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A blockchain startup R3 CEV is going to raise $150 million in its first funding round and some of its original members have already expressed their intention to invest.
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The technology behind bitcoin is expected to transform traditional business models in the financial industry, according to Sopra Banking Software.
Around 150 merchants are expected to take part in Bitcoin Black Friday 2016 offering a wide range of products from video games, diamond jewelry, cryptoart to new computers.
Morgan Stanley can follow Goldman and Santander that have recently unveiled their plans to leave R3 consortium.
A new payment service called Amazon Direct allows Amazon users to pay for purchases in bitcoin.
Siemens to take part in a new project with the US-based blockchain startup that will enable energy transfers through the distributed ledger technology.
R3 CEV is starting fundraising with most of consortium participants expressing their interest in investing.
The Internal Revenue Services sent Coinbase a summons asking for information on all users basing on three isolated cases when people used bitcoin to evade taxes.
Bitcoin micropayments startup is closing its platform, a few months after its employees were acqui-hired by accommodations company Airbnb.
The offering of ViaBTC can strengthen the position of Bitcoin Unlimited against Bitcoin Core.