Kasikornbank and IBM Thailand partner to develop blockchain for cost saving and quick transactions
Nov 03, 2016 12:03 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Thailands Kasikornbank announced that it has joined with the Thai unit ofIBM in a move to develop distributed ledger services to save costs and quicken up the transaction process,Reuters reported . Somkid Jiranuntarat,...
The Linux Foundation adds three new members to board of directors
Nov 03, 2016 09:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, has announced the appointment of three leaders from the technology industry to its board of directors, who will bring a breadth...
Ripple’s CEO opts out to take up role of executive chairman, appoints new CEO
Nov 03, 2016 05:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Financial settlement solutions provider Ripple announced that the companys chief executive officer Chris Larsen has decided to step down to take the role of executive chairman of Ripples board of directors and the company...
Airbitz and WINGS collaboration incorporates Edge Security into next-generation of DAO
Nov 02, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin wallet provider Airbitz announced its partnership with WINGS, a decentralized platform, to enable anew generation of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) for bitcoin and other blockchains. The...
uPort to provide decentralized identity to SingularDTV ecosystem
Nov 02, 2016 10:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
SingularDTV (S-DTV), a first-of-its-kind blockchain entertainment studio, announced its plans with uPort, key management system built on the Ethereum blockchain, in order to deliver decentralized, self-sovereign identity...
Japan blockchain consortium adds 42 banks for domestic and cross-border payments
Nov 02, 2016 09:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japan-based financial service company SBI Holdings announced the official launch of The Japan Bank Consortium to Central Provide Domestic and Cross-border Payment along with the addition of 42 member banks including...
Blockchain Technologies Corp releases ‘VoteWatcher’ app for voters to report incidents at polls
Nov 02, 2016 07:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Technologies Corp. (BTC), a New York-based blockchain and cryptocurrency software technology company and startup accelerator, has released new web app VoteWatcher that allows voters to report suspicious behavior...
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