IBM, BTMU team up to automate business transactions using blockchain
Sep 16, 2016 09:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
IBM and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) have signed an agreement to develop smart contracts and automate business transactions based on blockchain modeling, ZDNet reported. The companies would design, manage, and...
Blockchain expert John Willock joins TMX Market Insights team
Sep 16, 2016 06:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
TMX Market Insights, which provides financial content, tools and applications, and capital markets analytics, has named John Willock as Director, TMX Datalinx, effective September 26, 2016. Willock will report directly...
EverdreamSoft launches first blockchain based mobile game ‘Spells of Genesis’
Sep 16, 2016 06:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Swiss-based EverdreamSoft, anonline trading card games developer, has announced the soft- launch of theweb version of its first ever blockchain based Spells of Genesis mobile game with its own cryptocurrency. According...
KPMG launches blockchain services in Canada; to expand strategic alliance with Microsoft
Sep 16, 2016 06:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Canadian arm of KPMG, the leading audit, tax and advisory firm, has announced the introduction of its Digital Ledger Services a comprehensive suite of services designed to help financial services companies realize the...
ConsenSys announces content partnership with Ethereum France
Sep 16, 2016 05:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
ConsenSys, a developer of decentralized applications and end-user tools for blockchain ecosystems, has entered into a content partnership with Ethereum France, a Paris-based site providing Ethereum news, updates and...
ISO selects Standards Australia to spearhead international blockchain standards committee
Sep 16, 2016 05:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Standards Australia, an independent and not-for-profit organization, announced that it will lead international blockchain standards committee after International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved its proposal...
Blockchain startup Ripple raises $55M, adds more banks to network
Sep 16, 2016 04:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ripple,a distributed ledger technology provider, has announced the completion of a $55million Series B financing round, which drew support from new investors includingStandard Chartered,Accenture Ventures,SCB Digital...
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