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Marchés

Fidor Bank Veteran Joins Kraken as Senior Legal Counsel

Kraken has hired Edward Stadum from Fidor Bank to help oversee the complicated legal work related to running a global digital currency exchange.

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Marchés

Hyperledger Project Explores Fighting Counterfeit Drugs with Blockchain

Hyperledger project member Accenture has proposed using blockchain tech to fight the spread of counterfeit drugs.

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R3 Reveals 8 Areas of Focus for Blockchain Bank Trials

R3CEV's top lawyer talks about 8 proof-of-concepts in the works. But the areas he focused on won't necessarily be replaced by the technology.

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Marchés

Digital Currency Exchange ShapeShift Claims Hack Was Inside Job

Digital currency exchange ShapeShift says it now believes that a hacking incident announced last week involved a former employee.

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Marchés

Australian Regulator: Too Early to Investigate Troubled Bitcoin Firm Igot

Australia’s securities regulator has suggested it cannot yet intervene in a dispute involving bitcoin service Igot and unhappy customers.

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Marchés

Airbnb Acqui-Hires ChangeTip Staff, But Code Still for Sale

A number of employees from the company behind bitcoin tipping service ChangeTip have been hired by travel lodgings startup Airbnb.

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Coinalytics Rebrands As Skry, Hires IBM Vet to Go ‘Blockchain’

Coinalytics announced it has rebranded as Skry, unveiled a new logo and hired a former architect at IBM Watson and AI expert.

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Marchés

MUFG Building Blockchain Proof-of-Concept for Promissory Notes

Blockchain startup Chain has inked a new deal with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG).

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Technologies

Amid Blockchain Securities Push, Overstock CEO Takes Medical Leave

In a letter to shareholders, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has announced that he will take a medical leave of absence.

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Marchés

Crypto Exchange Service ShapeShift Offline After Hack

Digital currency exchange service ShapeShift is offline after a security incident earlier this week.

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