Illinois legislators advance bill to set up inter-governmental blockchain task force
Jul 03, 2017 07:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Legislators in Illinois have advanced a bill that aims to create a task force that will explore the benefits accruing from a transition to a blockchain-based system for recordkeeping and service delivery for the local...
PBoC opens digital currency research institute in Beijing
Jul 03, 2017 06:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) has revealed the details of its new research lab that focuses on cryptocurrencies and related technologies. The reports on the central banks plans to set up a research institute focusing...
Germany gets blockchain advocacy group ‘Blockchain Bundesverband’
Jul 03, 2017 05:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new blockchain advocacy group has been formed in Germany which aims to bring private and public institutions together to connect with the innovative technology. Called Blockchain Bundesverband, the group was founded...
Hive Project develops cryptocurrency invoice financing platform for SMEs
Jul 03, 2017 04:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Hive Project announced the launch of first cryptocurrency-based invoice financing platform that intends to provide new liquidity pools for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Hive Project is powered by...
Blockchain startup Synereo rolls out content monetization platform ‘WildSpark’
Jul 03, 2017 04:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Synereo Ltd., a Tel-Aviv based blockchain startup, has announced the release of the beta version of its first product, WildSpark. With this new platform, the startup aims to address the existing mundane monetization...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – June 30th, 2017
Jun 30, 2017 11:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
PBoCs 5-year development plan highlights focus on blockchain innovation Report The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) has recently released the details on its upcoming five-year development plan for the countrys financial...
World Economic Forum calls for multi-stakeholder consensus on blockchain technology
Jun 30, 2017 06:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has outlined a number of measures that need to be taken to ensure that blockchain technology can reach its potential in a recently published whitepaper. Authored by Don and Alex Tapscott,...
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