US State Department seeks intern for new blockchain working group
Jun 12, 2017 05:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
The US State Department has announced a new initiative focused on blockchain technology and is seeking an intern to work on the project. Called Blockchain@State, the new working group will be overseen by the Office of...
Blockchain Research Institute welcomes support from public and private sector members
Jun 09, 2017 09:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) that explores strategic opportunities of the blockchain technology, announced that its initiative is being supported by broad public sector. The initiative, which is a syndicated...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – June 9th, 2017
Jun 09, 2017 07:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
PBoC to release new rules for bitcoin exchanges in June Report The Peoples Bank of China has been stepping up its efforts to ensure regulatory compliance by domestic bitcoin exchanges since the beginning of this year....
Chicago gets new blockchain-focused venture
Jun 09, 2017 07:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Illinois Blockchain Initiative, a consortium of Illinois state and county agencies, along with a number of blockchain and fintech focused firms, have come together for the launch of a new blockchain center in...
HP partners with R3 to bring Corda to Mission Critical HPE Systems
Jun 09, 2017 05:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced that it has entered into a partnership with R3, the financial institution company that runs blockchain consortium, in a move to bring its open source platform Corda to Mission...
Blockchain startup Sphre raises $3.7M in first days of XID token crowdsale
Jun 09, 2017 05:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sphre, an information technology firm focused on blockchain, has raised more than $3.7 million (according to current exchange rate) in the first days of its XID token crowdsale to bring identity management to the...
TradeIX unveils first open blockchain-powered platform ‘TIX’ for trade finance
Jun 09, 2017 04:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
TradeIX, a shared platform for trade finance, has announced the launch of its revolutionary TIX Platform, the first open platform that rewires trade finance powered by blockchain technology. With the launch of TIX...
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