BitShares Munich Launches Successful 13-Day Pre-ICO
Sep 19, 2016 16:29 pm UTC| Fintech
Blockchain-based technology, BlockPay, offers merchants the capacity to accept digital currencies at zero cost BitShares Munich is building the future of digital payments. After securing a considerable financial...
Blockchain-based firm Fluent welcomes trade finance experts on advisory board
Sep 19, 2016 11:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
Fluent, a financial operating network built on blockchain technology, has announced that it has added two leading trade finance experts to its advisory board. According to the official release by the company on Medium,...
BNP Paribas reveals plans to issue mini-bonds on blockchain
Sep 19, 2016 11:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas banking group,has collaborated with renewable energy crowdfunding providers Lendosphere, Enerfip and Lumo to enable private companies to issue mini-bonds through...
Sep 19, 2016 05:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of England has published a consultation paper that outlines the central banks vision for the next generation of its Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service. Earlier this year, as RTGS approached its 20th...
New blockchain research alliance establishes in Shanghai
Sep 19, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new coalition focusing on blockchain technology has been established in Shanghai last week. The Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Research Institute,Wanxiang Blockchain Lab, BitSE, Shanghai Institute of Science,...
WISeKey to establish Blockchain Centre of Excellence in Mauritius
Sep 19, 2016 05:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
WISeKey International Holding Ltd, a leading cybersecurity company, has announced its intention to launch a Blockchain Centre of Excellence in Mauritius in order to develop a blockchain platform in the...
Bermuda Monetary Authority attends R3 workshop on distributed ledger technology applications
Sep 16, 2016 10:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) took part in a recent brainstorming session that was led by global blockchain technology consortium R3 along with 10 other major reinsurance companies. According to the official...
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