Altarum Institute joins Hashed Health to leverage blockchain technology for payment innovation
May 05, 2017 05:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
Altarum Institute, a nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization, has announced its plan to join healthcare innovation firm Hashed Healths work group to advance payment solutions using blockchain and...
Blockchain startup Symbiont secures investment from Hundsun Technologies
May 05, 2017 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Symbiont, a leading smart contracts platform for institutional applications of blockchain technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese software giant Hundsun Technologies Inc. According to the official...
Infosys Finacle, Qatar’s Commercial Bank complete cloud-based blockchain pilot
May 05, 2017 05:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Commercial Bank, Qatars first private bank, in collaboration with its subsidiary and associates and Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys, have successfully completed a pilot...
Indian tech giant Wipro joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
May 05, 2017 04:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Wipro Limited, an Indian IT giant, has announced that it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) as a founding member. Launched earlier this year, EEA is a collaboration of enterprises to promote, develop and...
FxWirePro: ETH/EUR hits new life time high, good to buy on dips
May 04, 2017 11:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/EUR pair broken the all-time high of 73.66 made yesterday and jumped till 81.01 (KRAKEN) at the time of writing. Short term trend is bullish as long as support 60 holds. It is currently trading around 80.46 at press...
FxWirePro: BTC/EUR hits new all-time high, further jump till 1609 likely
May 04, 2017 08:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR has broken major resistance at 1350 and hits fresh all-time high. The pair jumped till 1450 levels (COINBASE) and is currently trading around 1444 at the time of writing. Minor term trend is bullish as long as...
UN seeks information on blockchain-based international assistance
May 04, 2017 07:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has rolled out a Request For Information (RFI) in which it solicits information from the blockchain industry to identify potential partners/suppliers for the future...
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