Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – September 1st, 2017
Sep 01, 2017 10:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
EU MEP seeks to explore blockchain technology for refugee identity management The European Parliaments blockchain task force is seeking to leverage this emerging technology for the management of refugees. An amendment...
Six big banks join UBS’ blockchain-based digital currency 'USC' project
Sep 01, 2017 06:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Six leading financial institutions have joined UBS project that involves developing a blockchain-based digital currency, Financial Times reported. Last August, UBS announced that it was joining forces with Deutsche...
EU MEP seeks to explore blockchain technology for refugee identity management
Sep 01, 2017 05:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
The European Parliaments blockchain task force is seeking to leverage this emerging technology for the management of refugees. An amendment to the European Unions 2018 budget details a pilot project of the Horizontal...
Illinois to digitize birth registration process using blockchain technology
Sep 01, 2017 03:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Illinois Blockchain Initiative, a consortium of Illinois state and county agencies and blockchain and fintech focused firms, has announced a project to digitize the birth registration process using blockchain...
Starta Accelerator rolls out program for blockchain startups
Sep 01, 2017 03:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Starta Accelerator, a New York-based fintech accelerator, has announced the launch of an accelerator program for startups working with blockchain technology. Called Token Rockets, the program is designed for startups...
Shipping giant Marine Transport International successfully completes blockchain pilot
Aug 31, 2017 08:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Marine Transport International (MTI), an industry-leading freight forwarder based in the United Kingdom and the United States, has announced a successful blockchain pilot which demonstrated that the technology will lead to...
E&Y launches blockchain-based integrated mobility platform
Aug 31, 2017 06:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading consulting firm EY has launched an integrated mobility platform underpinned by blockchain technology. Dubbed Tesseract, the platform facilitates fractional vehicle ownership, shared use, and seamless multimodal...
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