Accenture, Microsoft develop blockchain-powered digital identity solution
Jun 20, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Accenture, in collaboration with Microsoft and Avanade, has developed a blockchain-based identity prototype that aims to empower individuals with direct consent over who has access to their personal information, and when...
Stockholm to host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in September
Jun 19, 2017 08:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Event management company Smile-Expo is going to host the first blockchain conference in Stockholm on 07 September 2017, titled Blockchain Bitcoin Conference Stockholm. The conference is a part of Blockchain Bitcoin...
Companies and universities join forces for new blockchain consortium in China
Jun 19, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
In an effort to position Chengdu as a national blockchain research and development center, a group of companies and universities have come together to form a new blockchain consortium, Sichuan Daily reported. On 14 June...
Bitfury, Risk Cooperative partner to pioneer blockchain for insurance market
Jun 19, 2017 06:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitfury Group, a leading full-service blockchain technology company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Risk Cooperative, an innovative risk and insurance advisory company, in order to pioneer blockchain...
Blockchain platform SONM raises $42M in ICO, announces exchange partners HitBTC and EtherDelta
Jun 19, 2017 04:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
SONM (Supercomputer Organized by Network Mining), a blockchain-bowered decentralized worldwide fog supercomputer, has announced the closing of its Initial Coin Offering as it reached its $42 million cap in just four days...
Infosys explores blockchain projects for non-financial services areas
Jun 19, 2017 04:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indian IT giant Infosys announced that it is working on blockchain technology, as it has formed blockchain working groups for each industry verticals, Business Line reported. According to Prasad Joshi, Vice-President...
Blockchain startup Bancor moves to accelerated phase development with $153M funding
Jun 19, 2017 04:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bancor, the standard for creation of intrinsically tradeable cryptocurrencies, or Smart Tokens, will accelerate its ambitious development timeline through the recent raise of $153 million in its Token Generation Event...
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