OCA trying to understand blockchain technology applications: SEC Chief Accountant
Nov 15, 2017 10:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) is focusing on blockchain technology and its applications, a senior official at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said recently. Speaking at the Financial Executives...
ConnectionChain: Fujitsu Labs unveils new technology connecting multiple blockchains
Nov 15, 2017 09:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Fujitsu Laboratories has announced that it has developed a security technology that can safely and easily execute exchanges and payments in different virtual currencies. Dubbed ConnectionChain, the new technology an...
Laoshan District Government announces China Blockchain Ecosystem Alliance
Nov 15, 2017 05:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
Laoshan District Peoples Government of Qingdao and China Electronics and Information Industry Development Research Institute have announced the establishment of China Blockchain Ecosystem Alliance (CBEA). The...
Government of Ontario selects blockchain startup Nuco for digital ID management solution
Nov 15, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) has awarded funding to enterprise blockchain company Nuco, under its Small Business Innovation Challenge (SBIC) program. Funded by the Government of Ontario, OCE drives the...
SAP blockchain co-innovation initiative grows to 27 members
Nov 15, 2017 03:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
German software giant SAP has announced that its blockchain co-innovation initiative has grown to 27 members. The SAP Leonardo Blockchain Co-Innovation program offers SAP customers and partners the opportunity to...
MAS open-sources distributed ledger prototypes for inter-bank payments
Nov 15, 2017 03:06 am UTC| Fintech Digital Currency
The industry consortium led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has released the source-codes on distributed ledger prototypes for inter-bank payments in Project...
Kaspersky Lab unveils blockchain-based online voting system ‘Polys’
Nov 14, 2017 08:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has unveiled a blockchain-based secure online voting system, Polys. Developed at the firms Business Incubator, Polys aims to provide anyone with the ability to conduct secure,...
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