R3, ACORD partner to launch blockchain centre of excellence for insurance industry
Apr 13, 2017 06:00 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Financial innovation firm R3 has announced its partnership with Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), a non-profit organisation that provides the global insurance industry with data...
Lunyr partners with blockchain startup Airbitz to boost usability and adoption of platform
Apr 13, 2017 05:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Airbitz Inc, a San Diego-based blockchain and data security company, has announced its partnership with Lunyr, a decentralized world knowledge base that runs on the Ethereum blockchain. In a blog post, Lunyr explained...
International law firm Perkins Coie adds blockchain legal experts as senior counsel
Apr 12, 2017 11:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
Perkins Coie LLP, a leading blockchain and fintech law firm based in the U.S., has announced the appointment of two leading blockchain and fintech pros with consortium and international experience. Jacob S. Farber and...
Bext360 uses blockchain to transform global coffee supply chain
Apr 12, 2017 06:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Denver-basedstartup Bext360 that uses blockchain, artificial intelligence, and IoT in order to improve and transform the coffee supply chain solution, announced that it has raised $1.2 million in funding, Venture Beat...
Warsaw accelerator Huge Thing invites blockchain and fintech startups for 2017 program
Apr 12, 2017 06:31 am UTC| Fintech
Huge Thing, a Warsaw-based startup accelerator powered by SpeedUp Venture Capital Group, is inviting startups engaged in areas including blockchain, fintech, biometrics, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, cyber...
Dubai government bodies sign MoUs to use blockchain and other technologies
Apr 12, 2017 05:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) concluded the second round of the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA), which connected emerging technology companies and startups with Dubaigovernment bodies. According to the official...
Blockchain technology not mature enough to be part of Eurozone’s market infrastructure: ECB
Apr 12, 2017 04:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The European Central Bank (ECB) is closely monitoring the developments in the blockchain space, but considers that the technology is still not mature enough to become a part of its market infrastructure. These comments...
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