Tech giant Microsoft, Tierion collaborate on blockchain-based attestations and proofs
Jan 31, 2017 06:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tech giant Microsoft has announced its collaboration with blockchain technology company Tierion on a service that links data to the blockchain to prove the datas integrity and existence. The companies will be...
CoinDesk acquires blockchain data and research platform Lawnmower
Jan 31, 2017 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
CoinDesk, a New York-based bitcoin and blockchain industry media company, has announced that it has acquired blockchain data and research platform Lawnmower. Launched in 2015, Lawnmowers tools allowed users to round-up...
American Express joins Hyperledger blockchain project as premier member
Jan 31, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
A collaborating cross-industry blockchain effort Hyperledger Project has welcomed American Express (AmEx) as its premier member. The American multinational financial services corporation will be joining other consortium...
GOED picks blockchain startup Storj for $100k grant funding
Jan 31, 2017 04:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Storj, a blockchain-based decentralized cloud storage platform, has announced that it is one of 20 grant recipients selected by the Utah Governors Office of Economic Development (GOED) to help advance its technology...
Blockchain Alliance welcomes Blockchain Intelligence Group
Jan 31, 2017 04:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a Canada-based developer of blockchain technology solutions, has announced it has been accepted as a member of the Blockchain Alliance a coalition of over 30 companies from the...
Common Bank of Australia's test of government bond using the blockchain, is just that
Jan 30, 2017 09:40 am UTC| Fintech
Despite a media statement announcing that Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) have created the first government bond using the blockchain (dubbed the cryptobond), no QTC bond had...
Blockchain Intelligence Group joins Offset Symposium’s list of sponsors
Jan 30, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a Canada-based developer of blockchain technology solutions, has announced that it will be a sponsor at the inaugural Offset Symposium in San Francisco February 14thand 15th. The...
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