Indian tech giant Wipro joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
May 05, 2017 04:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Wipro Limited, an Indian IT giant, has announced that it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) as a founding member. Launched earlier this year, EEA is a collaboration of enterprises to promote, develop and...
UN seeks information on blockchain-based international assistance
May 04, 2017 07:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has rolled out a Request For Information (RFI) in which it solicits information from the blockchain industry to identify potential partners/suppliers for the future...
Silicon Valley Forum announces second blockchain-centric fintech conference on May 30
May 04, 2017 06:31 am UTC| Fintech
Silicon Valley Forum, a non-profit that has fostered innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership in Silicon Valley, has announced second fintech conference that will be held on May 30th, 2017, at Swissnex in San Francisco,...
BitPay, Bitmain enter multi-million dollar blockchain agreement
May 04, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Global bitcoin payment service provider BitPay has entered into a multi-million dollar agreement with Bitmain Technology, a leading bitcoin hardware mining producer. The development agreement will allow BitPay to create...
Hyperledger accepts ‘Composer’ blockchain project into incubation
May 04, 2017 04:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
A collaborative cross-industry effort to advance blockchain technology, Hyperledger Project announced that its Technical Steering Committee has accepted Hyperledger Composer into incubation. The Composer project is a...
Can blockchain, a swiftly evolving technology, be controlled?
May 03, 2017 09:22 am UTC| Technology
The headlong pace of technological change produces giant leaps forward in knowledge, innovation, new possibilities and, almost inevitably, legal problems. Thats now the case with blockchain, todays buzziest new tech...
Sovrin Foundation’s blockchain project for digital identity accepted into Hyperledger
May 03, 2017 08:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Sovrin Foundation, a private non-profit body governing the Sovrin Network as a global public utility for independent identity, has announced that its custom-built blockchain for independent digital identity project has...
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