Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News Roundup – Feb.02, 2017

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Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News Roundup Feb. 02, 2017

 
Billionaire 'meddler' building influence in Goldman Sachs. Oh...wonderful. We can't wait to see what results from that!----------------------------------------------------------------George Soros Builds Stake in Goldman Sachs, Cuts BofABillionaire 'meddler' building influence in Goldman Sachs. Oh…wonderful. We can't wait to see what results from that!
News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Billionaire investor sold off investments in , and Mr. Soros, who…
Here's another opinion that governments tend to become power hungry and digitalization of commerce has a dark side.----------------------------------------------------------------Big Brother is watching you: Jim Rogers prophesizes death of...Here's another opinion that governments tend to become power hungry and digitalization of commerce has a dark side.
The time will come when you won't be able to buy a cup of coffee without being traced, warns investment guru Jim Rogers. To control people, governments will increasingly seek to hunt down…
 
A practical and positive adoption of blockchain technology in the state of Arizona.----------------------------------------------Arizona Bill Would Make Blockchain Smart Contracts 'Legal' -...A practical and positive adoption of blockchain technology in the state of Arizona.
An Arizona legislator wants to amend state law to account for blockchain signatures and smart contracts, public records show. HB 2417, introduced on 6th February, would make a signature…
To survive, new technology has to be accepted by the younger generation. Where more appropriately than 'dating'.----------------------------------------------Matchpool Will Pay You Cryptocurrency If You Help Your Friends...To survive, new technology has to be accepted by the younger generation. Where more appropriately than 'dating'.
"When I looked at the dating industry, I saw it was expensive to reach a critical mass of users and open a niche dating site," says Yonatan Ben Shimon in a Skype call from Tel Aviv….
Thais are known for putting a Thai spin on things but their younger generation is especially progressive.----------------------------------------------Blockchain and IoT Trends Driving Thailand's Digital...Thais are known for putting a Thai spin on things but their younger generation is especially progressive.
Microsoft (Thailand) has said that 2017 will see five digital technology trends – that includes blockchain tech – driving the country's digital transformation, pushing organization's…
 
India and its banks have not been very progressive or consumer friendly in their banking policies lately. They clearly don't like bitcoin.---------------------------------------------------------------Report: India's Central Bank is Against Bitcoin as Legal Tender...India and its banks have not been very progressive or consumer friendly in their banking policies lately. They clearly don't like bitcoin.
Merely weeks after cautioning residents that bitcoin companies weren't authorized or licensed to operate in the country, India's central bank is reportedly not including bitcoin under the…
More banks behaving badly. UK banks still resist bitcoin even though the government officially likes it.--------------------------------------------------------------Bitcoin's Growth in the U.K. Continues to Be Stifled by Banks -...More banks behaving badly. UK banks still resist bitcoin even though the government officially likes it.
Banks in the United Kingdom are turning a deaf ear to bitcoin exchanges, despite the government's pro-blockchain position, according to financial writer Roger Aitken, writing in Forbes….
 
There can be no doubt that the Chinese market is and will continue to boom for all things crypto and blockchain. Indeed China is a primary international player in mobile applications of the technology. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Research: China FinTech Booms as Mobile Payments Outpace US by...There can be no doubt that the Chinese market is and will continue to boom for all things crypto and blockchain. Indeed China is a primary international player in mobile applications of the technology. 
New research has shown that Chinese mobile payments were around 50 times greater than those within the U.S. in 2016, thus illustrating that China's FinTech market is a strong contender in…
 
The difference between Thai banks and UK banks in their attitude toward FinTech and its uses for consumers is interesting. Thais like it....Brit's don't.--------------------------------------------------------------Thailand's Largest Bank to Launch New FinTech Platform -...The difference between Thai banks and UK banks in their attitude toward FinTech and its uses for consumers is interesting. Thais like it….Brit's don't.
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Thailand's largest bank by revenue, Kasikornbank Pcl, has unveiled that it is planning to introduce a new FinTech platform by the end of the year as it attempts to prevent fee income from…
Russian agency asks a good question: "Just because it's in a blockchain, does that make it legal?"--------------------------------------------------------------Post-Trade Giant NSD: Blockchains Are 'Useless' If Data Isn't...Russian agency asks a good question: "Just because it's in a blockchain, does that make it legal?"
 
After nearly two years of experimenting with blockchain, the National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia's central securities depository, believes it now knows what incumbents must do to…
 
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