Privacy-focused blockchain platform ZenCash announces new brand “Horizen”
Aug 23, 2018 04:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
ZenCash, a privacy-focused blockchain platform, has announced its brand expansion with a new name Horizen in its efforts to reflect the significant technical, commercial, and community developments it has achieved since...
RiskBlock Alliance picks EY as blockchain security and risk services provider
Aug 23, 2018 03:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance, a blockchain consortium for the risk management and insurance industry, has announced EY as the primary service provider for blockchain-specific cybersecurity and risk management...
Four telecom giants team up to trial blockchain
Aug 22, 2018 10:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Telecom giants CBCcom, PCCW Global, Sparkle and Tata Communications are teaming up for a Proof of Concept (PoC) aimed at demonstrating fast commercial interactions and settlements using blockchain technologies. The PoC...
Aug 21, 2018 11:57 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Liechtensteins Union Bank AG last week announced plans to issue its own security tokens in alignment with the countrys regulatory authority FMA. This will be closely followed by its Union Bank Payment Coin a stable coin...
Italian Retail Association Confimprese partners with blockchain loyalty startup qiibee
Aug 21, 2018 10:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain loyalty startup qiibee has entered into a partnership with Italian Retail Association Confimprese, which will allow it to harness the latters extensive relationships with some of the worlds most renowned...
Blockchain Law Society set to debut in South Korea
Aug 21, 2018 07:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
South Korean blockchain experts have announced plans to launch the Blockchain Law Society to study the legal issues surrounding this emerging technology, Yonhap News reported. The study group will invite experts from...
MetLife trials blockchain-based automated health insurance solution
Aug 21, 2018 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
LumenLab, MetLife Asias Singapore-based innovation center, is testing a blockchain-based automated insurance solution. Called Vitana, it is the first health insurance product using blockchain technology to trigger an...
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