Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – August 17th, 2018
Aug 17, 2018 12:09 pm UTC| Digital Currency
South Korea to raise investment in big data, blockchain and sharing economy to over 1 trillion won in 2019 The South Korean government has announced its big investment plans for blockchain and other cutting-edge...
Chinese online retail giant JD.com launches blockchain platform for enterprise customers
Aug 17, 2018 09:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com today announced the launch of a new blockchain platform that will cater to enterprise customers. Dubbed JD Blockchain Open Platform, the platform will enable enterprise customers to build,...
Aug 16, 2018 09:54 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
BMO Capital Markets, the investment banking subsidiary of Canadian Bank of Montreal, is working on a blockchain pilot together with leading pension fund investor Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. The pilot involved...
American Association of Insurance Services taps IBM Blockchain to automate regulatory reporting
Aug 16, 2018 09:02 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a not-for-profit insurance advisory organization, has announced its collaboration with tech giant IBM to automate insurance regulatory reporting using blockchain...
Swiss Parliamentarian Doris Fiala joins blockchain startup Procivis’ board of directors
Aug 15, 2018 11:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Procivis, a Switzerland-based digital identity platform, has announced that Swiss Liberal Party FDP politician Doris Fiala has joined the companys Board of Directors. The startup said that it is adding three...
Blockchain startup Luxcore ropes in John McAfee as the new CEO
Aug 15, 2018 09:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cybersecurity expert and prominent crypto supporter John McAfee has taken over the helm of a new startup Luxcore. Luxcore is a blockchain solutions and services ecosystem that focuses on designing and building...
Goldman Sachs, Nyca Partners lead $32M Series B investment round in blockchain firm Axoni
Aug 14, 2018 12:18 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Axoni has raised $32 million in a Series B financing round led by Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners. The round also saw participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Citi, Coatue Management, Digital Currency...
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