Blockchain app platform Lisk releases version 0.4.0 to the testnet
Sep 22, 2016 05:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, the blockchain application platform, has announced the release of Lisk version 0.4.0 to the testnet with increased stabilization. The announcement was made at DevCon, the premier decentralized application...
Coinsecure and OKLink collaborate to bring remittances to India using blockchain
Sep 21, 2016 11:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinsecure, an Indian bitcoin exchange, has partnered with a global money transfer network OKLink that was recently launched by OkCoin, in a move to bring remittances through blockchain technology to Indian...
DTCC comments on ESMA’s blockchain discussion paper
Sep 21, 2016 10:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has submitted comments to the European Securities Market Association (ESMA) in response to the discussion paper on blockchain technology issued by ESMA in June. The...
Microsoft releases early version of blockchain infrastructure project Bletchley
Sep 21, 2016 07:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Microsoft Azure has announced the release of an early version of its new project Bletchley and the next level of detail regarding the roadmap of features for Cryptlets. We expand on the work we have done to create a...
Synechron launches six cloud-based Blockchain Accelerator applications
Sep 21, 2016 06:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Synechron Inc., a digital, business consulting and technology services provider, has announced the launch of its Blockchain Accelerator Program that includes its first six blockchain applications available in the...
No likelihood of blockchain revolution occurring any time soon, says Bank of England
Sep 21, 2016 05:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a recent speech, a Bank of England executive has reiterated the central banks view on distributed ledger technology, saying that blockchain revolution is unlikely to happen anytime soon. Speaking at the CREST...
Chamber of Digital Commerce adds consulting firm Wipfli
Sep 21, 2016 05:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chamber of Digital Commerce, the first Washington DC-based trade association representing the blockchain and digital asset industry, has added accounting and business consulting firm Wipfli LLP as its member. According...
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