Deloitte survey indicates huge blockchain investments in 2017
Dec 14, 2016 07:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a recent survey, consultancy giant Deloitte has found that blockchain technology is emerging as a key business focus for companies in the U.S. across many industries. Deloitte conducted an anonymous online survey,...
Microsoft partners with AMIS and ITRI for Asia’s first blockchain consortium
Dec 14, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Technology giant Microsoft has partnered withAMISand the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) to form Asias first and the most advanced consortium blockchain network on Azure. The consortium members...
FlashFX launches Ripple-powered foreign exchange payment solution in Australia
Dec 14, 2016 05:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
FlashFX, a Sydney-based fintech startup, announced that it has gone live with a new foreign exchange payments solution that is built on Ripple and utilizes its digital currency XRP, in order to ease the process of foreign...
How blockchain will transform our cities
Dec 14, 2016 00:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Fintech
Many trends on the horizon offer opportunities that could transform our cities. From self-driving vehicles and the sharing economy through to cloud computing and blockchain technologies, each of these trends is quite...
Blockchain company Loyyal signs contract with Dubai Holding for pilot deployment
Dec 13, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-based firm Loyyal has signed a contract with Dubai Holding in order to revolutionize commercial loyalty and government incentivisation in Dubai through its blockchain capabilities and bring future forward fast...
WISeKey to set up Swiss China Blockchain Centre of Excellence
Dec 13, 2016 11:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cybersecurity company WISeKey International Holding Ltd today announced a project to establish a join Swiss China Blockchain Centre of Excellence to deploy a trusted blockchain as a service platform in...
Georgia to use blockchain to store real estate documents
Dec 13, 2016 10:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Georgia plans on introducing blockchain system in 2017 for storing real estate documents, Caucasus Business Week reported. Minister of Justice of Georgia Tea Tsulukiani told the Business Contract that Georgia has...
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