Shanghai Stock Exchange and insurance industry players partner to tap blockchain potential
Aug 21, 2018 05:18 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the fourth largest stock exchange in the world by market cap, is seeking to bring blockchain technology to the insurance and pension industries, CoinTelegraph reported referring to report...
Blockchain marketing startup Atlas Protocol raises $3M in new funding led by Softbank China Capital
Aug 21, 2018 04:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-based advertising and marketing platform Atlas Protocol (ATP) has announced a multi-million dollar investment led by Softbank China Venture Capital (SBCVC). CoinDesk reported that SBCVC has completed a $3...
Aug 21, 2018 03:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Amid recent governmental efforts to foster blockchain ecosystem in South Korea, an extraordinary session of the countrys National Assembly has commenced which will focus on the emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency...
Hyundai-backed Hdac Technology signs MOU with blockchain real estate startup DREAMChain
Aug 20, 2018 08:20 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
Hdac Technology AG, a blockchain-based IoT contract platform backed by Hyundai, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dream Global Partners, establishing the foundation of a comprehensive collaborative...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to trial blockchain technology
Aug 20, 2018 06:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is going to test blockchain potential in verifying North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) certificates, American Shipper...
Bitmain invests in blockchain data storage startup Lambda
Aug 20, 2018 05:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-based data storage company Lambda has announced that it has received financial investment from bitcoin mining giant Bitmain Technologies. Founded in 2013, Bitmain is the provider of leading consumer-grade,...
South Korea’s Chuncheon city partners with blockchain startup Swytch to reduce carbon footprint
Aug 20, 2018 03:31 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
Chuncheon, the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea, is collaborating with Austin-based blockchain startup Swytch to reduce carbon emissions and drive economic and environmental sustainability in the city. Founded...
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