Oxygen Initiative to launch blockchain payments for electric vehicle drivers
Mar 01, 2017 05:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
California-based clean technology company Oxygen Initiative announced that it is kicking off its second year of partnership with innogy SE, a German energy company, by introducing the U.S. market to adopt blockchain...
Enterprise blockchain firm Monax joins Hyperledger Project
Feb 28, 2017 10:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Monax Industries Limited, an enterprise blockchain, and smart contracts company, announced that it has joined the Linux Foundations open source Hyperledger Project. Joining as a general member, Monax will be able to...
Bahrain and Singapore plan to build blockchain pilot project
Feb 28, 2017 09:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to an Arabian news media, Bahrain has had talks with the central bank of Singapore in a plan to build a pilot blockchain project in the Gulf state. Bahrain is planning to become a pioneer in the burgeoning...
Feb 28, 2017 08:34 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) last week announced the launch of a regulatory sandbox, an initiative that supports businesses seeking to offer innovative products, services and applications. The objective...
Bitcoin wallet iPayYou founder Gene Kavner joins Chain of Points
Feb 28, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chain of Points, a Canada-based blockchain startup, has announced the appointment of Gene Kavner to the companys Board of Advisors. A veteran software developer and digital marketer, Kavner will bring 20 years of blue...
Blockchain firm Bloq acquires Skry to develop analysis tools
Feb 28, 2017 06:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bloq that provides blockchain technology solutions for enterprises, announced that it has acquired distributed ledger analytics platform Skry, in a move to develop its suite of analysis tools as well as position the...
DTCC, Digital Asset complete first phase of blockchain PoC for repo transactions
Feb 28, 2017 05:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC), post-trade market infrastructure for worldwide financial services industry, announced that it has successfully completed a blockchain proof-of-concept that manages netting...
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