Russia’s Sberbank opens blockchain lab
Jan 15, 2018 03:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sberbank, one of the largest banks in Russia, has announced the launch of a blockchain laboratory to explore the technology and develop blockchain solutions. According to the official release, the lab will focus on...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – January 12th, 2018
Jan 12, 2018 11:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
US SEC commends NASAAs warning on cryptocurrencies and ICOs The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has echoed the recent warning on cryptocurrencies issued by the North American Securities Administrators...
Elering AS, WePower launch blockchain energy pilot in Estonia
Jan 12, 2018 10:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Elering AS, an Estonian independent electricity and gas system operator, and blockchain-based green energy startup WePower have announced a pilot project to test the large scale tokenization of energy data on the...
KodakOne could be the start of a new kind of intellectual property
Jan 12, 2018 05:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Its easy to be a bit amused about Kodaks new blockchain and cryptocurrency, the KodakOne. The old photography company is the classic case of a firm that failed to keep up with technological change. But now Kodak is...
Could the blockchain be the salvation of the pharmaceutical industry?
Jan 12, 2018 05:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Currently 53% of the population doesnt trust the pharmaceutical industry. Most of this mistrust is caused by the numerous scandals that have hit the industry in recent years, often related to controversial clinical-trial...
MoneyGram delves into blockchain, to trial Ripple’s XRP in payment flows
Jan 12, 2018 04:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Money transfer giant MoneyGram has partnered with blockchain startup Ripple in its efforts to understand how blockchain technology and XRP can improve the efficiency of its global treasury operations and consumer...
SETL’s blockchain fund record-keeping platform ‘IZNES’ goes live
Jan 12, 2018 03:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
London-based blockchain startup SETL has announced that IZNES, the blockchain-based pan-European record-keeping platform for funds, has started processing live transactions. SETL and four asset management firms OFI AM,...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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