Cryptocurrency
June 24, 2016
In a somewhat surprising statement, Fintech expert Frank Schwab feels very confident Bitcoin will not go anywhere anytime soon. At the same time, he is also […]
July 19, 2016
The European Commission published a draft directive last week proposing to amend existing anti-money laundering rules to include virtual currencies such as bitcoin. If adopted, exchanges […]
July 20, 2016
At his most recent talk in Toronto, Andreas Antonopoulos pointed out the folly of relying on tradition — particularly that of using identity verification — or what he calls the “means” that’s no […]
July 27, 2016
Bitcoin micropayments startup SatoshiPay is developing a new proof-of-concept with Visa Europe’s innovation unit. Work on the project was first disclosed earlier this year, when Visa […]
September 20, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has advised that the European Commission establish a regulatory regime specific to virtual currencies such as bitcoin. Commenting on the commission’s proposal to amend […]
September 26, 2016
Today, Europol, INTERPOL, and the Basel Institute on Governance have formalised the establishment of a tripartite partnership for a working group on money laundering with digital […]
September 26, 2016
Spanish banking giant Santander is working on a project that explores how it could digitize customer cash using the public ethereum blockchain. Revealed today during a panel […]
December 16, 2016
Once upon a time, there was a lot of optimism that the blockchain — the technology underlying Bitcoin — would help the finance industry deal with […]