Japan’s largest utility TEPCO invests in blockchain energy startup Conjoule
Jul 11, 2017 09:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
Conjoule GmbH, a start-up developing p2p energy markets powered by blockchain technology, has raised 4.5 million in Series A funding round with investment from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO), the...
Ripple’s Japanese banks consortium adds Sumitomo Mitsui, MUFG
Jul 11, 2017 09:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ripple, the San Francisco-based provider of financial settlement solutions, announced that the Japan bank consortium will continue to drive and attract interest among the banking community in Japan, thus bringing the total...
Korean brokerage companies to offer blockchain-based joint authentication service
Jul 11, 2017 07:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Brokerage companies in South Korea are planning to offer a blockchain-based joint authentication service in a move to further strengthen security. According to the report by Korean Herald, the blockchain pilot project...
Blockchain firm BTCS to invest in Initial Coin Offerings
Jul 11, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTCS, a U.S. public company focused on blockchain technologies, has announced its plans to participate in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) a fund raising mechanism that is quickly growing in popularity among startups and...
Jul 11, 2017 06:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Chamber of Digital Commerce and the Congressional Blockchain Caucus are hosting Congressional Blockchain Education Day today, 11 July 2017. The event will bring together Chambers member companies, members of the...
UK blockchain startup Provenance secures $800k in seed funding
Jul 11, 2017 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Provenance, a blockchain startup headquartered in London, has raised $800,000 in a new seed funding round, CoinDesk reported. The funding round drew support from Humanity United, a foundation backed by eBay founder...
Bank of England to build renewed RTGS service with blockchain compatibility
Jul 11, 2017 05:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of England (BoE) recently released its blueprint for its new Real-Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS), which will aim to meet the challenges posed by the rapidly changing landscape. The next generation RTGS...
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