Arizona blockchain bill advances with unanimous vote
Feb 27, 2017 04:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a unanimous vote, the lower chamber of Arizonas legislature has advanced a bill that seeks to protect blockchain signatures and smart contracts under state law, CoinDesk reported. Introduced by state representative...
R3 announces two-day Corda training course for developers
Feb 24, 2017 09:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
R3 blockchain consortium has announced that Corda training is now available globally. The training is an intensive and structured two-day coursefor developers that offer key skills to build and develop financial grade...
Mizuho, Cognizant complete blockchain trials in document sharing and digital currency
Feb 24, 2017 05:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese financial services company Mizuho Financial Group, Inc announced the completion of blockchain trials in cross-border document sharing and custom digital currency, in partnership with IT giant Cognizant Technology...
Blockchain startup Storj Labs secures $3M in seed funding
Feb 24, 2017 05:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Storj Labs, a distributed cloud storage provider, has raised$3 millionin a seed financing round to advance its open source, distributed cloud storage platform, Storj (pronounced storage). Excited to announce $3...
SoftBank, Sprint, TBCASoft team up to develop blockchain for telecommunication carriers
Feb 24, 2017 04:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
SoftBank Corp., a Japan-based mobile communication, fixed-line communication and Internet services provider, has partnered with U.S.-based communications services company Sprint and blockchain company TBCASoft, in order to...
Blockchain application platform Lisk releases version 0.6.0 to main network
Feb 24, 2017 04:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, the blockchain application platform, has announced the release of version 0.6.0 to the main network after it successfully completed the latest Core development sprint. With this, the Lisk platform will now run on the...
Blockchain firm Lykke launches 1-year forward offering
Feb 23, 2017 10:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Swiss-based fintech firm Lykke that uses blockchain technology to build a global marketplace, has announced a special limited offer of 1 year Lykke forward offering. The offer will run until 28 February2017, during...
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