TIA enters into R5.9m funding agreement with blockchain-based firm Custos
Sep 01, 2016 11:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
The TechnologyInnovation Agency(TIA), a public entity establishedbyanAct of the South African Parliament, has reached anagreement with blockchain antipiracystartupCustosMedia Technologies, providinga funding injection of...
Russia to host blockchain hackathon on 17-18 September
Sep 01, 2016 10:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
InspiRussia, a successful continuation of InspirAsia established by Life.SREDA team in Singaporehas announced to host a blockchain hackathon on 17-18 September at Innopolis City in Russia. The event website stated...
Bitland partners with CCEDK to improve blockchain land registry in West Africa
Sep 01, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-based organization Bitland launched their official ICO crowdfunding campaign with Danish CCEDK and decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, OpenLedger in order to address the unregistered land issue in West...
Visa partners with BTL Group for blockchain-based interbank transfers
Sep 01, 2016 06:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
[The article has been updated with additional information] Visa, the worlds largest payment network, has collaborated with BTL Group, a technology company and blockchain solutions provider, to adapt its technology for...
Aug 31, 2016 13:04 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Coinfirm.io has collaborated with fintech company Billon in a move to help in implementing compliance solutions for digital currency and blockchain transactions into the institutional and mass...
R3 welcomes first multinational insurer MetLife to its blockchain consortium
Aug 31, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, American insurance giant MetLife, Inc. has joined R3 blockchain consortium that has more than 50 of the worlds largest financial institutions among its membership, focused on designing and...
Terepac, Nuco team up to bring blockchain capabilities to IoT
Aug 31, 2016 11:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
Terepac Corporation, an Internet of Things (IoT) solutions company, has partnered with blockchain startup Nuco Inc to bring blockchain capabilities to the IoT through the launch of the Terepac Blockchain. Nuco is proud...
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