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Bitcoin-powered social media platform ZapChain has raised $350,000 in seed funding and is launching a new digital goods initiative in partnership with Coinbase today. The money was raised from venture capitalist ...
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Faculty of Informatics and Management Paulista (FIAP), a São Paulo-based private university, has announced it will now accept bitcoin as payment for select courses. FIAP will begin accepting bitcoin for ...
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Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been discussing the potential impact of blockchain technology on its domestic finance industry, new documents reveal. According to notes from the ...
30/11/2015 0 716
Visa Europe became the latest enterprise financial institution to announce a blockchain proof-of-concept this month, when it revealed it was working to leverage the emerging technology for remittances. But while many ...
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The Bank of England (BOE) has launched a search for blockchain-savvy interns, offering the winning students the possibility of a six-week paid internship and the chance of landing a role ...
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West Virginia University’s (WVU) Student Government Association (SGA) is debating whether to use a blockchain-based voting platform for its upcoming elections, according to the college’s student-run newspaper, The Daily Athenauem. ...
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New York-based bitcoin exchange Coinsetter has instituted a new $65-per-month account fee, a move it says is aimed at offsetting its compliance costs. In an email addressed to users and ...
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The European Union (EU) is years away from implementing a consistent framework for cryptocurrency regulation, according to a new report by the SWIFT Institute. The report notes the lack of convincing arguments ...
30/11/2015 0 682
It’s that time of the year again. Get your bitcoin wallets at the ready and prepare yourself for a day of frenzied discounted online shopping. Bitcoin Black Friday is back! ...
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A lawsuit filed by bitcoin payments startup BitPesa and its partner against mobile money giant Safaricom was heard in the Kenyan High Court on Tuesday. The startup says Safaricom “intimidated” its gateway partner, Lipisha, ...
