Nov 06, 2017 11:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
A consortium of a number of trading houses, integrated energy companies, and banks are planning to create a new venture, which will be managed and operated as an independent entity. The participants include energy...
Amplify Investments and Reality Shares file for blockchain ETFs
Nov 06, 2017 05:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Two companies, Amplify Investments and Reality Shares, have recently filed to launch blockchain tracking exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Bitcoin.com reported. Amplify Investments, an Illinois-based wealth management firm,...
UK Ministry of Justice sees blockchain potential in criminal prosecutions
Nov 06, 2017 04:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
The UK Ministry of Justice has highlighted the potential of blockchain technology to be used in criminal prosecutions in a recent blog post. Alistair Davidson, a technical architecture lead at the MoJ, writes that the...
US SEC’s Cyber Unit to focus on blockchain technology
Nov 06, 2017 04:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
The recently announced Cyber Unit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will focus on blockchain technology. Speaking at the Securities Enforcement Forum 2017, Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director, Division of...
Columbian financial supervisor joins R3 blockchain consortium
Nov 06, 2017 03:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a move to remain up-to-date on the latest advances of distributed ledger technology in financial services, the Colombian financial supervisor has joined the blockchain consortium led by enterprise software firm...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – November 3rd, 2017
Nov 03, 2017 10:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Vitalik Buterin reveals Ethereum technical development roadmap Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has revealed a long-term roadmap for ethereums technical development, particularly addressing the issue of scalability,...
Former CFTC chairman to chair newly launched Blockchain Patent Sharing Alliance
Nov 03, 2017 09:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new blockchain alliance aimed at fostering the global patent sharing along with promoting and adopting patent technology launched last month. On October 27, 2017, a number of blockchain enterprises from the United...
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