R3 tests Euro Commercial Paper issuance on Corda DLT platform with member banks
Jun 29, 2017 04:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Financial innovation firm R3, along with four member banks of its blockchain consortium, has developed a prototype solution for the issuance of Euro Commercial Paper (ECP) on R3s Corda platform. Corda is a financial...
Qtum Foundation launches ‘Sparknet’ – first public test of blockchain platform
Jun 28, 2017 13:35 pm UTC| Digital Currency
The Qtum Foundation today announced the launch of Sparknet the first public testnet for the Qtum blockchain. Sparknet has been designed primarily for developers, while the mainnet, expected to be released in September,...
PBoC’s 5-year development plan highlights focus on blockchain innovation – Report
Jun 28, 2017 06:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) has recently released the details on its upcoming five-year development plan for the countrys financial sector. In its five-year plan, the central bank has outlined five key goals for...
NEM.io Foundation teams up with Blockchain Global to drive global expansion
Jun 28, 2017 05:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
The NEM.io Foundation, the creator of the peer-to-peer NEM blockchain platform, has entered into a strategic alliance with Blockchain Global, an Australia-based blockchain company operating international auditing and...
CB Insights lists blockchain startup Axoni to 2017 Fintech 250
Jun 28, 2017 04:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Axoni, a New York-based capital markets technology firm that specializes in distributed ledger infrastructure, has been named to the Fintech 250, a select group of emerging private companies working on groundbreaking...
Hyperledger Fabric publishes first release candidate of v1.0.0
Jun 28, 2017 03:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
A collaborative cross-industry effort to advance blockchain technology, Hyperledger Project announced that Hyperledger Fabric has published first release candidate: v1.0.0-rc1. This isnt the end of the road, but we are...
Blockchain startup Lisk announces first major release ‘Lisk Nano 1.0’
Jun 27, 2017 15:53 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, the blockchain application platform based in Berlin, has announced the first major release for a Lisk product with the launch of Lisk Nano 1.0 to the main network. Since the development of Lisk Nano started, the...
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