January 2019 | Page 9 of 104 | Last Cryptocurrency News Feed

Crypto Exchange Gemini Passes Security Compliance Audit Conducted by Deloitte

news Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini has said it has passed a security compliance review conducted by “Big Four” auditing firm Deloitte. Announcing the news on Tuesday, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss-founded Gemini claimed to be the first crypto firm to have successfully completed the System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 examination. “SOC 2…

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SWIFT Chief Announces Trial DLT Integration With R3

news SWIFT, the global banking payments network, is to begin testing its gpi payments standard through R3’s Corda platform. Speaking on stage at the Paris Fintech Forum this morning, SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt said: “Later today we are announcing integration with R3.” In a follow-up announcement, the firm explained that the proof-of-concept (PoC) will interlink SWIFT’s gpi…

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Japanese Finance Giant SBI Holdings, Blockchain Firm R3 Officially Announce Joint Venture

Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings has officially announced a joint agreement with the United States blockchain consortium R3 to work in Japan, according to a press release published on Jan. 29.Back in December, SBI Holdings had already revealed its plans — according to an interview with R3’s CEO — to partner with software enterprise…

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Research Reveals $1.7 Billion Obtained via Crypto Thefts and Scams in 2018

About $1.7 billion in cryptocurrency had been obtained via illicit means in 2018, according to research published by crypto analytics company CipherTrace on Jan. 29.Of that $1.7 billion, over $950 million was stolen from crypto exchanges, representing a 3.6 times increase over 2017. On the other hand, at least $725 million was lost in 2018…

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Russia’s Ministry of Education Introduces System for Tracking Diamonds via Blockchain

Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science (Minobrnauki) has introduced a blockchain-enabled platform for tracking natural diamonds, government-backed news agency TASS reports today, Jan. 30.The new Russian diamond tracking technology claims to fully guarantee the authenticity of diamond products across all the supply chain, from extraction and polishing to the final owner.Based on emerging IT technologies…

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SWIFT CEO Reveals Plans to Launch PoC Gateway With Blockchain Consortium R3 Tech

This article has been updated to reflect the breaking news events.Major global banking payments network SWIFT has revealed it plans to launch a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) of a gateway — dubbed GPI Link — that will allow enterprise blockchain software firm R3 to link to GPI (Global Payments Innovation) payments from their platform.Speaking at the Paris Fintech…

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Bitcoin Price Analysis Jan.30: BTC Is Back Above $3400. Would That Hold?

After the declines of the past days, BTC had gone through some consolidation around the $3400 support level. Yesterday, we pointed out that the daily RSI level was nearing support level. This led to correction with a current daily high at $3436 (Bitstamp). Over the past few hours, Bitcoin had been trading between the $3435…

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Bitcoin Eyes Minor Price Bounce But Bear Trend Intact

markets View Bitcoin’s minor recovery rally from six-week lows could be extended further to levels above $3,500 as back-to-back long-tailed daily candles are indicating a lack of conviction among sellers, despite Monday’s high-volume range breakdown. A break above the downward sloping 10-day MA of $3,511 would expose the crucial resistance of $3,658 (the high of…

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Glyph Partners With 3 Crypto Firms for Accredited-Investor Checks

news Decentralized identity startup Glyph is partnering with a trio of digital securities companies to make their approaches to ID verification more convenient – particularly for accredited investors. “Our technology handles any identity use case but we are very focused on accredited investors,” founder James Greaves told CoinDesk. In short, Greaves hopes accredited-investor checks become as…

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Local Media: Iran Reportedly in Talks With 8 Countries to Use Crypto Transactions

Iran is reportedly negotiating with eight countries to carry out financial transactions in cryptocurrency, local daily newspaper Tehran Times reports on Monday, Jan. 28.According to the article, Iran has already entered negotiations with Switzerland, South Africa, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Germany and Bosnia, and the countries have reportedly visited Iran to discuss the…