Hyperledger adds distributed ledger project ‘Iroha’
Nov 02, 2016 06:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, announced that it has added the distributed ledger project, Iroha into its incubation status. Iroha was originally...
Daiwa Securities Group to adopt blockchain in payments
Nov 01, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Daiwa Securities Group, a Japanese investment banking company, will be adopting blockchain technology in payments, in a move to stock trade in Myanmar and explore the practical uses of the technology within two...
MasterCard launches three blockchain APIs
Nov 01, 2016 09:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
Financial service company MasterCard has announced the release of three blockchain APIs to its developer site that intends to facilitate new commerce opportunities for the digital transfer of value allowing businesses and...
ShapeShift integrates Zcash to blockchain exchange platform
Nov 01, 2016 05:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cryptocurrency exchange platform ShapeShift announced that it has integrated Zcash (ZEC), a decentralized and customer privacy-focused digital asset, to its blockchain exchange platform that enables customers worldwide to...
Nimbrix launches blockchain-powered platform and new industry consortium
Nov 01, 2016 04:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
London-based company Nimbrix announced the launch of its new blockchain platform, along with the formation of an industry consortium with KPMG and Microsoft that aims to bring a reinvention of financial services software...
US banking regulator to set up new office to boost fintech and blockchain innovation
Oct 31, 2016 04:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a regulator of the U.S. banking system, has revealed plans about establishing an office dedicated to responsible innovation and implement a formal framework to improve...
Blockchain platform DECENT expands to China and Armenia
Oct 28, 2016 04:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
DECENT, a peer-to-peer content distribution platform, has embarked ona large-scale international expansion of its office in China and Armenia during their successful ICO that will concludeon November 6,...
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