Blockchain gold settlement service Euroclear Bankchain completes first pilot
Dec 20, 2016 05:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Euroclear, a Belgium-based financial services company, and Paxos, a fintech company delivering pioneeringblockchain solutions, have announced the successful completion of the first pilot for Euroclear...
Banking giants to invest in blockchain firm Axoni
Dec 20, 2016 04:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
Goldman Sachs Group, J.P. Morgan Chase and other leading financial institutions including a venture arm of inter-dealer broker ICAP Plc, have decided to invest in the blockchain firm Axoni, as reported by Reuters. The...
Plazabridge Group CEO to participate in blockchain and IoT-focused IdeaConnection project
Dec 19, 2016 12:32 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Services and technology company Plazabridge Group announced that the companys CEO Teresa Spangler has been selected to participate in blockchain and IoT-focused IdeaConnection project inventions. I am thrilled to apply...
Jerry Cuomo pens Hyperledger blockchain project’s first year review
Dec 19, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Fintech
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Hyperledger Project, Jerry Cuomo, IBM Vice President, Blockchain Technologies, penned down the projects round upfor this year, with a sneak peek into 2017. The Hyperledger...
ICAP to use blockchain for processing foreign exchange trades
Dec 19, 2016 06:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
ICAP, a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, will start processing foreign exchange trades on blockchain and will supply the code to customers in March 2017, The...
ABN AMRO launches pilot blockchain for real estate transactions and exchange information
Dec 19, 2016 05:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
ABN AMRO, the Dutch state-owned bank that serves retail, private and corporate banking clients, has unveiled a pilot project in order to explore the applications of blockchain in real estate transactions record and...
Indian state introduces blockchain technology to fight cybercrime
Dec 16, 2016 09:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain technology, that underpins digital currencies such as bitcoin, is being touted as the next big thing since the internet. While the technology has caught the imagination of major economies across the globe, India...
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