University of Surrey wins three blockchain bids with EPSRC
May 08, 2017 11:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
The University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, announced that it has won successful 1.1 million unprecedented three Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) bids with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...
Blockchain fund TaaS secures $7.9M via ICO
May 08, 2017 09:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
TaaS, a tokenized closed-end fund dedicated to blockchain assets, has raised over $7.9 million in its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) drive which saw the participation of 3,769 investors, according to the official...
May 08, 2017 06:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a new report, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has highlighted that while blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) could improve trust in financial transactions, the technology is more...
Buzzbike, Blockpool partner to offer blockchain reward scheme for advertising
May 08, 2017 06:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
London-based connected cycle scheme Buzzbike has partnered with Blockpool, a startup that delivers real world B2B blockchain solutions, in order to provide blockchain reward scheme for engagement. According to reports...
Factom and Gnosis among Gartner’s ‘Cool Vendors in Blockchain Application’
May 08, 2017 06:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, has published a new document in which it profiles five blockchain pioneers for CIOs looking for bold ideas for their digital business. Called Cool...
Zcoin announces Zerocoin protocol implementation on Ethereum blockchain
May 08, 2017 05:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Zcoin (XZC) team announced that it is conducting its own resource and development into implementing the Zerocoin protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. The company stated in its bog that this recent announcement comes...
Russian ministry expects adoption of blockchain regulations in 2019 - Report
May 08, 2017 05:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation is expecting that regulations directed towards legalizing the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies in the country would come into...
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