Tag: cryptocurrency
What corporates really think of cryptocurrencies
Blockchain may have more potential to disrupt corporate finance than bitcoin does, but that doesn’t mean cryptocurrencies are entirely ignored. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Hackers steal over $300k from one of Blockchain’s biggest VCs
A blockchain industry investor was hacked today, the latest in a string of apparent social engineering attacks that have taken aim at cryptocurrency users. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Senegal to introduce blockchain-based national digital currency
Titled eCFA, the digital currency will be legal tender alongside the CFA Franc, the region’s national currency, adopted by fourteen countries in West Africa. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Cryptocurrency platform gets a controversial update
The custodians of the popular cryptocurrency platform Ethereum implemented a controversial change to it Wednesday, but broad questions remain about its long-term impact. Read more: www.wsj.com
First bitcoin machine opens in Panama
TigoCTM as opened the opportunity of bitcoin and cryptocurrency to entrepreneurs worldwide from their new Panama based franchise office. Read more: www.pressreleaserocket.net
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini partners with Echo Fox
New York-based digital currency exchange Gemini Trust Co. has announced a new partnership and sponsorship deal with professional eSports organization Echo Fox. Read more: www.econotimes.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
Gatecoin completes recovery from hacking chaos with $500k investment
Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Gatecoin has raised $500,000 just months after being hacked.
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 trading platform Quoine scores $20m JAFCO-led funding
Japanese venture capital major JAFCO has led a $20m Series A financing round for bitcoin trading platform Quoine.