Nasdaq Financial Framework for Markets Includes Blockchain
Nasdaq, a global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services, will launch a harmonized framework to provide solutions including blockchain to providers of financial infrastructures. Nasdaq will make its Nasdaq Financial Framework available to its 100-plus operator clients worldwide, which include exchanges, clearing houses, central securities depositories, alternative trading venues […] The post Nasdaq Financial Framework for Markets Inclu [READ MORE]
Bitcoin Miner KnCMiner Declares Bankruptcy
KnCMiner, who recently won a lawsuit against complainants who had sued over late or failed delivery of one of the company’s previous iterations of bitcoin mining hardware (the Titan) , has filed bankruptcy ahead of July’s mining reward halving. The Swedish Bitcoin mining company’s CEO Sam Cole cited energy taxes and uncertainty about the future […] The post Bitcoin Miner KnCMiner Declares Bankruptcy appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. [READ MORE]
Bitcoin Thieving Darkode Botnet Hacker Sentenced
A Darkode hacker has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for illegal cybercriminal activities. The hacker, who controlled 5,000 computers as a botnet, also conspired with another individual to steal over $80,000 in bitcoin. Rory Stephen Guidry, 29, of Louisiana was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison for […] The post Bitcoin Thieving Darkode Botnet Hacker Sentenced appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. [READ MORE]
$13 Million in Bitcoin to Be Auctioned in Australia
An auction in Sydney will put up over $13 million ($18 million AUD) in bitcoin for auction next month. The bitcoins were confiscated as “the proceeds of crime”, announced global services firm Ernst & Young, referring to the now-defunct online dark market, Silk Road. Ernst & Young Australia will hold an international auction for 24,518 […] The post $13 Million in Bitcoin to Be Auctioned in Australia appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. [READ MORE]
Bitcoin Derivatives Exchange Expands, Skirting China’s Currency Curbs
Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX), a bitcoin derivatives exchange that launched in 2014, already has 5,800 users who have traded $760 million on the exchange, according to Bloomberg. Started by Arthur Hayes, a former Citigroup trader living in Hong Kong, the goal was to create an exchange where people use cryptocurrency to bet on securities not […] The post Bitcoin Derivatives Exchange Expands, Skirting China’s Currency Curbs appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. [READ MORE]
Venezuelan Pastry Shop Accepts Bitcoin Despite Public Distrust
A Venezuelan pastry shop, Tortas Don Eduardo, accepts bitcoin, despite the fact that acceptance has been slow, according to diariobitcoin.com, a Latin American bitcoin journal. The proprietor, Eduardo Hernandez, investigated bitcoin while using the web in his work. “At first, the concept of bitcoin is strange, but if you work on the web like me or […] The post Venezuelan Pastry Shop Accepts Bitcoin Despite Public Distrust appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. [READ MORE]
Santander Uses Ripple Blockchain Tech for International Payments
Santander has begun using an app for international payments using Ripple Labs’ blockchain technology, according to Ripple on its Ripple Insights website. The pilot app makes Santander the first U.K. bank to use Ripple technology for cross-border payments. Santander is introducing the app as a staff pilot, with the intention to expand the technology. Once […] The post Santander Uses Ripple Blockchain Tech for International Payments appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency New [READ MORE]