Intrinsic-ID and Guardtime form alliance to provide security and governance for IOT blockchain
Oct 05, 2016 06:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Intrinsic-ID, an embedded authentication company, and Guardtime, industrial blockchain platform powering digital transformation, have announced an alliance in order to provide a new level of security and governance for the...
Sydney Stock Exchange builds blockchain prototype for equity securities
Oct 05, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Fintech Digital Currency
Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has reached its first milestone in its blockchain project. Its joint venture with Bit Trade Labs APX Settlement Pty Limited has successfully prototyped its blockchain smart register for...
IBM announces $200m investment in Watson IoT business
Oct 05, 2016 04:57 am UTC| Technology
In response to growing demand from customers who are looking to transform their operations using cutting-edge technology, IBM has announced a $200 million investment in the new global headquarters for its Watson Internet...
Cyber.Fund launches first blockchain-based Russian social network - Voice
Oct 04, 2016 13:35 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Cyber.Fund, an investment platform for blockchain assets, has announced the launch of first Russian-language social network Voice, based on blockchain technology that will be an analogue of Steemit international...
ABN AMRO announces winner of Hyperledger blockchain hackathon
Oct 04, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dutch bank ABN AMRO on Monday announced the winner of the first Hyperledger Hackathon for blockchain applications, which it co-organised along with IBM, Holland Fintech and the Linux Foundation. Programmers built a...
Blockchain consultant Antony Lewis joins R3 research lab
Oct 04, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cryptocurrency and blockchain consultant Antony Lewis is joining R3 blockchain consortium as director of the lab and research center in Singapore. Lewis will bring his deep knowledge and expertise to the startup. After...
EU Parliament paper explores impact of blockchain-enabled e-voting
Oct 04, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new research paper from the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has explored the potential of blockchain technology to transform election and voting system. Authored by Philip Boucher, the paper titled What...
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