Alibaba brings blockchain technology to China’s healthcare industry – Report
Aug 21, 2017 10:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chinese internet giant Alibabas online health service Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. is collaborating with Changzhous government to pilot blockchain solutions for health treatments, Yicai Global...
New consortium ‘BiTA’ to promote blockchain adoption in transportation industry
Aug 21, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new blockchain consortium has been established that aims to promote, educate, and encourage the development and adoption of blockchain applications in the transportation and logistics industry. Called the Blockchain...
BlockCypher and Zcash among Gartner’s ‘Cool Vendors in Blockchain Platforms’
Aug 21, 2017 06:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, has published a new document in which it emphasizes the technology innovations around blockchain and profiles five blockchain vendors that are...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – August 18th, 2017
Aug 18, 2017 11:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
European Commission works on blockchain-based financial transparency gateway The European Commission (EC) has recently revealed that it is currently working on a gateway based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) or...
Aug 18, 2017 07:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
The NEM.io Foundation, the creator of the peer-to-peer NEM blockchain platform, has been making headlines with a number of initiatives aimed at taking the blockchain ecosystem forward. Started only in 2014, NEM is...
Aug 18, 2017 05:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ambrosus, a blockchain-based ecosystem for the food supply chain, has announced its peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace, which will allow food producers and buyers to enter agreements that not only state the price and quantity,...
Blockchain professional social network Indorse receives additional support from Coinsilium
Aug 17, 2017 10:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indorse, a blockchain-powered decentralized network for professionals, has announced the details of its grant of an additional 7 percent share to Coinsilium Group, an accelerator that finances and manages the development...
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