World Bank issues bond on the blockchain.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is managing the issuance of a World Bank bond exclusively using a blockchain platform. The World Bank, which issues around US$60 Billion annually for the purposes…
The Accidental Bitcoiner
Through our daily research in the world of finance, geo-politics, and macro-economcis we come across interviews and research papers where the author either inadvertently, or despite themselves and their objections…
Florida County accepts Bitcoin as payment
Seminole County in Florida has become the United State's first government agency to accept bitcoin as a payment method. In a press release the office of Joel Greenberg, the Seminole…
CFO of Australia’s largest bank joins blockchain company
Rob Jesudason resigned his position as the Chief Financial Officer of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and will join block.one as president and Chief Operating Officer. Mr Jesudason's departure is…
Editorial: More Hedge Funds to invest in Bitcoin
Hitting social media this week is news of two influential hedge fund managers investing in Bitcoin. George Soros, whom for most people would not require an introduction, has given the…
Passport Capital launches Bitcoin hedge fund.
Passport Capital manages $4 Billion in assets and CIO John Burbank has set up a specific fund devoted to investing in Bitcoin and Blockchain related companies. The fund is investing…
‘Bitcoin will be the universal currency’ Jack Dorsey, CEO, Twitter…
Jack Dorsey, CEO and Founder of Twitter and Square simultaneously announced that Twitter would be banning advertising of cryptocurrency ICO's (does not include Bitcoin)and that within 10 years Bitcoin would…
Israel Supreme Court defends crypto transactions
The Israeli Supreme Court decreed that banks may not prohibit crypto related transactions. In June 2017 Leumi Bank in Israel bagan blocking customer payments to bitcoin exchanges, the February 26…
Goldman Sachs invests in Bitcoin exchange
Circle Internet Financial, a company of which Goldman Sachs is a key investor, has purchased Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex for US$400 million. Goldman Sachs-Funded Circle Purchases Poloniex For…