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Prime Minister's Son to Head Barbados Blockchain Startup

Barbados-based payments startup Bitt has hired Rawdon Adams, the son of an ex-prime minister, as its new CEO.

By Stan HigginsSep 29, 2017

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Report: Barbados Central Bank Should Consider Holding Bitcoin

Two Barbadian economists have concluded that the country's central bank may want to consider holding a small amount of bitcoin as part of its portfolio of foreign reserves.

By Yessi Bello PerezNov 30, 2015

Markets

Caribbean Bitcoin Exchange Launches Following $1.5 Million Raise

Barbados-based startup Bitt is launching a digital currency exchange today, having secured $1.5 million in seed funding from Avatar Capital

By Yessi Bello PerezMar 30, 2015

Markets

A Taxonomy of Bitcoin Mixing Services for Policymakers

As policymakers come to terms with bitcoin, privacy-enhancing protocols seek to maintain fungibility and user-defined privacy.

By Jon MatonisMar 17, 2014

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