Banking and finance security innovations in the UAE is set to drive the GCC’s cybersecurity market to $8 billion in 2018 as organisations optimise emerging technologies such as facial recognition. iris scans and crypto currency.
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Following the formation of its own blockchain division, recent reports have suggested that Facebook is looking into creating its own cryptocurrency. 0 3181
Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges ordered to improve business
Japan’s financial regulator said on Friday it has ordered cryptocurrency exchanges including bitFlyer, one of the country’s biggest, to make …
Cybersecurity risks threaten $9.6 billion blockchain market
Blockchain technology market is expected to reach $9.6 billion by 2024, however, cybersecurity company McAfee sees a big potential for cybersecurity risks that could threaten the technology’s rapid growth.
Nine fundamental factors that can drive the price of Bitcoin
Bitcoin has seen prices fluctuate throughout the day, which shows how volatile the currency is, prompting the question, what leads to such huge movements?
Why football legend Michael Owen is Blockchain’s unlikely champion
The world has changed a lot since an 18-year-old Michael Owen took the footballing world by storm. After bursting on …
BitOasis AED transactions “temporarily disabled”
BitOasis, a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange, will reportedly no longer be processing deposits or withdrawals in dirhams beginning 15th May 2018.
Why Michael Owen is backing cryptocurrency
Real Madrid and Liverpool legend Michael Owen has become the most high profile name to back cryptocurrency. Here’s why.
Banks don’t want to be left behind in blockchain revolution: experts
Blockchain technology brings huge potential for banking behemoths to reduce costs while ensuring that their customers benefit from quicker and cheaper services.
Global crypto exchange for celebrities comes to the Middle East
In a partnership aimed at expanding its celebrity token footprint to the Middle East, the Global Crypto Offering Exchange (GCOX) …
Iran bans use of cryptocurrencies
Iran’s central bank has banned the country’s banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, over money-laundering concerns, the state news agency IRNA reported.