Stratis launches nStratis Development Framework, enables blockchain development in C# and .NET
Nov 21, 2016 09:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
Stratis, a UK-based blockchain development platform, has announced the release of nStratis Development Framework (SDF), which will enable blockchain development in C# and .NET. SDF marks a major milestone accomplished...
Equibit Development Corporation to start beta testing blockchain-based OTC securities platform
Nov 21, 2016 08:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Equibit Development Corporation(EDC), a startup company based in Toronto, has announced that it has completed the Supernode installation and a private beta testing phase of the platform will commence soon. The company...
Factom receives Gates Foundation grant to secure medical records using blockchain
Nov 21, 2016 05:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Factom, Inc., an Austin-based blockchain firm, announced that it has received agrant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in order to secure persistent, readily available, and reliable medical records, using blockchain...
eGaaS blockchain platform enters into beta testing
Nov 21, 2016 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Electronic Government as a Service eGaaS, a blockchain platform for organizing economic, public and social activities that are powered by smart laws and smart contracts, announced that it has started beta testing its...
Chronicled releases blockchain-registered CryptoSeal for packaging and supply chain
Nov 18, 2016 11:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
San Francisco-based blockchain firm Chronicled has announced the release of CryptoSeal prototype, which is an all-in-one, tamper evident and blockchain-registered solution for packaging, physical asset tracking, and supply...
Industry struggling to understand blockchain despite recent activity – Report
Nov 18, 2016 09:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Capgemini and LinkedIn, in collaboration with Efma, have released World FinTech Report 2017 which addresses several questions surrounding fintech and disruptive technologies such as blockchain. The report is backed by a...
IBM announces new developer tools and training programs to share blockchain expertise
Nov 18, 2016 08:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
With fintech companies increasingly moving to create new approaches in payments, lending and new uses cases for blockchain such as Know Your Customer (KYC) and Trade Finance, tech giant IBM has announced new developer...
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