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Bitcoin Daily: $2B PlusToken Pyramid Scheme Could Hurt Bitcoin; R3 Finishes Trade Finance Blockchain Test...
Bitcoin // December 17, 2019

Bitcoin may struggle to recover from the effects of one of the largest digital currency scams, Bloomberg reported Monday (Dec. 16). The popular cryptocurrency could stay under pressure as those behind the PlusToken scandal unload tokens. PlusToken conspirators have reportedly sold approximately 25,000 bitcoins as...

Large Corporates Find Value In Bank-FinTech Connectivity Too
B2B Payments // November 27, 2019

Small businesses are a growing target for bank-FinTech collaborations and data integration initiatives as financial service providers explore new use cases for open banking. For small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in particular, the growing population of back-office enterprise apps, forcing users to toggle between platforms...

BoA Reported To Hire ‘Treasury Product Manager’ For Ripple
Personnel // October 11, 2019

Bank of America (BoA) may have hired a treasury product manager to work with Ripple. According to Cointelegraph, the bank recently took down a job listing about the position on LinkedIn. “This role leads the product management team for the Ripple Project, a decentralized ledger...

Mastercard Joins Marco Polo Global Trade Finance Network
Mastercard // September 04, 2019

Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. The network — and its more than 25 member banks — aims to unlock a potential $1.5 trillion opportunity in global trade finance. Mastercard Track, a B2B global trade enablement platform, will be working with the...

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Bitcoin Daily: $2B PlusToken Pyramid Scheme Could Hurt Bitcoin; R3 Finishes Trade Finance Blockchain Test...

December 17, 2019
Bitcoin may struggle to recover from the effects of one of the largest digital currency scams, Bloomberg reported Monday (Dec. 16). The popular cryptocurrency could stay under pressure as those behind the PlusToken scandal unload tokens. PlusToken conspirators have reportedly sold approximately 25,000 bitcoins as well as another 20,000 tokens distributed throughout over 8,700 anonymous […]

BoA Reported To Hire ‘Treasury Product Manager’ For Ripple

October 11, 2019
Bank of America (BoA) may have hired a treasury product manager to work with Ripple. According to Cointelegraph, the bank recently took down a job listing about the position on...

Mastercard Joins Marco Polo Global Trade Finance Network

September 04, 2019
Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. The network — and its more than 25 member banks — aims to unlock a potential $1.5 trillion opportunity in global...