Blockchain to attract over $1bn in global investments in 2016
Financial service firms and technology providers will focus on bringing blockchain to capital markets by investing more than $1bn in the sector this year, new research shows.
Bitcoin rewards halve for virtual cash money miners
The financial rewards for people who help to verify who does what with their bitcoins have been halved. Read More: www.bbc.co.uk
Bitcoin price climbs over 50% in first half of 2016
CoinDesk analyzes activities in the bitcoin and ether markets over the first six months of 2016. Read More: www.coindesk.com
Netki raises $3.5m to expand cryptocurrency platform
Digital identity startup Netki, Inc., which provides secure cryptocurrency payment systems, announced that it raised $3.5 million USD in a seed round. Read more: siliconangle.com
Steemit distributes $1.3m in first cryptocurrency payout
The payout is the first for Steemit, which rewards content creators, curators and consumers with its native digital currency. Read more: coinreport.net
Blockchain Technology could bring a music revolution
Musicians are turning their attention to the power of blockchain as a way of generating more revenue in an industry that is experiencing a decline in shares. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
IBM to open blockchain innovation centre in Singapore
IBM expects its new innovation centre will deliver over the next three years technology pilots based on blockchain technology for the finance and trade industries. Read more: www.zdnet.com
You can’t have financial inclusion without digital inclusion
Technology alone is not the answer, but the promise of blockchain could act as an enabler for a decentralized global identity database. Read more: techcrunch.com
Blockchain social platform Steemit suffers cyberattack
Blockchain-powered social media platform Steemit, a new novel experiment in social media that sees users rewarded in the token cryptocurrency has been the target of a cyber attack.Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Blockchain business Stratis lands investment
UK-based blockchain business Stratis has raised $100,000 from investors as it nears the closure of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) period.