Tag: blockchain

One of the biggest juxtapositions of the blockchain and its related cryptocurrency ecosystem is that the technology itself is heralded as un-hackable, safe, immutable and a paradigm of transparency and security. The surrounding cryptocurrency ecosystem, that is a significant part...

Retail investors are lining up for the latest twist in the never-ending crypto craze. BlockFi, a fintech startup backed by billionaire Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Capital, began providing interest-bearing accounts this month that offer up to 6.2 percent in annualized returns...

For people who are new to the world of finance and trading, things can be somewhat complicated, having never been taught the basics of how money works and how to take advantage of this fiscal chimera. More recently, this area...

Tech giant IBM has launched a blockchain network for regulated financial institutions called World Wire. Announced at Money20/20 Asia in Singapore on Tuesday (March 19), IBM said that the real-time global payments network is designed to optimise and accelerate foreign...

Yuval Rooz was promoted to chief executive officer of blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings after Wall Street veteran Blythe Masters resigned the post in December. Rooz, one of the venture’s co-founders, has been finance chief and more recently was chief...

Digital Asset, a New York-based blockchain firm backed by some of the biggest banks in the world, has hired a new chief executive to replace Blythe Masters, the former JPMorgan executive who quit in 2018. Yuval Rooz will replace Masters...

In a world driven by instant gratification, short cuts and quick fixes it’s easy to see how the investment potential of crypto currencies attracted a massive new wave of Initial Coin Offering (ICO) investors. Fueled by media hype and viral...

IBM is paving the way for banks and other regulated financial institutions to join the blockchain revolution. Rather than going through a series of intermediaries when sending money across borders, IBM has created a real-time, global payments network to support...

Market Research Future (MRFR) proposes that the global blockchain technology in healthcare market is likely to garner USD 42.06 million, grabbing a CAGR of 71.8% during the forecast period (2018-2023). Rising incidences of data theft in the healthcare sector are...

Let’s start by asking ourselves a basic question: How has the ERP industry been making money since inception? The high-level answer is obvious: by selling solutions for automating business processes within an enterprise. The word “within” is critical. Whether it’s front-...