Blockchain biometric firm HYPR secures $3M in latest funding
Oct 19, 2016 04:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
HYPR Corp., a blockchain biometric startup, has announced that it has raised $3 million in funding from RTP Ventures, Boldstart Ventures and Mesh Ventures. Founded in 2014, HYPR enables Fortune 500 enterprises to scale...
Axoni-organized working group successfully tests blockchain technology for equity swaps processing
Oct 18, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
Eight major firms including banking giants Barclays, Citi, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and an unnamed tier of FS firm, announced a successful test of a smart contract prototype built by blockchain company Axoni for managing...
Blockchain-powered real estate platform Ubitquity collaborates with Priority Title & Escrow
Oct 18, 2016 08:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
[The article has been updated with additional information] Ubitquity, the blockchain-secured platform for real estate transactions, has partnered with Priority Title Escrow and is providing pilot recording for the full...
KB Kookmin Card to add blockchain identity solutions developed by Coinplug
Oct 18, 2016 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
South Korean credit card giant KB Kookmin Card, a subsidiary of KB Kookmin Bank will be integrating blockchain identity solutions developed by local bitcoin firm Coinplug, CoinDesk reported. The blockchain identity...
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange to launch blockchain eVoting service
Oct 18, 2016 04:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has announced that it is using blockchain technology for eVoting services, which will allow the concerned parties to directly connect and monitor voting in any Annual General Meeting...
Digital Federal Credit Union joins Chamber of Digital Commerce
Oct 18, 2016 04:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chamber of Digital Commerce, the leading trade association representing the blockchain industry, has announced that Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) has joined the Chamber, becoming the first credit union to become its...
Dun & Bradstreet trials blockchain technology for trade finance transactions
Oct 17, 2016 06:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dun Bradstreet, an American business services company, plans to launch a service that is built on the open-source Ethereum blockchain platform, for vetting partners and conducting transactions in trade finance, Dun ...
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects