Blockchain firm MultiChain’s Platform Partner Program debuts with 13 member companies
Oct 28, 2016 00:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coin Sciences Ltd, announced the launch of MultiChain Platform Partner Program consisting of 13 member companies, in order to facilitate working relationship with the growing number of IT consulting companies and...
Smart contracts platform Adjoint wins London EY blockchain startup challenge
Oct 28, 2016 00:13 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Boston-based smart contracts platform Adjoint Inc. has won in the Most Investable Startup category at the Ernst Young Startup Blockchain Challenge Showcase (EYSC) event that was held in London last week. The company...
Blockchain firm Mediachain launches Attribution Engine for creators
Oct 27, 2016 09:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
New York-based Mediachain, an open source platform using blockchain technology to track media ownership, has announced the official launch of Mediachain Attribution Engine, an image search engine for creators. The...
PayStand launches blockchain certified payments
Oct 27, 2016 09:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
B2B payment and billing company PayStand has announced that it is leveraging blockchain in a new way for enterprise payments that enableits customers to certify and notarize payments on the blockchain, ensuring that the...
Acronis releases blockchain-based software-defined storage product 'Acronis Storage'
Oct 27, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Acronis, a private technology company, has announced the release of Acronis Storage, software-defined storage product that has blockchain-based data credibility and universal file, block and object support. Acronis...
ABN AMRO and Netherland Delft University of Technology partner to develop blockchain applications
Oct 27, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
ABN AMRO, a Dutch state-owned bank, announced its collaboration with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), a Netherland-based technology university, in order to develop more complex blockchain...
Walt Disney releases public/private hybrid blockchain ‘Dragonchain’
Oct 26, 2016 11:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Walt Disney has released Dragonchain, which is a distributed crypto ledger framework protocol that makes it easy to create cost-efficient business networks that can track virtually anything of value and trade without...
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