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BitGo CEO Mike Belshe Believes in Bitcoin Despite Bitfinex Hack

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BitGo’s Mike Belshe has said that questions raised about the security of bitcoin with some suggesting that digital currencies can never be secure are wrong. After Mt. Gox, the second biggest security breach of a bitcoin exchange took place earlier this month when the Hong Kong-based Bitfinex halted trading after hackers stole around $70 million […]

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PwC Partners BitSE to Expedite Blockchain Rollout in China, Hong Kong

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PwC continues to ramp up their blockchain offerings with a new partnership in China. PwC brings credibility and size to the table while BitSE brings blockchain specific knowledge.  PwC recently announced a partnership with BitSE in order to accelerate adoption of blockchain in China and Hong Kong. BitSE is a Shanghai-based start up that founded […]

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PwC and Z/Yen To Explore Blockchain Use In Wholesale Insurance

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PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a provider of audit and assurance, tax and consulting services, has teamed with Z/Yen, a London-based commercial think-tank that promotes societal advancement through better finance and technology, to study the potential of blockchain technology in wholesale insurance. The two companies will tap a range of insurers, re-insurers, and wholesale brokers to develop a […]

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PwC Report: Blockchain a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity for Financial Services

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Blockchain marks the next “jump” in business process/optimization technology, according to a newly-released PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on fintech. The report, “Blurred lines: How FinTech is shaping Financial Services,” compares blockchain to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that allowed entities and functions within a business to optimize processes by sharing logic and data within the enterprise. Blockchain, […]

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