Blockchain real estate startup Propy raises $15M in ICO
Sep 19, 2017 02:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Propy, a California-based blockchain startup, has raised $15 million from 6,597 participants in its PRO token sale to put the international real estate market on the blockchain. Participants contributed over...
IBM beats Microsoft and Accenture as blockchain technology leader: Juniper
Sep 18, 2017 10:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a new study, market research company Juniper Research has found that IBM is way ahead of its competitors in the blockchain industry. Junipers Blockchain Enterprise Survey sought responses from nearly 400 company...
SETL, French asset management firms launch blockchain-based fund record-keeping platform
Sep 18, 2017 06:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup SETL, along with four asset management firms, has announced the launch of a blockchain-based pan-European fund record-keeping platform. Dubbed IZNES, the platform provides investors, asset management...
Malta appoints taskforce to guide on National Blockchain Strategy
Sep 18, 2017 05:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
The government of Malta has set up a Blockchain Taskforce that will make recommendations for the National Blockchain Strategy roadmap, Times of Malta reported. Earlier this year, the Cabinet approved the National...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – September 15th, 2017
Sep 15, 2017 08:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chinese authorities to stop trading of cryptocurrencies with RMB - Report Following the recent ICO ban imposed in China, reports suggest that authorities are now moving to stop the exchange of digital currencies for...
Blockchain platform Qtum launches mainnet “Ignition”
Sep 15, 2017 07:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
Qtum, a blockchain application platform, has announced the launch of its mainnet Ignition. Ignition is a blockchain platform which provides decentralized governance protocol and proof-of-stake consensus mechanism for...
Philadelphia Fed’s conference to focus on bitcoin and blockchain
Sep 15, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is going to host an event later this month that will discuss the impact of financial technology or fintech on consumer choice, banking, and regulatory policy. To be held on...
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