Bitcoin startup BSave PLC has launched its first product, a Bitcoin savings account that is said to offer attractive rates, a user-friendly interface and cutting-edge security. Based in London, BSave is offering a service that allows Coinbase, Inc. users to profit from their dormant Bitcoins through depositing them in a BSAVE saving account where they ...

Bitcoin mining firm Genesis Mining, Inc. has launched a new Bitcoin advocacy campaign in Miami with mobile billboards targeting JP Morgan Chase Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon. Dimon famously said in a letter to shareholders in April last year that “Silicon Valley is coming” and that in terms of the development of the Blockchain “Bitcoin ...

Blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, LLC has raised $52 million in a new round from a range of leading financial institutions including ABN AMRO, Accenture, ASX, BNP Paribas, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Citi Group, CME Ventures, Deutsche Börse Group, ICAP, J.P. Morgan, Santander InnoVentures, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and The PNC Financial Services ...

With Winter Storm Jonas blasting the North East of the United States, Google has announced a new update to its Android weather service that will far better satisfy weather junkies wanting to know what the latest weather conditions are outside. The ” upgraded weather experience,” as Google describes it, on Android phones will now offer ...

Internet of Things (IoT) focused Cybersecurity firm ForeScout, Inc. has raised $76 million Series G in a round led by Wellington Management Group and a number of undisclosed investors. The new round was raised on a $1 billion valuation meaning the company now has obtained unicorn status, a once rare breed of startup with a ...

Dutch authorities have arrested 10 people suspected of running a multi-million dollar Bitcoin laundering ring. The arrests were made on Tuesday following an investigation that was assisted by authorities in the United States, Australia, Lithuania and Morocco and involved coordinated raids on 15 locations around the country including Rotterdam, Zoetermeer, Almere, Dordrecht, Zaandam, Schiedam, The Hague ...

The Chinese Government has warned its citizens to stay away from infamous Bitcoin investment program MMM Global, as the service was nothing more than a Ponzi scheme. According to local reports, the warning, published by the central bank, the banking regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Industry and ...

Fintech startup BlueVine Capital, Inc. has raised $40 million Series C in a round led by Menlo Ventures that included Rakuten FinTech Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, 83North, Correlation Ventures and a new debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank. Founded in 2013, BlueVine offers an invoice factoring service that aims to help small businesses overcome short-term ...

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is said to be in talks to acquire online video streaming company Ustream, Inc. according to a report published Wednesday. Forbes claims the talks are advanced according to multiple sources familiar with the deal, with an acquisition price expected to be around $130 million in cash, with the possible addition ...

Cybersecurity firm FireEye, Inc. has acquired cyber threat intelligence startup iSIGHT Partners, Inc. for up to $275 million, consisting of an initial payment of $200 million with performance-based incentives that could earn former iSIGHT shareholders $75 million if the business meets certain sales targets through mid-2018. According to Reuters, the sales figure is less than ...