Citizen Ticket launches blockchain-based ticket delivery system ‘BitTicket’
May 30, 2017 09:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
U.K.-based blockchain ticketing platform Citizen Ticket announced that it has launched a new ticket delivery system BitTicket, which is the first digital events ticket on the blockchain, for public events. The...
23 European energy trading firms to test blockchain-based p2p energy trading
May 30, 2017 07:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading European utilities have teamed up to test blockchain-based trading in the wholesale energy market. According to the official release, the peer-to-peer energy trading will take place on an enhanced Enerchain...
Blockchain platform Emercoin signs tripartite agreement to set up consortium
May 30, 2017 06:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Emercoin, a digital currency and blockchain service platform, has announced that it has signed a Tripartite Agreement for the founding of the Emercoin Consortium in collaboration with Estonian company Hashcoins OU and...
May 30, 2017 06:11 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The European Central Bank (ECB) is closely monitoring potential risks from fintech and is also contributing to financial innovation by acting as operators, ECB President Mario Draghi said recently. Speaking at the ECON...
Indian blockchain consortium BankChain’s members test KYC, AML/CTF platform ‘Clear-Chain’
May 30, 2017 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
BankChain, a blockchain consortium initiative by Indian banking majors, has completed the work on its first blockchain project, The Times of India reported. Announced earlier this year, BankChain is Indias first...
Victorian Government joins ADCCA to explore potentials of blockchain across economy
May 30, 2017 04:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Victorian Government has joined as a member of Australian Digital Currency and Commerce Association (ADCCA) in a move to explore the potential applications of blockchain technology across the economy, Computer World,...
Ubitquity to participate in pitch competition at Smart Dubai Office Blockchain Challenge
May 30, 2017 04:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ubitquity LLC, a blockchain-secured platform for real estate record keeping, has been selected as a finalist in the inaugural Smart Dubai Office Blockchain Challenge, concluding today May 30 in Dubai, UAE. The two-day...
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