BitFury, Ukrainian Government sign MoU to create blockchain eGovernance program
Apr 17, 2017 04:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading full-service blockchain technology firm BitFury and Ukrainian Government have joined hands to build first full-scale blockchain eGovernance program for the country. A MoU was signed between the head of the State...
Insurtech startup Etherisc wins Most Innovative Blockchain Startup award at Blockshow Europe
Apr 17, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Etherisc, a Munich-based Insurtech startup, has bagged the Blockchain Oscar for Most Innovative Blockchain Startup. Produced by The Cointelegraph, the competition was a part of Blockshow Europe 2017. Six promising...
High Tech Private Equity Fund SICAV acquires blockchain startup nChain
Apr 14, 2017 07:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
High Tech Private Equity Fund SICAV plc, an EU regulated investment fund managed by Accuro Fund Solutions, has acquired blockchain pioneer nChainand a group of affiliated companies. nChain is a leading provider of...
Global Insurance Symposium 2017 to discuss blockchain and other innovative technologies
Apr 14, 2017 05:54 am UTC| Fintech
The fourth annual conference of the Global Insurance Symposium, to be held in Des Moines, Iowa, from April 25-27, will focus on innovative technologies including blockchain, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles,...
Reserve Bank of Australia sets up internal working group to explore blockchain technology
Apr 14, 2017 04:21 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Reserve Bank of Australia and other domestic regulators are increasingly focusing on blockchain technology and conducting intensive research on the technology. This has been revealed by the central bank in a recent...
The Netherland’s National Blockchain Coalition reveals action agenda
Apr 13, 2017 08:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
An initiative in the Netherlands, the National Blockchain Coalition, has recently published its action agenda. Established by the ICT Team set up by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the initiative aims to position the...
UK research agency to grant £3.6m to seven new projects exploring blockchain potential
Apr 13, 2017 06:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), a UK-based agency funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, has announced seven new projects that will explore the potential of...
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