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Wall Street is expressing an enthusiasm for blockchain technology, but according to VC Barry Silbert, the attention of this community has so far fallen on its more problematic implementations – private blockchains. The remarks come as part of the first wide-ranging interview between the investor and CoinDesk.
Sep 22, 2015 11:04 pm | Pete Rizzo
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A New Hampshire legislative subcommittee has recommended that the state's House of Representatives kill a bill that, if enacted, would allow citizens to pay their taxes with bitcoin. The news comes after California's AB-1326 bill, which sought to regulate digital currency businesses, was shelved by a state senator.
Sep 22, 2015 09:05 pm | Yessi Bello Perez
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A major European banking trade group has called for governments and businesses to develop regulatory solutions for cryptocurrencies. The group points to the blockchain as an innovation that "provides a number of interesting opportunities both for financial institutions individually and for the collective ecosystem".
Sep 22, 2015 07:18 pm | Stan Higgins
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London blockchain startup Everledger is the joint winner of BBVA's European Open Talent competition. The startup, which uses blockchain technology to tackle diamond fraud and theft, will be awarded a €30,000 prize ($33,939) as well as an invitation to develop a project with the multinational bank.
Sep 22, 2015 05:47 pm | Yessi Bello Perez
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A bitcoin business in Australia is eyeing banking opportunities abroad following a perceived crackdown from banks in the country. Further news from Australia also noted that bitcoin traders – as well as businesses – had also been affected by bank's allegedly refusing to do business with them.
Sep 22, 2015 04:11 pm | Yessi Bello Perez
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