Lisk collaborates with blockchain consultancy lightcurve GmbH for platform development
Jan 27, 2017 04:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, the decentralized blockchain application platform, has collaborated with Berlin-based blockchain consultancy, lightcurve GmbH, which will be contracted by the Lisk Foundation to support the development and promotion...
Jan 26, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Bank of England is looking into the policy and technical issues posed by Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and developing blockchain proof-of-concepts, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said. Speaking at the...
Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra plans blockchain incubation center
Jan 26, 2017 05:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra Mahindra has planned to set up a global start-up blockchain incubation center outside of the country, in order to attract blockchain start-ups that can help the group in using the...
Blockchain Intelligence Group brings industry veteran David Blaszkowsky to advisory board
Jan 26, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a Canada-based developer of blockchain technology solutions, has announced that it has engaged David Blaszkowsky as a governance and US regulatory advisor to the company to assist it in...
Credit China Fintech enters into $30m deal with blockchain startup BitFury
Jan 26, 2017 04:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
Credit China Fintech Holdings Limited, Hong Kong-based fintech company, announced that it has entered into a deal with blockchain provider BitFury Group Limited. The US$30 million deal includes an investment in the shares...
International law firm Steptoe joins Global Blockchain Business Council
Jan 26, 2017 04:37 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Blockchain technology company Bitfury Group, together withinternational law firm Steptoe Johnson LLP, announced today that Steptoe will serve as a member and legal services partner of the Global Blockchain Business...
Indian banking giants plan consortium to test interbank blockchain platform
Jan 25, 2017 11:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indian banking giants are planning to test an interbank blockchain platform by forming a consortium, in a move to place the country at the forefront of blockchain adoption, EconomicTimes reported. The consortium members...
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