Tag "digital assets"
Google Trends: Interest in Bitcoin Spikes Amid Price Rally to New All-Time High
The price of bitcoin surged to a new all-time high, crossing US$23,700/BTC on Thursday. The climb brings the cryptocurrency’s year-to-date gains above 200%. The price rally, which began in early October and accelerated towards the start of December, pushed general
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A Look at Switzerland’s Blockchain DLT Fintech Industry
A recent analysis by ccecosystems.news has identified 167 blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) startups focusing on financial services in Switzerland. Out of the 167 companies, only 117 had a valid Internet presence, implying that about 30% of these ventures
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Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets Poised for Prime Time
Though institutional adoption of digital assets remains low, demand from traditional trading firms is growing rapidly, showcasing that the sector is poised for prime time, according to a research by management intelligence platform Acuiti. In a special report titled Institutional
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New Report Explores the Potential of Blockchain in Asset Management
Blockchain has the potential to transform the asset management industry by allowing new products to be developed, improve efficiency and cost-savings, and enhance data quality, according to a new report by blockchain software company ConsenSys. In its first report part
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New York Stock Exchange’s Owner Wants to Make Crypto Mainstream with Bakkt
Global exchanges operator Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), will in November launch a new digital asset platform. The new company will be called Bakkt, and will be launched in partnership with Microsoft, Starbucks and
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White Paper on Blockchain Infrastructures for Digital Assets
BitFury, a Bitcoin blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company, has released a white paper outlining basic components of blockchain-based asset ledgers, as well as their use cases for financial services firms. Entitled ‘Digital Assets on Public Blockchains,’ the white
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