Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland joined around 40 entities testing a platform based on R3’s Corda. Two major United Kingdom banks — Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) — have joined a trial using blockchain to streamline real estate purchasing after rethinking the technology’s potential, Bloomberg reported on April 4. The trial, […]
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Cumberland, the Chicago-based crypto trading unit of DRW Holdings LLC, reported a sharp, sudden spike in large Bitcoin transactions on Monday evening. Cumberland, the Chicago-based cryptocurrency trading unit of DRW Holdings LLC, reported a sharp, sudden spike in large-scale Bitcoin (BTC) transactions the evening of Monday, April 1. The company revealed the data in a […]
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Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare announced that it will be launching a Canadian dollar-back stablecoin. Coinsquare, one of Canada’s top crypto exchanges, will be launching a stablecoin backed by the Canadian dollar dubbed eCAD, according to a press release on April 4. The new coin will purportedly be backed at a 1:1 ratio with Canadian dollars. […]
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A cryptocurrency tax software startup has integrated with major tax filing software TurboTax. Cryptocurrency-focused tax software CryptoTrader.Tax has integrated with leading American tax software Intuit TurboTax, according to a press release on April 4. The integration will purportedly allow users to export tax calculations from CryptoTrader.Tax to the TurboTax filing software, which will supposedly make […]
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Blockchain tech firm Bitfury and Longenesis have jointly launched production of a blockchain-based consent management solution for doctors and patients. The Bitfury Group and blockchain-powered medical data marketplace Longenesis have jointly launched production of a blockchain-based consent management system for the healthcare industry. The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on […]
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The SFOX Multi-Factor Market Index indicates that the cryptocurrency market entered April as mildly bullish. Institutional cryptocurrency prime dealer SFOX’s index is now reading the digital currency market as “mildly bullish,” according to a report published on April 4. In the course of preparing the report, the company collected data about price, volume and volatility […]
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The number of Google search requests for “Bitcoin” nearly tripled during the recent price spike. Google searches for “Bitcoin” nearly tripled during the recent price spike, according to Google Trends data. According to Google Trends, search requests for Bitcoin (BTC) jumped from roughly 30 to 100 following the leading cryptocurrency’s surge on the night of […]
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Regulated crypto trading platform IronX has rolled out following a $26 million initial coin offering. Cryptocurrency exchange IronX has launched for the public following a $26 million initial coin offering (ICO), technology-focused media outlet The Fintech Times reported on April 4. IronX is a regulated trading platform that was jointly established by digital trading firm […]
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Hut 8 crypto mining, which runs a joint venture in Alberta with Bitfury, has reportedly laid off more staff. Canadian Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Hut 8 has reportedly laid off employees at its facilities in the province of Alberta, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reports April 4. Hut 8’s crypto mining facilities in Drumheller and […]
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Blockchain scalability project Coda has completed a new $15 million round of funding for O(1) Labs. Blockchain scalability project Coda has completed a new $15 million funding round for O(1) Labs, Coda announced on April 2. According to Coda, the new funding round involved major technology investors such as Accomplice, Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm, and General […]
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