Wirex, SBI Holdings collaborate to launch cryptocurrency payments card in Japan
Oct 23, 2017 03:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin debit card provider Wirex has announced a deal with Japan-based SBI Holdings to establish a new joint venture with particular focus on Asia, Blockchain News reported. The new venture, SBI Wirex Asia, will...
Blockchain-based solar energy marketplace Sun Exchange raises $1.6M seed investment
Oct 23, 2017 03:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sun Exchange, a blockchain-based solar energy marketplace, has raised $1.6 million in seed financing. With a United States headquarters in California, Sun Exchange has been leading in the African energy market since...
QUOINE’s crypto trading platforms QRYPTOS and QUOINEX list Dash
Oct 20, 2017 10:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cryptocurrency Dash has announced that it has been listed on two trading platforms launched by Japanese fintech company QUOINE QRYPTOS and QUOINEX. QUOINEX is one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges licensed...
Former JP Morgan VP Dr Joseph Chen-Yu Wang joins blockchain startup Ambrosus
Oct 18, 2017 11:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ambrosus, a blockchain-based ecosystem for the supply chain, has announced that former JP Morgan Vice President, Dr Joseph Chen-Yu Wang, has formally joined as a Project Manager. The Chief Scientist for Bitquant...
Metaps to monetize influencer time using blockchain; to launch ‘timebank’ token sale on COMSA
Oct 18, 2017 06:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tech Bureau, a fintech and cryptocurrency solutions company, and Metaps Inc., a leading fintech company and mobile marketing platform developer, have announced a Timebank token sale on COMSA, a complete Initial Coin...
Cryptocurrency wallet Jaxx becomes official wallet sponsor of STORM token
Oct 17, 2017 05:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading multi-asset digital wallet Jaxx has become the official wallet partner of STORM token, an ERC-20 based token. StormX, a blockchain token-powered adtech and micro-task innovators, utilizes smart contracts on the...
Mauritius-based SBM Group and SALT partner to collateralize blockchain assets
Oct 13, 2017 05:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The State Bank of Mauritius, a subsidiary of the SBM Group, and fintech company SALT have entered into an exploratory relationship to use blockchain assets as collateral for lending services. Founded in 2016, Secured...
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