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Decentralized medical data with Blockchain from “Proof Work”

Proof Work is an Israel based technology company, founded on May 2017. Their vision is decentralized Healthcare data using technology. They are looking to leverage blockchain to bring in patient-centricity in the healthcare ecosystem. David Suter and Guy Aharonovsky are…

Bitcoin to be outlawed according to Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz

Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist and professor at Colombia University claimed that bitcoin “ought to be outlawed” in a Bloomberg Television interview last week. He stated: “It seems to me it ought to be outlawed. It doesn’t serve any socially useful function.”…

PwC Hong Kong starts accepting Bitcoin where as US PwC shows reluctance

PwC Hong Kong becomes the first accounting firm to accept bitcoin as a form of payment while the US PwC side still had shown its reluctance to support Bitcoin till the end of October 2017. As more and more startups…

Bitcoin hits Wall Street with a Bang via CME group

CME Group, the world’s largest traders of futures exchange and options has set a date to start trading BTC futures starting December 18th. While CBOE Futures Exchange has not yet provided a date yet. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)…

170 money laundering cases involves cryptocurrency in the past 6 months in Japan.

Cash is king in Japan and it still plays a major role in day to day transactions than a credit card. Japan is  one of the developed countries of the world still relies mainly on cash and less on the…

Bitcoin prices traded at 13,000$ in India due to high demand

Bitcoin prices traded at 13,000 $ (approx. 839085.00 Rupees) in India for all time high which is approx. 30% higher than the US bitcoin price. As per the leading exchanges in India, the higher demand and lower supply is causing…

Coinbase to release 14,355 users information to the IRS

IRS won over the battle with Coinbase to release user information who transacted above 20,000$ during the year 2014-2015. This battle of Coinbase with the IRS was fought for over a year and finally Coinbase had to provide the customer…

Bitcoin Hits All Time High of 11,000$ and drops 18% within a day, concerns Wall Street

Bitcoin has reached all time high of 11,000$ attracting critics from some of the prominent old style Wall-Streeters like Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Bridgewater CEO Ray Dalio and even Vanguard founder Jack Bogle. Some call it a bubble and some call it…