Joon Ian Wong

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Finance

Blythe Masters Turned Down Barclays to Stay at Blockchain Startup

Blythe Masters turned down an offer to run Barclays' investment bank to stay with her blockchain technology startup Digital Asset Holdings.

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Markets

Bitcoin's Winning Shoppers in Taiwan With This Retail Giant's Help

Convenience store chain FamilyMart will accept bitcoin at nearly 3,000 locations in Taiwan after striking a deal with local wallet provider BitoEX.

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Markets

Bitcoin Exchange Trading Volumes Hit All-Time High

The busiest day for bitcoin exchanges ever was recorded on 26th November, according to data provider Bitcoinity.

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Markets

Lloyd's Sees Blockchain's Potential For Insurance Markets

Lloyd's held a seminar in London last week to highlight blockchain technology to insurance market participants as part of their modernisation plan.

Lloyds of London Image Portfolio Feb2011

Markets

Kenyan High Court Hears BitPesa Case Against Safaricom

The Kenyan High Court heard a case brought by bitcoin startup BitPesa against mobile money giant Safaricom two days ago.

Mobile Phone with Money in Kenya / Flickr / whiteafrican

Finance

Vote for 2015's Most Influential People in Bitcoin and Blockchain

CoinDesk is holding a public vote as part of its annual drive to select the most influential people in the bitcoin and blockchain industry.

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Markets

Europol Seeks Intern With Bitcoin Tracing Skills

Europol wants an intern with blockchain analysis skills for an open source intelligence project.

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Markets

Berlin's Coyno Launches Bookkeeping Tool for Bitcoin

A Berlin startup called Coyno that graduated from the Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator wants to use design to create 'the Mint.com of bitcoin'.

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Markets

Secretive Mining Firm Revealed as Possible US Marshals Auction Winner

A winner of the latest US Marshals bitcoin auction may have been identified by blockchain and crowdsourced analysis.

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