Tag "Blockchain"
The 3 Coolest Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Fintech Events This Year
Fintech, a term referring to the use of computer programs and other technology to support and enable banking and financial services, has taken the industry by storm. Global venture investment in fintech grew by 11% to US$17.4 billion in 2016,
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The First Blockchain Oscar to be Held This Spring
The first stage of Blockchain Oscar starts under the BlockShow Europe 2017 programme. Blockchain Oscar is a Startup Competition, which will be held in two rounds. The first one will take place online for three days on March 2-4. During
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Bitwala Crowned Champion Finance Startup at Fintech.Pioneers
Bitcoin payment platform Bitwala re-affirmed the blockchain-based future of the Fintech sector by scooping the free Pioneers Festival pass after being named as the best startup at Fintech.Pioneers in Berlin today. Bitwala founder Joerg von Minckwitz, who lives around the
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Deutsche Börse Presents Blockchain Concept for Risk Free Cash Transfer
Deutsche Börse Group has developed a concept for riskless transfer of commercial bank money via an infrastructure based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). By combining blockchain technology with its proven post-trade infrastructure, Deutsche Börse aims to achieve efficiencies while at the
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Top Worldwide VCs and Investors in Bitcoin and Blockchain
Blockchain, a type of database that records an ongoing list of tamper-proof records, has created a lot of hype in the financial services industry, promising to allow banks to save billions in infrastructure costs and significantly increase efficiency. The world’s
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European Commission Gives Boost To Startups In Europe
The European Commission’s Start-up and Scale-up Initiative aims to give Europe’s many innovative entrepreneurs every opportunity to become world leading companies. It pulls together all the possibilities that the EU already offers and adds a new focus on venture capital
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Startup of the Month: Lykke, a Next-Gen Zero-Commission Trading Platform Powered by Blockchain
Bitcoin and blockchain technology has gotten a major boost in Switzerland as Richard Olsen, the co-founder of OANDA and a former CEO of the North American FX Brokerage, is looking to harness the power of the technology to disrupt digital
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Switzerland Opens up to Blockchain Tech
Appetite for blockchain technology is growing worldwide as venture capital investment in Bitcoin and blockchain startups exceeds US$1.1 billion and major financial institutions begin trialing the technology for varied applications. Perceived as the trigger to “a profound technological shift” by
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Credit Suisse Report Names Technologies Trends Changing Banking
Credit Suisse has released a report on the Swiss financial center in which it points out the key trends and technologies that are changing banking. The report, entitled ‘Swiss Financial Center 2016,’ addresses the ongoing changes occurring in the financial
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Enforcement Actions by the Regulators in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
Due to the explosive growth of Bitcoin in recent years, as well as rapidly increasing interest in the cryptocurrency’s underlying ledger technology, the blockchain, regulators have been keen to keep pace with developments to ensure that existing laws are enforced
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