Blockchain

By CCN: NFL teams are getting pressure to pay their players in bitcoin, but so far they haven’t budged. It’s unclear why they would push back against a policy that…

Two former compliance experts from crypto exchange Coinbase have joined Facebook Read the original post: Facebook Onboards Two Former Coinbase Compliance Experts

By CCN: Crypto mass adoption hopefuls rejoice. FDIC protection is here. Cryptocurrency prime dealer SFOX is partnering with M.Y. Safra Bank of New York to offer traders and investors deposit…

Hyperledger’s new set of tools “Hyperledger Aries” is designed to facilitate interoperability of different types of blockchain-based data Read the original post: Hyperledger Rolls Out Suite of Blockchain Tools for…

By CCN: World’s third largest cryptocurrency Ripple (XRP) has appreciated up to 31-percent against the US dollar in just two days. The XRP-to-dollar exchange rate Tuesday established an intraday high…

New York global investments giant hires Subhankar Sinha as the company’s new blockchain expert Read the original post: Financial Service Giant BNY Mellon Appoints New Head of Blockchain

By CCN: In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price surged from around $7,000 to $8,300, recording a 17 percent gain against the U.S. in a parabolic rally and a…

Prominent Brazlian bank Banco Bradesco has become the latest institution to join R3’s Marco Polo international blockchain network for trade finance Read the original post: Major Brazilian Bank Brodesco Joins…

American payments startup Uphold has announced that it will use Ledger Vault to secure assets on its platform Read the original post: Payments Startup Uphold to Use Ledger Vault

The SEC’s Valerie Szczepanik says that platforms seeking to list IEO tokens “may find themselves in trouble” if they are not registered in the U.S Read the original post: SEC…