Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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SE Asia and Africa-focused Bitcoin startup BitX raises $4m Series A

By Duncan Riley Jul 21, 2015

South East Asia and Africa-focused Bitcoin startup BitX has raised $4 million Series A in a round led by South Africa’s Naspers Group through their payments subsidiary PayU, that also included existing investor Digital…

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Seriously clever: Philippines’ Coins.ph uses Bitcoin in new service to deliver easy to use P2P cash transfers

By Duncan Riley Jul 21, 2015

A new service from Philippine Bitcoin startup Coins.ph allows users to transfer money to other users without the need to have a bank account. Called “Teller”, the system works by utilizing Coins.ph accounts and…

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Report: YouTube’s planned paid subscription service has failed to land any TV content

By Duncan Riley Jul 20, 2015

Google, Inc.’s online video service YouTube is having problems with its planned paid subscription service, with the site said to have failed to land any content from television networks. The service, first mooted back…

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IBM Q2 revenue down 13% as Big Blue’s legacy business struggles but cloud grows

By Duncan Riley Jul 20, 2015

International Business Machines Corp. delivered a mixed bag of second quarter results Monday with the company beating market expectations on earnings per share off the back of strong growth in its cloud business, while…

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Ashley Madison users to be screwed in new ways as site hacked, user details may be released

By Duncan Riley Jul 20, 2015

Online extramarital affairs hookup site Ashley Madison has been hacked and users may get screwed in entirely new ways, with the hackers appearing to have obtained details of some, if not all users of…

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Kraken reduces Bitcoin trading fees with new liquidity encouraging maker taker fee model

By Duncan Riley Jul 20, 2015

Bitcoin exchange Kraken (Payward, Inc.) has announced a reduction in Bitcoin trading fees, along with a new model that rewards its users who provide liquidity to the exchange with even bigger savings, which they…

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Deloitte joins Australian cryptocurrency group to work on Bitcoin accounting standards

By Duncan Riley Jul 19, 2015

Top four global accounting group Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. (Deloitte) has joined the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association (ADCCA,) the peak industry group representing digital currency traders in Australia. According to iTnews, Deloitte is…

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Singapore-based Bitcoin exchange Coin Republic said to be in acquisition talks

By Duncan Riley Jul 19, 2015

Singapore-based Bitcoin exchange Coin Republic (Rapid Net Profits Lte.) is reported to be in acquisition talks, according to one report local time Monday. Deal Street Asia claims “an executive familiar with the cryptocurrency sector”…

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Microsoft snaps up SaaS cloud cybersecurity startup Adallom for $320m

By Duncan Riley Jul 19, 2015

Microsoft Corp. is reported to have acquired Software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud cybersecurity company Adallom, Inc. for $320 million. Founded in 2012 by Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak and Roy Reznik, former members of the Israeli Intelligence…

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End of an era: SoftBank is winding down its Venture Capital arm

By Duncan Riley Jul 17, 2015

In a defining, end of an era move, Japanese telco giant SoftBank Group Corp. is said to be winding down its Venture Capital arm, an arm that has funded an amazing variety of startups.…

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SE Asia and Africa-focused Bitcoin startup BitX raises $4m Series A

Seriously clever: Philippines’ Coins.ph uses Bitcoin in new service to deliver easy to use P2P cash transfers

Report: YouTube’s planned paid subscription service has failed to land any TV content

IBM Q2 revenue down 13% as Big Blue’s legacy business struggles but cloud grows

Ashley Madison users to be screwed in new ways as site hacked, user details may be released

Kraken reduces Bitcoin trading fees with new liquidity encouraging maker taker fee model

Deloitte joins Australian cryptocurrency group to work on Bitcoin accounting standards

Singapore-based Bitcoin exchange Coin Republic said to be in acquisition talks

Microsoft snaps up SaaS cloud cybersecurity startup Adallom for $320m

End of an era: SoftBank is winding down its Venture Capital arm

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