Tokyo Electric Power Company invests in UK-based blockchain energy startup Electron
Jan 22, 2018 08:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Electron, a London-based energy tech company, closed an early-stage investment round at the end of 2017 drawing support from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO). Headquartered in Tokyo, TEPCO is the largest...
Shinhan Financial Group to launch blockchain-based integrated authentication service
Jan 22, 2018 05:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
South Korea-based Shinhan Financial Group has announced that it has started the development of an integrated authentication service using blockchain technology, which marks the first such use case in the countrys financial...
National Research Council of Canada trials Ethereum blockchain for government contracts
Jan 22, 2018 04:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has announced the launch of the first-ever live trial of Ethereum blockchain for the transparent administration of government contracts. The trial is being conducted through...
Shell Trading invests in London-based Applied Blockchain
Jan 19, 2018 04:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
London-based blockchain startup Applied Blockchain has secured its first funding round with investments from Shell Trading International, the trading arm of oil titan Royal Dutch Shell, and Calibrate Partners for minority...
WePower, 220Energia collaborate on blockchain-based energy retail services
Jan 19, 2018 03:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
Estonian energy retail company 220Energia is collaborating with blockchain-based green energy trading platform WePower to explore using blockchain technologies for the cross-border sale of retail energy in...
Amplify ETFs and Reality Shares launch blockchain ETFs
Jan 18, 2018 10:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Amplify ETFs and Reality Shares have launched their blockchain exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on NYSE Arca and Nasdaq respectively. Sponsored by Amplify Investments, Amplify ETFs announced that BLOK, the Amplify...
aelf blockchain network welcomes TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington as Senior Advisor
Jan 18, 2018 05:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
aelf, a decentralized cloud computing blockchain network, has announced that TechCrunch and Arrington XRP Capital Founder Michael Arrington has joined the company as a Senior Advisor. Arringtons appointment follows the...
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