Blockchain firm Factom releases next version of software ‘Factom Federation network’
Dec 21, 2016 06:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Factom, a blockchain-based data management solution, has announced the release of the next version of its software Factom Federation network. The company spent past years in developing and testing its decentralized and...
ICONOMI.index fund and Open Fund Management Platform outline to be available on 28th December
Dec 21, 2016 06:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
ICONOMI, a fund management platform for blockchains and cryptocurrencies, has announced that early access to the ICONOMI.index fund will be given to the first public testers on 21 December while the ICONOMI Open Fund...
FxWirePro: BTC/EUR hits fresh year high, good to buy on dips
Dec 21, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR is seen trading well above on Wednesday marking a new high of the year. The pair breaks recent high of 765 and hitsafresh year high at 779.80 levels (COINBASE). It is currently trading around 778.25 at the time of...
Dec 21, 2016 06:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a new survey, IBM Institute for Business Value has found that healthcare organizations are moving fast in the sphere of blockchain adoption, seemingly faster than the financial industry. IBM Institute for Business...
MapR founder predicts blockchain as big data technology in 2017
Dec 21, 2016 06:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
John Schroeder, executive chairman and founder of MapR Technologies has identified blockchain as a new big data technology among six big data predictions for 2017. According to his predictions, blockchain transforms...
Coinify and Bcash join forces to ease bitcoin purchases
Dec 21, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinify, a blockchain payment service provider, has announced its partnership with Bcash, the first Greek two-way Bitcoin ATM manufacturer. With this strategic partnership, Bcashcustomers across Europe will be able to...
OpenBazaar integrates with ShapeShift to accept payments in any cryptocurrency
Dec 21, 2016 05:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain asset exchange platform ShapeShift announced that it has partnered with bitcoin-enabled online marketplace OpenBazaar in order to allow payment with any digital asset. With the integration, OpenBazaar customers...
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