Top executives vow to facilitate healthy blockchain ecosystem
Aug 30, 2016 05:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
A group of blockchain practitioners, advocates, theorists and policy experts, calling themselves the Muskoka Group, met at the family compound of Don and Alex Tapscott, authors of Blockchain Revolution from August 24-26th,...
100 projects register for Shanghai International Blockchain Week
Aug 29, 2016 11:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
Nearly 100 participating projects had applied for Shanghais International Blockchain Week, which will take place this year at Hyatt on the Bund from September 19 to 24, with thirty selected to present, making it the...
LOFT, indico data solutions partner to accelerate business adoption of AI, VR and blockchain
Aug 29, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT) is teaming up with indico data solutions, aBoston-based company that specializes in Deep Learning, as part of a strategic effort to leverage best-in-class products and accelerate business...
Blockchain social media Steemit to add new features to go mainstream
Aug 29, 2016 04:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain powered social media platform Steemit is going to add new features to its platform in order to attract more users. Some of these features have been frequently requested by Steemit users. These include private...
IPC, Post-Quantum partner for advanced security solutions
Aug 26, 2016 06:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
IPC, a provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, has partnered with Post-Quantum, a U.K.-based cyber-security firm, to integrate biometric, encryption and...
Collaborative blockchain approach likely to persist: WFE survey
Aug 26, 2016 04:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a recent survey, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has found that majority of financial market infrastructures (FMIs) are in some or the other way involved in blockchain and distributed ledger technologies...
Samsung Group CEOs familiarize with blockchain concept
Aug 25, 2016 09:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Samsung Group is showing increasing interest in bitcoins underlying blockchain technology, which according to experts is the next big thing since the internet. Korea Times reported that CEOs of Samsung Group...
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