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New details have emerged about Russian payments giant Qiwi’s plans to issue its own cryptocurrency. Russian-language bitcoin news site ForkLog spoke with Qiwi communications director Konstantin Koltsov and Alexei Arkhipov, who ...
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UK banking giant Barclays signed contracts with eight graduates of its New York-based FinTech accelerator program today, two of which will partner with the company on applications using blockchain technology. ...
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A political party in Peru is looking to make the blockchain a part of its presidential campaign platform. Perú Posible, a centre-leaning party led by former president Alejando Toledo, is gearing ...
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a public warning against an investment firm promising high returns on cryptocurrency trading. The UK regulator – which oversees more than 70,000 businesses in ...
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Factom Inc, the for-profit entity seeking to facilitate commercial business conducted on blockchain recordkeeping project Factom, has raised $400,000 in new seed funding. The investment was provided by Kuala Innovations, ...
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The economic secretary to the UK government’s economic and finance ministry – HM Treasury – has spoken about the benefits of digital currencies and blockchain technology. During her speech in London ...
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The Australian government has committed to reviewing how the country’s central bank and top securities regulator oversee bitcoin and other emerging payment systems. Earlier today the Australian government released its response ...
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21 Inc, the best-funded company in bitcoin, has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a form of digital currency mining circuitry. The USPTO ...
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The Spanish Tax Authority has probed at least one bitcoin-friendly business in the country for information on the way it handles payments received in the digital currency. La Agencia Tributaria Española ...
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Everledger became the first blockchain startup to scoop a ‘Meffy’ at an award ceremony held in London on Monday night. The firm, which is creating a tamper-proof digital ledger for the world’s ...
