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Bitcoin is entering 2016 with winning positions being called “one of the world’s best performing currencies of 2015”.
Former JPMorgan’s executive Blythe Masters is reportedly facing problems while trying to raise funds for her blockchain focused startup Digital Asset Holdings.
According to a survey prepared by Ernst & Young, Hong Kong demonstrates the highest rate of fintech adoption among all analyzed markets.
Our world is growing, various industries are evolving as well. The Fintech industry has already announced itself on the world scene, and surely, it’s going to rule the roost in the brand-new 2016.
Only 14% of those interrogated predicted that banks can suffer from financial technology disruption.
According to Visa, the year of 2015 has been definitely the year of the blockchain.
Coinsilium, a blockchain investment services provider, has started stock trading on the ICAP Securities and Derivatives Exchange in London.
The Australian Securities Exchange has unveiled it is considering the possibility of incorporating the blockchain technology to improve its clearing and settlement system.
Nowadays, the Fintech industry is becoming huge. So, the number of Fintech companies with VC investments increased from 276 in 2010 to about 1,000 in 2015.
While R3 CEV blockchain consortium attracts new members, Overstock.com’s CEO Patrick Byrne warns that the initiative can stifle innovation.