National Bank of Cambodia, Soramitsu partner to co-develop Hyperledger Iroha blockchain project
Apr 21, 2017 10:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
The National Bank of Cambodia along with Japan-based distributed ledger tech startup Soramitsu announced that it is working on to co-develop the open source Hyperledger Iroha blockchain project. The Cambodian bank will...
Agrello selects Qtum blockchain platform for AI-powered smart contract interface
Apr 21, 2017 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Estonia-based Agrello, that makes machine readable contracts on the blockchain, announced that it has selected the Qtum blockchain as its choice of infrastructure for AI-powered smart contract interface. According to...
Blockchain social media platform Steemit code now available for free with MIT license
Apr 20, 2017 11:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-powered social media platform Steemit announced that it has decided to change the Steem license to the MIT open source license. Steemd code that was earlier restricted to use on the Steem blockchain or with...
Elliptic, Silvergate Bank partner to monitor suspicious activity on bitcoin blockchain
Apr 20, 2017 10:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Elliptic, a provider of bitcoin blockchain intelligence, in partnership with California-based Silvergate Bank, is working on a program in order to analyze as well as screen possible fraudulent activity on the bitcoin...
Gnosis launches Ethereum-powered decentralized platform for prediction markets
Apr 20, 2017 06:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gnosis, a decentralized prediction platform built on Ethereum, has launched its decentralized platform for prediction markets, which follows its beta launch last August. The platform will allow anyone to create a...
Online bookkeeping service firm Bookly to license ULedger’s proprietary blockchain
Apr 20, 2017 06:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
Utah-based online bookkeeping service firm Bookly has entered into a license agreement with blockchain-based company ULedger. With the agreement, Bookly will license ULedgers proprietary Blockchain ULedger Data Integrity...
Blockchain startup Humaniq joins Barclays’ Rise Community
Apr 20, 2017 05:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
Humaniq, a blockchain startup focused on financial inclusion, has announced that it is joining Barclays open innovation programme Rise in London. Co-founded by blockchain and cryptocurrency visionary Alex Fork along...
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