German chemical giant BASF pilots blockchain for supply chain
Jul 31, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
BASF, a Germany-based chemical supplier to the automotive industry, last week announced that it has been collaborating and mentoring selected startups in pilot projects in the areas of blockchain, sensor technology,...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – July 28th, 2017
Jul 28, 2017 11:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
New cryptocurrency exchange rules go into effect in Washington Following the passing of Senate Bill 5031, new regulations for digital currency exchanges are now effective in the state of Washington, CoinDesk reported....
Jul 28, 2017 07:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Abt Associates has announced that it is working with the Bank of Papua New Guinea to establish the PNG Digital Commerce Cryptocurrency Association. The initiative will help the country to link up with the Global...
Euroclear terminates blockchain gold settlement project with Paxos - Report
Jul 28, 2017 06:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
The collaboration between post-trade services provider Euroclear and fintech startup Paxos to build blockchain settlement service for London bullion market has been terminated, Reuters reported. In an interview,...
Hyperledger blockchain project adds 10 new members
Jul 27, 2017 09:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Following the launch of Hyperledger Fabric 1.0, Hyperledger blockchain project has announced the addition of 10 new members to the open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain...
ConsenSys Academy’s blockchain training program to kick off on August 1st
Jul 27, 2017 08:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
ConsenSys, a blockchain specialist firm, has announced the launch of the first cohort of its ConsenSys Academy Developer Program on August 1st, 2017. The end-to-end blockchain training program will begin with Phase1 an...
Russia’s S7 Airlines issues tickets using Ethereum blockchain – Report
Jul 27, 2017 06:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
S7 Airlines, Russias biggest domestic airline, is using blockchain technology to issue passenger tickets, Kommersant reported. The airline has received lending support from leading Russian bank Alfa-Bank for the...
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