overviews

British government seems to have seriously approached the issues of implementing fintech innovations in its operations. Speaking at London’s Digital Catapult, a government-funded think tank, Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock stated: “We’re exploring the use of a blockchain to manage the distribution of grants. Monitoring and controlling the use of grants is incredibly complex. A […]

21 April 2016 became an important day for Belarus. At the instigation of Valery Litvin, one of Cyber.Fund’s developers and bitcoin enthusiast, the country’s first-ever Bitcoin & Blockchain Meetup Minsk was held. The event saw in excess of 100 attendees with only 60 reserved seats, which had confirmed the issue was of importance for residents […]

Bitcoin price growing, new investments in the industry, ambitious statements on practical application of blockchain technology – all highlights of crypto-industry’s week presented in ForkLog’s weekly overview.

This week’s overview features growing bitcoin price, news and releases from cryptoplatforms, continuing attempts to use blockchain technology in fintech, and other events of the week. Bitcoin Price Bitcoin has been steadily consolidating this week. While the price has been fluctuating between $420 and $426 for the better part of the week, starting Friday, the cryptocurrency’s […]

There are lots of researches concerning the way blockchain may cut operational expenses, accelerate transactions and settle issues with KYC and AML regulations. However, the very issue of KYC is problematic both for crypto-industry itself and global finance. Expenses for customer identification, anti-fraud efforts, and follow-up of such operations are truly colossal. The very procedure […]

Our weekly overview highlights the most interesting tidings of this week. Bitcoin Price Bitcoin has been stable for the better part of the week, with its price fluctuating between $418 and $423. However, Friday night it abruptly dropped to $414. Later on, it returned to $417. Some experts believe that price stability is caused by […]

These days the Finnish bitcoin scene mostly remains in the shadows, with only occasional news and a few startups being known to community. However, thanks to favourable bitcoin regulation and early bitcoin adoption, the homeland of Nokia can be also a great starting point for cryptobusinesses. We tried to figure out what’s happening in this […]

Conference Money 20/20 Europe kicked off on Monday, April 4, in Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen to feature a host of prominent speakers and attendees, including over a thousand of CEO’s from around the world. Apart from other things, the conference will give a closer look at fintech development, cryptocurrency and blockchain regulation, and other related […]