TigerRisk becomes first insurance advisor to join R3’s Centre of Excellence for DLT
Jul 11, 2017 03:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Risk management and capital solutions company TigerRisk has become the first insurance advisor to join R3s Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the global insurance and reinsurance...
ConsenSys announces Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition initiative
Jul 10, 2017 10:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain venture platform ConsenSys has announced a new initiative that has been formed with the objective of leveraging the power of Ethereum blockchain for those in need. Called the Blockchain for Social Impact...
ANZ, Westpac, IBM complete blockchain trial to digitize bank guarantee process
Jul 10, 2017 07:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
Business banking giant ANZ in partnership with Westpac, IBM and shopping centre operator Scentre Group, has successfully completed blockchain trial to digitize bank guarantee process used for commercial property...
Thomson Reuters launches incubator program, seeks cryptocurrency and blockchain startups
Jul 10, 2017 05:55 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Global media giant Thomson Reuters has launched a startup incubator that will host early-stage entrepreneurs engaged in cutting-edge technologies. Thomson Reuters Labs The Incubator will offer an opportunity to the...
Swiss city of Zug to offer blockchain-based digital identity to residents
Jul 10, 2017 05:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
The city of Zug in Switzerland announced that it is the first community to offer all citizens of the city the opportunity to get a blockchain-based digital identity. The digital ID is based on an app that utilizes...
Mizuho completes blockchain-based trade transaction between Australia and Japan
Jul 10, 2017 04:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
Mizuho, along with Marubeni Corporation and Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, recently completed a blockchain-based trade transaction between Australia and Japan. In its official release, Mizuho explained that the...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – July 07th, 2017
Jul 07, 2017 10:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
CFTC grants cryptocurrency Swap Execution Facility registration to LedgerX The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order of Registration to LedgerX, an institutional trading and clearing...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects