Chamber of Digital Commerce releases smart contracts white paper featuring 12 use cases
Dec 07, 2016 06:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a leading trade association that aims to promote the understanding, acceptance and use of digital assets and blockchain-based technologies, has released a smart contracts white paper at its...
IBM unveils Blockchain Ecosystem, to enable organizations collaborate using Hyperledger fabric
Dec 07, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Technology giant IBM has announced that it is building a blockchain ecosystem to boost the growth of networks on the Hyperledger Fabric and IBM Blockchain, CIO reported. According to the website, IBM Blockchain...
European Central Bank and Bank of Japan partner to conduct blockchain research
Dec 07, 2016 04:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
European Central Banks (ECB) division of Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments and the Payment and Settlement Systems department of the Bank of Japan have agreed on a joint research project that explores...
Deloitte invests in blockchain startup SETL
Dec 07, 2016 04:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading Big Four consultancy firm Deloitte has made an investment in London-based SETL, which marks the first time that a professional services firm has publicly invested in a blockchain company, CoinDesk...
KPMG, Microsoft India partner to foster blockchain and other innovative technologies
Dec 06, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Digital Currency
KPMG and Microsoft India have announced a strategic IoT (Internet of Things) advisory partnership that will accelerate the digital transformation inlarge and mid-market enterprises in India. The partners will extend its...
Blockmatics offers blockchain training for industry professionals in New York
Dec 06, 2016 11:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockmatics announced that it is bringing blockchain training for industry professionals in New York, who are looking to get an in-depth training on the subject. While there are training resources available for the...
Blockchain IoT startup Sensify Security joins Industrial Internet Consortium
Dec 06, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sensify Security, a Palo Alto-based company that applies blockchain technology in cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT), recently joined The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), the global, member-supported...
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