Tech titan Cisco joins Chamber of Digital Commerce
Aug 09, 2017 04:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a leading trade association focused on digital assets and blockchain-based technologies, has announced that tech giant Cisco is joining its Executive Committee. Cisco has a strong...
Chinese government to implement blockchain for taxation and electronic invoices
Aug 08, 2017 11:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Chinese government plans on using blockchain technology for taxation and issuing electronic invoices, CoinFox reported. The government has included the technology in its Thirteenth Five-Year National Informatization...
UNICEF Ventures to test Ethereum smart contracts for online asset transfer
Aug 08, 2017 06:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
UNICEF Ventures, a branch of the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF) focused on innovation, is testing Ethereum-based smart contracts as a tool for improved efficiency, transparency and...
Thailand’s Kasikornbank, IBM develop blockchain-based Letter of Guarantee network
Aug 08, 2017 05:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
Thailands leading bank Kasikornbank (or KBank), in collaboration with IBM, has developed a new enterprise Letter of Guarantee network based on IBM Blockchain. By simplifying and expediting procedures for KBanks Letter...
Eleven banks tap R3’s Corda to develop blockchain-based trade finance app
Aug 07, 2017 09:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Eleven leading banks have collaboratively developed a trade finance application on R3s distributed ledger platform Corda that incorporates shippers and carriers. Commercial letters of credit still account for 38% of the...
Indian banking giant ICICI’s blockchain expert quits to join HashCash Consultants
Aug 07, 2017 07:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading Indian private bank ICICIs blockchain expert Raj Chowdhury has quit the bank to join HashCash Consultants, a blockchain startup headquartered in California with offices in Mumbai and Kolkata, as Managing...
Rivetz teams up with Parity Technologies to increase cyber security on blockchain
Aug 07, 2017 06:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Rivetz Intl., a newly formed subsidiary of Rivetz Corp., has entered into an advisory agreement with Parity Technologies, a blockchain core technology company, to improve cyber security on the blockchain. Under this...
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