Smart Dubai selects IBM, Consensys for city-wide blockchain implementation
Mar 15, 2017 06:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
Smart Dubai Office, the government initiative to implement innovative technology, announced that it has selected IBM, as its Blockchain Lead Strategic Partner, and Consensys, as Blockchain City Advisor and has officially...
Internet of Coins launches multiple blockchain ‘hybrid asset’
Mar 15, 2017 05:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Non-profit cryptocurrency technology development organization Internet of Coins announced that it has launched a hybrid asset, a multi-blockchain token that enables transfer of value between blockchain systems without the...
Nasdaq announces blockchain-enabled media trading platform NYIAX
Mar 14, 2017 12:28 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Nasdaq announced NYIAX (New York Interactive Advertising Exchange), which is the worlds first guaranteed advertising contract exchange, that will be deployed in the cloud and run on blockchain technology. The new...
ING, SocGen plan to test blockchain for liquefied natural gas trading
Mar 14, 2017 09:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
ING and Societe Generale banks are having talks with traders in order to test and explore liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading using blockchain technology, Reuters reported. The move comes a month after ING and SocGen...
UK government looks to blockchain technology to drive digitalization
Mar 14, 2017 07:26 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Blockchain and smart contracts are among the key technologies that the UK government will focus on going forward as part of its digitization efforts. Earlier this month, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Blockchain startup Ripple launches new tool for banks
Mar 14, 2017 05:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain technology provider Ripple has announced the launch of a new tool, designed specifically to help banks understand their cross-border payment cost structure and how it can help them overcome current...
Blockchain startup BABB App, Contis enter agreement for licensing and banking infrastructure
Mar 14, 2017 05:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
BABB App, a blockchain-based banking startup, announced that it has signed an agreement with Contis Group in a move to provide UK bank accounts, card payment services and transfers using Contis white-label license and...
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