Enterprise software firm SAP joins Hyperledger blockchain project as Premier member
Mar 23, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain project Hyperledger has announced the addition of SAP, one of the market leaders in enterprise application software, as a Premier member. The announcement follows the recent addition of one of the most...
3 blockchain startups among 175 selected companies for Plug and Play accelerator programs
Mar 23, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Global innovation platform Plug and Playhas announced its largest cohort to date in which 175 companies will join its ecosystem of 180 corporate partners, 200 VCs, and 583 alumni. After reviewing over 8,500 startups,...
BitPay announces first joint release for BitPay and Copay bitcoin wallets
Mar 23, 2017 05:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading bitcoin payment processor BitPay has announced the joint release of version 3.0 for itsCopayandBitPaybitcoin wallets, which brings together their codebases. In a blog post, BitPay stated that both apps are now...
Deloitte Toronto office launches bitcoin payment option at internal restaurant
Mar 23, 2017 05:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Big four accounting firm Deloitte announced that it is now accepting bitcoin payments at its Toronto offices internal restaurant Bistro 1858, following its bitcoin ATM (BTM) installation in fall 2016. Deloittes office...
Applied Blockchain, Block Ex, Juru selected for Innovate Finance’s Pitch360 fintech competition
Mar 23, 2017 04:58 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Innovate Finance has announced the finalists for Pitch360, its first ever FinTech startup competition, which is scheduled to take place on day two of its Global Summit 2017 at Guildhall London on Tuesday, April...
SAP Ariba looks to blockchain to transform global supply chains; to collaborate with Everledger
Mar 23, 2017 04:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
SAP Ariba has unveiled its plans to leverage blockchain or distributed ledger technology in order to transform global supply chains. According to the official release, the company plans to use the technology across its...
Node40 unveils next generation digital currency tax software
Mar 22, 2017 17:17 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain infrastructure hosting service Node40 has built a new software product that will enable every U.S.-based user to properly report their digital currency gains to the taxman. Called Node40 Balance, this...
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects