$45 Million: Ukrainian Lawmakers Reveal Big Bitcoin Holdings
Recent disclosures by members of Ukraine's national legislature revealed that three lawmakers have a combined wealth in bitcoin worth more than $45 million.
According to a...
Thailand’s KBank to Start Digitizing Contracts With Blockchain by 2018
One of Thailand's largest commercial banks is looking to digitize some of its financial contracts through a new blockchain solution developed with IBM.
Kasikorn Bank, or...
India Close to Finishing Work on Cryptocurrency Rule Proposals
India's government has reportedly completed work on a proposal that outlines possible steps for regulating cryptocurrencies.
According to local media source Business Line, the report, submitted by an intergovernmental...
IOTA Blockchain to Help Trace Families of Refugees During and After Conflicts
IOTA, the public permissionless distributed ledger, has forged a partnership with REFUNITE, the world's largest missing persons database, to use the former's Blockchain to reunite families during and...
Fidelity Brings Bitcoin Tracking to Traditional Investor Portfolios
Fidelity users can now track their bitcoin and cryptocurrency investments alongside more traditional assets.
Announced today, the company's R&D and innovation unit, Fidelity Labs, is...
It’s Official: Segregated Witness Will Activate on Bitcoin
Segregated Witness (SegWit) has reached its lock-in threshold.
The long-debated scaling upgrade reached the necessary threshold to "lock in" today at block 479,707 with 100%...
11 Banks Develop DLT Trade Finance App Using R3’s Corda Software
A group of eleven banks have developed a trade finance application using technology developed by distributed ledger startup R3.
The firm announced today that the...
Mastercard Files Patent for Refund Services for Cryptocurrency Users
Global credit card company Mastercard has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the creation of refund services for digital currency users....
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