Blockstream buys Euro bitcoin wallet business Green Address
Cryptocurrency technology business Blockstream has bought European bitcoin wallet software provider Green Address to increase the reach of its platform.
Zurich emerging as hub for FinTech and blockchain
Switzerland, Zurich in particular, is a home to many of the digital currency industry’s leading startups and organizations including Xapo.Read more: www.livebitcoinnews.com
Elliptic and LexisNexis bring bank-grade AML to bitcoin
Blockchain intelligence outfit Elliptic is teaming up with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to bring what they claim is bank-grade risk management to Bitcoin. Read more: www.finextra.com
Bitcoin drops 20% after $70m was stolen from Bitfinex exchange
Bitfinex, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges online, has suffered a major hack. The company has posted a note on their website detailing the. Read more: techcrunch.com
Swedish FinTech stakeholder SEB invests in Coinify
Coinify has attracted a new FinTech investor after the Swedish banking giant, SEB, joined a Series A funding round with SEB members join Coinify's board. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Bitfinex releases initial relaunch plans for bitcoin exchange
Digital currency exchange Bitfinex is planning to slowly re-enable user access following a recent hack and loss of nearly 120,000 bitcoins. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Coinbase to enable Ethereum Classic withdrawals
Coinbase wallet and exchange users will soon be able to withdraw classic ethers. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Hedley announces crowdsale of Vulture Capital cryptocurrency
New York-based Hedley Productions that uses Vulture Capital’s digital currency has launched an Ethereum-based crowdsale of the cryptocurrency to finance a new feature film. Read more: www.econotimes.com
Bitcoin not money, US judge rules in victory for backers
Bitcoin, a Florida judge says, is not real money. Ironically, that could provide a boost to use of the crypto-currency which has remained in the shadows. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk
BlockPay offers Cryptocurrency and e-commerce solutions
Bringing cryptocurrency to ecommerce is quite a challenge, even though it is possible to integrate solutions through popular platforms these days. Read more: themerkle.com