Interoperable blockchain network Aion raises initial $22M
Oct 10, 2017 05:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Aion, an interoperable blockchain network led by enterprise blockchain company Nuco, has raised an initial $22 million USD. The pre-sale started on October 3, raising over $7.2 million in just under one week. According...
R3 and Bolero to develop DLT-based electronic Bill of Lading service
Oct 10, 2017 04:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
R3 and Bolero have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to team up for a joint project to develop a new electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) service using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The main objective is...
MAS optimistic on blockchain cooperation between India and Singapore
Oct 10, 2017 03:53 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The strong trade flows between Singapore and India offer good opportunities for collaboration on fintech and distributed ledger technology (DLT), Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said...
Blockchain energy trading company Power Ledger raises $34M in ICO
Oct 09, 2017 10:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
Australian blockchain energy trading company Power Ledger has raised $34 million in an initial coin offering (ICO), the Australian Financial Review reported. Using blockchain technology, the company seeks to enable...
Oct 09, 2017 06:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dubais Blockchain Strategy got a major boost at the GITEX Technology Week, which started on October 8 and running until October 12. At the event, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of...
Finastra, R3 team up to build DLT platform for syndicated loan market
Oct 09, 2017 05:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Finastra, a fintech company formed through the collaboration of D+H and Misys, together with seven leading banks and enterprise software firm R3, is working to create a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for the...
Bank of England to conduct DLT PoC with Chain
Oct 09, 2017 03:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of England is working on a proof of concept to enable privacy amongst participants in a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based system. At a meeting for FinTech contacts of the BoEs Agency for the South East...
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