ICAP Successfully Completes Blockchain Trial For Post-Trade Processes
Mar 17, 2016 11:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
ICAP has announced that its Post Trade Risk and Information (PTRI) division has successfully completed a proof of technology test case for a distributed ledger using blockchain technology. The proof of technology,...
Hitachi To Set Up FinTech Lab For Blockchain Research
Mar 17, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hitachi, Ltd., a Japanese multinational conglomerate company, has announced its plans to set up Financial Innovation Laboratory, a FinTech research organization in the Silicon Valley office of Hitachis Global Center for...
Mar 17, 2016 10:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a latest survey,IEEE, the worlds largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, drew in responses from over 1,900 technology enthusiasts on digital safety and the future of...
Lisk Raises Over $1.9 Mln In ICO; Partners With Microsoft's Azure Blockchain as a Service Platform
Mar 17, 2016 10:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, a decentralized applications and sidechain platform, has announced that it has raised over 4600 BTC in their Initial Coin Offering (ICO) so far. Last month, List announceda partnership with cryptocurrency exchange...
OpenLedger Launches World’s First Decentralized Conglomerate
Mar 17, 2016 07:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
OpenLedger has announced the launch of the worlds first Decentralized Conglomerate a platform which allows organizations to invest in each other and share profits in a fully decentralized manner. The first successful...
Dubai’s Global Blockchain Council Discusses Roadmap For 2016
Mar 17, 2016 07:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dubais Global Blockchain Council discussed a number of initiatives that will be taken up this year as part of the innovative platform, during its second meeting. Attended by Microsoft, SAP, IBM, Cisco, Dubai Multi...
Wirex Launches Buy Bitcoin Service and 2-way Bitcoin Card
Mar 17, 2016 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Wirex Limited has launched the first 2-way bitcoin debit card with a buy bitcoin function. With this announcement, Wirex users will be able to fund their debit card accounts from anywhere around the world throughbank...
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