Nevada lawmaker seeks to authorize use of blockchain technology
Mar 22, 2017 07:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Nevada Lawmaker has filed a new bill that seeks to not only recognize and authorize the use of blockchain technology, but also prohibit a local government from taxing or imposing restrictions upon the use of the...
Open Mainframe Project’s 2017 internship program to include blockchain technology
Mar 22, 2017 06:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Linux Foundations Open Mainframe Project has announced the focus areas for its 2017 internship program. The focus areas include OpenStack, Blockchain, Linux Monitoring Tools and Anomaly Detection Engine for Linux...
TASE, The Floor, Intel to host International Blockchain Hackathon on March 29-30 in Israel
Mar 22, 2017 05:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) announced that it is hosting the International Blockchain Hackathon along with Intel and The Floor on March 29-30, 2017. The International Blockchain Hackathon is supported by- HSBC,...
Blockchain asset fund TaaS announces three additions to advisory board
Mar 22, 2017 05:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Token As A Service (TaaS), a tokenized closed-end fund (CEF) dedicated to blockchain assets, has announced three new additions to its Board of Advisors. According to the official release, serial entrepreneur and...
Qtum blockchain project’s crowdsale ends in 5 days, raises over $15M
Mar 22, 2017 04:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
Qtum, a hybrid blockchain application platform, has secured a place among the all-time top 10 blockchain-token crowdsale campaigns, with the Qtum Foundation raising over $15 million in a record five days. The crowdsale,...
Blockchain startup Everledger unveils new platform to digitally certify diamonds
Mar 21, 2017 08:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
Everledger, a blockchain-based startup company that uses the technology a distributed registry for diamonds, has unveiled the companys newly built platform to digitally certify diamonds that are traced through the...
Chinese industry giants and government bodies to collaborate on blockchain framework for IoT
Mar 21, 2017 06:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group, multinational telecom company ZTE, China Unicom, and Chinas Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are going to team up for creating a blockchain framework for Internet of...
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