding
Investment takes the company’s total capital to more than $85 million.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 18 January 2018
Features Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Jibrel Network, Yes Bank and HashCash.
AI firm Savedroid launches ICO
German AI savings technology firm looks to raise capital – both crypto and conventional.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 16 January 2018
Post-trade scenarios, a cryptocurrency app and a trading platform. Stars Swift, DeVere Group and Horizon Software.
Central Bank of Bahrain’s fintech sandbox heats up
Welcomes three new faces – investment service Wahed, BitArabia and online Bitcoin exchange Belfrics.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 12 January 2018
All about Asia this time. Featuring Cobinhood, JCB, Currency Port and Republic Protocol
Fintech funding round-up: 12 January 2018
Features Ladder, Petal, Fisco, Equitise and Xinja.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 11 January 2018
Stars Saifu, Thales, Babb, Iznes, SETL and Sberbank’s new lab.
You may soon be able to bid with Bitcoin on eBay
The digital currency is making a surprising entrance into the mainstream financial world.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 10 January 2018
Features BNP Paribas Asset Management, Falcon Private Bank and the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 9 January 2018
Features Cardano Foundation, IOHK, Emurgo, Bitcoin mining, Microsoft and John McAfee.
Infographic: history of Ripple coin
Buyripple explains “how banks fell in love with Ripple” in this infographic.
Fintech journalist shares pointless predictions for 2018
The catastrophic catalogue of conjectures.
Top ten fintech infographics in 2017
From cashless countries to Bitcoin crashes.
Top ten fintech opinion pieces in 2017
They thought for you.
Top ten fintech features in 2017
What a merry time it was for fintech features in 2017.
Top ten Bitcoin stories in 2017
Bitcoin was buzzing all year along.
Top ten blockchain stories in 2017
Welcome to a world of blockchain. A compilation of the bigger stories with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 December 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Blockchain and bitcoin round-up: 20 December 2017
More bite-size Bitcoin and blockchain news.
Ripple to launch Infrastructure Innovation Initiative
Ripple is taking “the next logical step to help build the internet of value”.
eToro and CoinDash team for blockchain-based social trading products
eToro and CoinDash will develop a suite of blockchain-based products for social trading.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 19 December 2017
Features ABI Lab, R3, the government of Estonia, Chronobank and Bitcoin.com.
Bitcoin is useless
The recent surge in its price is good news for investors, but perhaps a death sentence for its functional value.
EU sets in motion rules to tackle cryptocurrency money laundering
Plans to apply tighter rules to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing on cryptocurrency exchange platforms.
Fintech trends 2017: blockchain, big data… what’s next?
2017 ends with the Bitcoin having surpassed the $19,000 mark. Could this perhaps be a taste of our future?
Blockchain consortium Hyperledger loses members
More than 15 members either cut financial support or quit the project over the past few months.
