Indian police crack down on OneCoin with seizures & arrests
Indian authorities are engaging in a sweeping crackdown on OneCoin, a digital investment scheme that is commonly seen as a scam. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Ripio bags additional funding to take Series A to $2.25m
Argentinian bitcoin startup Ripio (formerly Bitpagos) has bumped up its Series A round with an additional $428,000. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Exscudo, blockchain financial services provider, launches ICO
The ICO campaign of Exscudo, a new financial ecosystem, will run 37 days from April 25th till May 31st, 2017. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
Standard Chartered supercharges FinTech accelerator graduates
Standard Chartered has initiated proof-of-concept trials on robo-advisory services and blockchain with two startups. Read more: www.finextra.com
Blockchain could expand central bank access, says Bank of Japan
Central banks could allow access around the clock if they used blockchains, a senior Bank of Japan official speculated last week. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Bitcoin firm partners new bank, improves services to customers
Bitwage has announced that it has launched unique IBAN numbers for all of its users who receive their wages in the European Union. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Blockchain is the coolest thing in Indian finance right now
It's tough to keep up with technology. And India's finance sector knows it too well. Read more: qz.com
AT&T explores cryptocurrency car payments in new patent filing
Digital currency payments in vehicles may not be far off, if the ideas in a new patent application from telecom giant AT&T enter real-world use. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Bitcoin is outperforming every fiat currency so far in 2017
Who needs an ETF when you can buy BTC? Bitcoin price is up almost 30% since the start of 2017 when the latest bull-run was just warming up. Read more: bitcoinist.com
Is a lack of regulation stifling bitcoin growth?
Co-director of Imperial College London’s Centre for Cryptocurrency believes a dearth of regulation is undermining new financial technologies. Read more : www.cryptocoinsnews.com