HfS Research recognizes VirtusaPolaris blockchain efforts
Jan 12, 2017 11:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
VirtusaPolaris, a leading worldwide provider of information technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing services, has set up Blockchain Exploration Center to carry out research and highlights of the distributed ledger...
Digital Currency Group announces investment in Etherscan
Jan 12, 2017 10:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
Digital Currency Group(DCG), a leading venture capital company supporting bitcoin and blockchain companies, has announced its first investment in an Ethereum-related startup, Etherscan, Bitcoin Magazine...
Qtum raises $1m from leading blockchain entrepreneurs
Jan 12, 2017 08:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Qtum, a blockchain project that aims to maintain compatibility with existing processes from Bitcoin and Ethereum, has raised $1 million in funding, CoinDesk reported. According to the whitepaper, The Quantum Blockchain...
Tokio Marine and NTT Data test blockchain-based ‘data insurance policy for shipping trade
Jan 12, 2017 05:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance, a Japanese insurance company, and system integration company NTT Data Corporation announced that they are testing blockchain-powered data insurance policy for the shipping trade...
Call for speakers opens for The Blockchain Event
Jan 12, 2017 05:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
TMC, Wachsman PR, and Gulf Pearl Ltd. announced the call for papers opened forThe Blockchain Event,February 9, 2017at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. Registrationfor the...
FDA, IBM Watson Health team up to explore blockchain for secure health data exchange
Jan 12, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and IBM Watson Health have entered into a joint initiative that is aimed at leveraging the blockchain technology to define a secure, efficient and scalable exchange of health...
3 Japanese blockchain startups selected for Silicon Valley-Japan Bridge Project
Jan 12, 2017 04:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
As part of a technology innovation program, Japanese government is sending three blockchain startup companies to the United States, CoinDesk reported. The program, Project for a Bridge of Innovation between Silicon...
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