Wall Street Still Throwing Billions At Bitcoin, But There’s Still A Ways To Go
Since Bitcoin volumes began to dissipate in late-2018, which came alongside price plunges, the crypto’s curious investors have sought to determine where the money has fled. For the longest time, it was assumed that over-the-counter (OTC) desks picked up where spot exchanges, namely Bitfinex and Coinbase,...
Chinese State Bank Uses Blockchain to Issue Digital Mortgages Worth $1.3 Billion
The Chinese state-owned Bank of Communications (BoCom) has successfully issued $1.3 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) using blockchain technology, national securities outlet China Securities Times writes Wednesday, September 27.
BoCom — the fifth largest bank in China according to S&P Global recent stats —...
Singapore Central Bank Refutes Fake Articles
Singapore’s de facto central bank issued two warnings over two fake news websites Tuesday, September 18, after articles were published with “fabricated comments” about crypto from Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
The sites, Gulf Weed Crab and Positive Bath Hour, which feature hoax...
Deutsche Bank Institutional Trader Joins Japanese Crypto Startup
A former Deutsche Bank trader has joined Japanese crypto exchange-startup FXcoin Ltd., Bloomberg reports September 3. According to the announcement, Yasuo Matsuda, an institutional trader from Deutsche Bank, will join FXcoin as a senior crypto strategist starting in September 2018. The strategist position includes providing analysis of...
Why Make Ethereum Blockchain Data Available on Google Cloud?
Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies have captured the imagination of technologists, financiers, and economists. Digital currencies are only one application of the underlying blockchain technology. Earlier this year, we made the Bitcoin dataset publicly available for analysis in Google BigQuery. Today we’re making the Ethereum dataset available.
Like its predecessor, Bitcoin,...
Accelerator to Train 1000 Staff in Blockchain Over 2 Years
U.K.-based multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will bolster its employees’ blockchain knowledge through a dedicated program next year, Digiday reported Thursday, August 30.
Part of a coordinated push to enhance digital awareness, the company will put 1000 staff through its Digital Accelerators program, which will run for two...