Bitcoin cloud mining provider Genesis Mining has announced the launch of what it calls the world’s first Bitcoin mining fund. The fund, which officially filed Form D with the SEC last week will be called Logos Fund and will cater exclusively to high net worth individuals, investment funds, and accredited investors looking to take part…
Read moreFinancial technology innovation company R3 CEV today announces the successful completion of a distributed ledger experiment involving 11 of the world’s leading financial institutions. R3 and consortium member banks Barclays PLC (LON:BARC), BMO Financial Group, Credit Suisse, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA), Natixis SA (EPA:KN), Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS),…
Read moreFinancial innovation company R3 announced today that it has concluded its distributed ledger bank membership round with the addition of 12 new banks, thus taking the total number of such members to 42. Following its September launch, the company has registered significant interest in the consortium from financial services companies around the world. Recently, LeapRate…
Read moreRussian financial companies are increasingly looking at exploring and tapping the possibilities of blockchain technology. After payment services provider Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ:QIWI) voiced its plans to launch its own crypto currency using blockchain, Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER) has voiced its willingness to develop blockchain-based products and use them in its services. Lev A. Khasis, First Deputy…
Read moreFinancial innovation firm R3 has announced the team that will be in charge of designing and developing distributed ledger technology for the financial industry in partnership with its member banks. The team will be led by Richard Gendal Brown, who previously spent 15 years at IBM and is widely regarded as one of the leading…
Read moreQuadriga Fintech Solutions Corp., provider of various technological solutions to the virtual currency space, has announced the launch of a Research & Development lab for Blockchain technology. The lab will be the first of its kind in Canada. Its first project will be the development of a platform with two main functions: handling the onboarding…
Read moreThe Digital Currency and Blockchain Working Group is looking for volunteers to assist with many of the defined work streams and the group is open to new and existing FIX Trading Community Members.
Read moreFounded by ex OANDA Chairman Richard Olsen, Lykke aims to build a global Internet exchange using the distributed ledger technology of Bitcoin.
Read moreThe relationship between bitcoin and the global financial market, particularly banking institutions, has historically been tense. But recently all parties have realized they can benefit from partnering.
Read moreThe payment services provider plans to issue its own crypto currency using blockchain technology and is already in discussions with the Bank of Russia.
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