News Topic: bitcoin

IBM's work with Northern Trust and Hyperledger and Microsoft's alliance with JPMorgan and others show the different approaches the tech giants are taking with the technology. ... Read full article

The German bank's head of corporate and investment banking is reportedly looking to leave; analysts are worried that a bitcoin fund might set off "irrational exuberance" among investors. ... Read full article

Bitcoin exchange and digital wallet provider Coinbase has received a virtual currency and money transmitter license — commonly known as a BitLicense — from the New York State Department of Financial Services. ... Read full article

Wells Fargo faces an economic environment that may not be particularly suited for the way the bank is structured. Also: are you brave enough to make bitcoin a part of your retirement portfolio? ... Read full article

The goal of Deloitte's new blockchain-focused lab in New York is to turn proofs of concepts into real solutions. ... Read full article

Bitcoin – currency, the equivalent of U.S. dollars, or a commodity more similar to a product or stock? ... Read full article

European Pressphoto Agency Victims that lost money as a result of General Motors Co.’s ignition-switch problem could be forced to battle Old GM creditors for the remains of a trust that contains just more than $1 billion, accord ... Read full article

Reuters reports that Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox  has filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan, after disclosing that it lost about $480 million dollars in Bitcoin to hackers. ... Read full article

Defunct automotive parts manufacturer Budd Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $400 million contributed by parent ThyssenKrupp North America to fund continued retiree benefit payments until those obligations can be resolved in court. ... Read full article

Defunct automotive parts manufacturer Budd Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $400 million contributed by parent ThyssenKrupp North America to fund continued retiree benefit payments until those obligations can be resolved in court. ... Read full article