cryptocurrency Archives

How blockchain can save the $40 billion art market

International Finance DeskMarch 28, 2019

by International Finance DeskMarch 28, 2019

Stephen Howes, a renowned art dealer at Thomas Crown Art, the world’s leading art-tech agency, comments on the market's most notorious crime activities—and how it can be controlled using this technology...

Technology

What are the three key drivers for bitcoin’s price rebound?

International Finance DeskFebruary 12, 2019

by International Finance DeskFebruary 12, 2019

Bitcoin is finally on the verge of breaking out of the bearish sentiment that has gripped the cryptocurrency market, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations...

Technology

Blockchain, circa 1995

International Finance DeskFebruary 8, 2019

by International Finance DeskFebruary 8, 2019

The technology in its premature stages was discovered by cryptographers Stuart Haber and Scott Stornetta, and printed on The New York Times...

Technology

Onfido partners with BitPay to power secure payments in bitcoin

International Finance DeskJanuary 28, 2019

by International Finance DeskJanuary 28, 2019

BitPay is also using Onfido’s technology to meet Know Your Customer requirements and on-board new users to its platform swiftly and securely...

Kazakhstan has come to understand the necessity for a diverse economy

Bharath KumarNovember 15, 2018December 12, 2019

by Bharath KumarNovember 15, 2018December 12, 2019

Kazakhstan—the country, where entrepreneurship was unwelcomed, several years ago, is now reorienting its economy by streaming into cryptocurrency and fintech, as a measure to mitigate sinking oil prices...

How blockchain mirrors Islamic Finance

Bharath KumarSeptember 7, 2018December 12, 2019

by Bharath KumarSeptember 7, 2018December 12, 2019

In value and in principle, the technology annihilates a fear of corruption and a risk of human error-that is true to the core of Islamic finance...

Bancor provides Kenyans a viable currency alternative

Bharath KumarSeptember 6, 2018December 12, 2019

by Bharath KumarSeptember 6, 2018December 12, 2019

A blockchain solution to the big catastrophe the people in Kenya are facing as a result of rising poverty and no possibility of sustainable living...

Insurance

Kingdom Trust secures crypto insurance through Lloyd’s of London

International Finance DeskAugust 30, 2018

by International Finance DeskAugust 30, 2018

With the rise of investments in cryptocurrency market, Kingdom Trust, which has $12 billion in assets, is boosting protection to companies that are largely focused on digital assets...