PwC and blockchain startups Bloq, Libra, Netki launch Vulcan Digital Asset Services
Nov 15, 2016 06:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading Big Four consultancy firm PwC, together with enterprise blockchain solutions provider Bloq; blockchain integration, reporting, compliance and analytics provider Libra; and digital identity start-up Netki, has...
Melonport collaborates to offer first decentralized application on Polkadot multi-chain network
Nov 15, 2016 06:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Melonport AG, a private company behind Melon multi-chain, announced its collaboration with Parity (Ethcore) and its founder Dr. Gavin Wood in order to provide the first decentralized application on the revolutionary...
Steemit’s SteemFest discusses cryptocurrency, blockchain and adoption of decentralized social media
Nov 15, 2016 04:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Steemit, the leading decentralized social media platform, has wrapped up its first-ever public event in Europe, SteemFest, which was held at the Volkshotel in Amsterdam from November 1113. Attended by over 200...
Blockchain startup Symbiont adds ex-SEC Commissioner to board of directors
Nov 15, 2016 04:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Symbiont, a New York-based blockchain startup, announced the appointment of former SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher and Todd Ruppert, former CEO and President of T.Rowe Price Global Investment Services, to its board of...
UNICEF makes investment in a South African blockchain startup
Nov 15, 2016 04:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) announced its first portfolio of investments in open source technology solutions, including a South African startup that uses blockchain technology. UNICEFs first portfolio of...
KYCK! to use IBM Blockchain to improve customer onboarding process in financial institutions
Nov 14, 2016 10:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading tech giant IBM has announced a blockchain project with Singapore-based fintech startup KYCK! to help enable financial services providers to more rapidly on-board their customers in a secure environment. KYCK! is...
OCBC Bank conducts successful pilot payment transaction using blockchain
Nov 14, 2016 09:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
OCBC Bank has conducted a successful pilot payment transaction with its subsidiaries OCBC Malaysia and Bank of Singapore on 8 November 2016, using blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT), Fintech Singapore...
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