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SETL Will Compete With ‘Quasi-Monopolistic Incumbents’

The Blockchain-based fintech company SETL has just announced its OpenCSD platform based on federated distributed ledger technology. The start up reveals its permissioned blockchain...

Despite CBK Governor’s Warning Bitcoin Support Grows...

On May 21 during the MindSpeak forum, host Aly Khan Satchu had a discussion with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge....

DAO Proposals Are Being Voted On

The newly created DAO Hub project is a fascinating beast that became the largest crowdfund to date according to Wiki sources. What is interesting...

Q1 2016 Blockchains, Robo Advisors, and Fintech...

Financial technology is breaking new ground when it comes to venture capital investment in Q1 of 2016 according to Bloomberg, KPMG International, and CB Insights....

Spanish Police Seize Luxury Goods and 78...

Police and tax authorities arrested 30 individuals in Spain for suspected money laundering and pirated TV content. Police said the suspects had six of the...

Ireland Embraces Cryptocurrency & Fintech Solutions

Forget what you know about Silicon Valley and the Canton of Zug. There's a new blockchain and digital currency hub growing in the Emerald...

Does Mainstream Media Like Bitcoin Now?

Mainstream media is showing Bitcoin is a positive light these days. Two very interesting editorials appeared today called “I’m ditching traditional banks in favor...

Ransomware Decryption Tool Defuncts TeslaCrypt

Ransomware has been the trending topic of conversation in 2016. Particularly during the months of March, April and May Google Trends shows the cyber...

Litecoin Community Gets an Unexpected Surprise

Just recently the company Coinbase has decided to rebrand its exchange service by calling it “GDAX” the Global Digital Asset Exchange. Alongside this announcement...

Meet Beaver: A Decentralized Anonymous Marketplace

Kyle Soska, Albert Kwon, Nicolas Christin and Srinivas Devadas four students from Carnegie Mellon and MIT wrote a paper called “Beaver: A Decentralized Anonymous...