MoneyGram expands Coinme partnership, launches in-app crypto service
Users across nearly all US states can now trade and store BTC, ETH and LTC in the MoneyGram app.
Ethereum
Sparrow’s options trading platform takes flight
Trade options will be settled by smart contract.
Societe Generale issues €100m of bonds for housing financing
These security tokens offer a range of advantages, says the bank.
Open beta programme launches for Sila’s API platform
Aims to bridge gap between traditional banking systems and blockchain.
First crypto clipper malware found on Google Play
The clipper impersonates a legitimate service called MetaMask.
What does the future look like for cryptocurrency?
The crypto boom, bubble, revolution… what to actually expect from cryptocurrency moving into 2019?
Sibos 2018: Banks and crypto lovers battle it out
Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of ConsenSys, has something to say.
ConsenSys drums up $6.5m blockchain funding for DrumG
Former R3 founders to build their first banking solution on Ethereum.
Microsoft unveils Ethereum proof-of-authority on Azure
Suitable for permissioned networks where all consensus participants are known.
South African Ethereum test proves efficiency of blockchain-based payments for banks
A blockchain-based payments system tested last week outdid traditional payment networks.
Money20/20 Europe: stop the crypto tribalism
Welcome to polarised missives and glorified databases at the Amsterdam event.
Crypto-investing 101: advice for beginners
Ten tips to help you avoid common pitfalls when investing in cryptocurrencies.
Ink Protocol and Kleros to tackle P2P marketplace transaction disputes
They seek justice. It is written onto the Ethereum blockchain.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 8 February 2018
Features Binance down, a “Crypto Rich List”, and VMS Software and Swirlds.
Top performing altcoins in 2017 – Fortune Jack
Bitcoin’s movements over the last year have paved the way for up-and-coming alternative coins.
What cryptocurrency trends can we expect in 2018?
Let’s take a look at some of the key talking points of the cryptocurrency economy in 2018.
eToro and CoinDash team for blockchain-based social trading products
eToro and CoinDash will develop a suite of blockchain-based products for social trading.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 11 December 2017
Featuring the Gibraltar Parliament; Cboe Global Markets; and Waves Platform, Ethereum and Deloitte teaming up.
Blockchain: a world of possibilities
Amid the hype around distributed ledger technology and blockchain it can seem they are technologies looking for solutions. In the heavily paper-based business of trade finance, such technology looks promising and progress is being made elsewhere.
Sberbank joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance to broaden cooperation
Sberbank has become the first Russian bank to join the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA). The non-commercial alliance was established in February 2017 to transform Ethereum into an enterprise-grade technology.
Accenture, IBM and Microsoft fuel blockchain market growth
The global blockchain market will experience massive growth during the next five years – powered by the activities of “key vendors” Accenture, IBM and Microsoft. According to Research and Markets’ report, “Global Blockchain Technology Market 2017-2021”, the market will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 55.59%. One trend in the market is […]
Everyone is a bank with Babb’s blockchain plan
London-based fintech start-up Babb App says it is creating a bank based on a “permissioned” blockchain implementation of a distributed ledger using Ethereum smart contracts. The Babb banking platform will operate a decentralised information model to “minimise costs while maximising data fidelity and security” – i.e. the usual suspects. It expects to do a soft […]
Thomson Reuters launches new blockchain tech for developers
Thomson Reuters has launched BlockOne ID to let developers build applications in a controlled environment with blockchain. BlockOne ID (for Ethereum) is an experimental user-entitlement framework through which decentralised app (DApp) owners can manage access to their blockchain contracts. Thomson Reuters says it uses traditional methods to authenticate users and provides a mechanism for DApp […]
In third parties we (mis)trust?
Technology is transforming trust to the point that people find themselves trusting others with whom they’ve had no experience, on eBay or Facebook, more than banks they’ve dealt with their whole lives.
Breaking bit
Bitcoin is the poster child of the cryptocurrency world, but it’s not alone. Michael Mainelli and Bob McDowell take a look at the real-world implications of the rise of AltCoins
