German airline Lufthansa Group partners with Swiss blockchain travel startup Winding Tree
Oct 11, 2017 09:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading German airline Lufthansa is the latest to jump on the blockchain bandwagon. Lufthansa has entered into a content partnership with Swiss startup Winding Tree to bring blockchain technology to the travel industry....
FxWirePro: BTC/USD trades in narrow range, minor weakness on break below 5-DMA
Oct 11, 2017 08:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD closed at 4749 levels on Tuesday after it failed to sustain its break above 4900 levels. It is currently trading at 4788 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen:...
Indian state government partners with ChromaWay to build blockchain-based land registry system
Oct 11, 2017 07:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Indian state government of Andhra Pradesh has partnered with Swedish blockchain startup ChromaWay to build a blockchain solution for land registry system, IBTimes UK reported. Andhra Pradesh has launched a number of...
Unikrn brings cryptocurrency Esports betting to Europe via joint venture with RBP
Oct 11, 2017 06:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Esports betting platform Unikrn has announced a joint venture with France-based RBP to create Europes most immersive and exciting esports betting experience. The new venture, Unikrn EU, will bring together the entire...
University of Melbourne issues academic credentials on blockchain
Oct 11, 2017 05:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
The University of Melbourne has announced that it is using blockchain technology to issue recipient-owned credentials. Earlier in April, the university announced that it has joined forces with Learning Machine, a...
Abu Dhabi’s FSRA issues regulatory guidance on ICOs; to treat virtual currencies as commodities
Oct 11, 2017 04:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Abu Dhabi Global Markets Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has issued its guidance on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and virtual currencies under the Financial Services and Markets Regulations (FSMR). ...
Ripple’s enterprise blockchain network ‘RippleNet’ grows to over 100 members
Oct 11, 2017 04:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Ripple has announced the addition of new financial institutions to its enterprise blockchain network RippleNet. With this, RippleNet has grown to more than 100 members. The new members include...
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