Japanese Banking Chairman: Cryptocurrencies Mean New Data Opportunities
A Japanese national cryptocurrency will allow its finance sector to “use data to create new value” not possible with traditional setups.
This is according to comments from...
Hong Kong Bitcoin Exchange OKEx to Open SegWit2x Futures Market
Bitcoin exchange OKEx has announced it will join Bitfinex in opening a futures market to enable traders to speculate on the outcome of the...
Singapore’s Central Bank Hires Accenture for Blockchain Interbank Payments Prototype
Professional services and consultancy giant Accenture has been appointed by Singapore’s central bank to develop a prototype blockchain solution for interbank payments.
Earlier this month,...
IBM’s Stellar Move: Tech Giant Uses Cryptocurrency in Cross-Border Payments
Big Blue is making what could be considered its first public foray into cryptocurrency.
In the kind of unveiling that can only come before one...
Blockchain and Smart Cities: On the Way to the Second Capital of China
On Oct. 14, Peng Yijie, a powerful Chinese businessman, visited Chen Gang, the Communist Party Secretary of Xiong'an New Area and Vice Governor of Hebei Province.
Peng...
India Central Bank ‘In Process’ of Making Bitcoin Regulation, Withholds Details
India has refused to comment on its progress with cryptocurrency regulation, only appearing to confirm that official plans were “in progress.”
Reports by local news outlet Economic...
