Chinese startup raises $4.5m to build universal blockchain framework
Sep 30, 2016 04:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
Antshares Blockchain, a Shanghai-based open-source blockchain project, has raised more than $4.5 million in a crowdsale to complete building out its innovative Antshares Blockchain under an Onchain framework, which will...
Stanford conference to address on security risk in blockchain protocols
Sep 30, 2016 04:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Stanford Universitys Cyber Initiative has announced a conference on blockchain that focuses on better understanding the security and systematic risk in blockchain protocols. According to the university website, the...
Equiniti appoints Michael Foley as head of blockchain R&D
Sep 29, 2016 11:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Equiniti, a leading company in technology, finance and administrative services, announced that it has appointed Equinitis Chief Strategist Dr. Michael Foley as the head of their blockchain technology research and...
UN goes all in on blockchain, lists various initiatives
Sep 29, 2016 10:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has delved into the world of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies and believes that the technology could provide a more effective way of transferring and tracking funds...
D+H and Robobank execute proof-of-concept using blockchain for real-time cross-border payments
Sep 29, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
DH Corporation (D+H), a leading financial technology provider, along with Rabobank has announced the execution of proof of concept using blockchain technology to execute cross-border payments in real-time for the...
Standard Chartered completes real-time cross-border payment using blockchain technology
Sep 29, 2016 06:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Multinational banking and financial services company Standard Chartered has announced the completion of the first real-time cross-border payment for businesses with another major correspondent bank using distributed ledger...
Paxos, Euroclear develop blockchain settlement service for gold market
Sep 29, 2016 06:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Paxos, a fintech company delivering blockchain solutions for the financial services industry, has announced that it is working with Euroclear, one of the worlds largest settlement houses, on the development of a blockchain...
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