HKMA, Deloitte and other banks develop blockchain PoC for trade finance
Mar 31, 2017 05:02 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), consulting firm Deloitte, and leading trade finance banks in Hong Kong have developed a distributed ledger technology (DLT) proof of concept for Trade Finance. Industry...
Filament raises $15M to bring industrial application of IoT and blockchain for production
Mar 31, 2017 04:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Filament that provides wireless industrial network announced that it has received $15 million in new venture financing that was led by Verizon Ventures and Bullpen Capital. The startup is seeking to bring the industrial...
ChromaWay enters next phase of blockchain-based property transactions project
Mar 30, 2017 09:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
ChromaWay that is working on a Smart Contract Platform, announced that it has reached the next phase of its land registry project that is based on blockchain technology. The company has partnered with Swedish National Land...
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic contributes to Hyperledger Iroha blockchain project
Mar 30, 2017 07:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese electronics conglomerate Panasonic is one among five companies that are contributing to Iroha project that is attached to Hyperledger blockchain initiative, CoinDesk reported. This marks Panasonics first move...
Blockchain studio SingularDTV details 3 phase economic model
Mar 30, 2017 06:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
SingularDTV, a blockchain entertainment studio, has announced its three-phase approach to building a decentralized entertainment economy on the Ethereum blockchain. Zach LeBeau, CEO of SingularDTV, detailed the roadmap...
Emirates NBD partners with Central Bank of UAE on blockchain trial to curb bank fraud
Mar 30, 2017 05:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Emirates NBD, one of the largest banking groups in the Middle East, has partnered with the central bank of United Arab Emirates on a blockchain trial project that is focused on curbing bank cheque fraud, CoinDesk...
Arizona blockchain bill sent to Governor’s office for final approval
Mar 30, 2017 05:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
Arizonas legislature has passed a bill that seeks to recognize blockchain signatures and smart contracts under state law, CoinDesk reported. Last month, the lower chamber of Arizonas legislature advanced the billHB 2417...
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