Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – May 26th, 2017
May 26, 2017 07:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
DLT not ready to underpin wholesale interbank payment system: Bank of Canada In its experiment with distributed ledger technology (DLT), the Bank of Canada has found that the technology is currently not ready to...
Airalab receives $220K from Satoshi Fund in pre-seed investments
May 26, 2017 06:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
Airalab that comprise of developers specialized in developing solutions using Ethereum blockchain, announced that it has received $220,000 in a pre-sale to Cybernator, which is a pre-seed fund of Satoshi Fund that invests...
DLT not ready to underpin wholesale interbank payment system: Bank of Canada
May 26, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
In its experiment with distributed ledger technology (DLT), the Bank of Canada has found that the technology is currently not ready to underpin the wholesale interbank payment system. Writing for Globe and Mail, Carolyn...
Ericsson’s Blockchain Data Integrity now available on GE's Predix platform
May 26, 2017 05:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ericsson announced the launch of Blockchain Data Integrity that is commercially available on GEs Predix platform for building industrial applications. The Blockchain Data Integrity from Ericsson makes sure that...
ITAMCO to develop blockchain messaging transaction platform for U.S. military
May 26, 2017 05:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
ITAMCO that develops the advanced privacy app Crypto-Chat, announced that it will be developing a secure, blockchain-based, non-hackable messaging and transaction platform for the U.S. military. ITAMCO has been awarded...
Blockchain-based OTC Exchange Network joins FIX Trading Community
May 25, 2017 08:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
OTC Exchange Network, a blockchain-based institutional trading network and infrastructure provider, announced that it has joined as a member of the FIX Trading Community. The FIX Trading Community is the non-profit,...
Bank of Papua New Guinea explores blockchain potential for improving financial inclusion
May 25, 2017 06:23 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Australian government has allocated $200,000 to support the Bank of Papua New Guineas efforts to explore the potential of blockchain technology to help improve PNGs low rate of financial inclusion, ABC reported. The...
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