Blockchain startup LBRY releases beta app
Jul 05, 2016 06:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
LBRY, blockchain-based content sharing and publishing platform has announced the beta release of LBRY app, live blockchain and major content deals on 4th July. Due to the high cost involved in storing and serving bunch...
Irish startup FXCH clears first institutional spot-FX trade on blockchain
Jul 05, 2016 06:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
FXCH Ltd., a newly established Clearing House based in Ireland, cleared the first ever Institutional Spot-FX transaction on the blockchain last week. By using a distributed ledger for settlement, the startup accepted and...
Netherlands to open blockchain development campus soon
Jul 04, 2016 10:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Netherlands is soon going to open a special campus where banks and financial companies will come together to explore the blockchain technology. Fintech Ambassador Willem Vermeend made the announcement at a conference...
Over 30 experts to speak at Shanghai’s International Blockchain Week
Jul 04, 2016 08:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
The International Blockchain Week in Shanghai, which will take place this year at Hyatt on the Bund from September 19 to 24, has listed more than 30 confirmed speakers who are expertise in the blockchain field. The...
Microsoft Azure marketplace includes Emercoin Blockchain Engine
Jul 04, 2016 06:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Emercoin and Microsoft Azure have released Emercoin Blockchain Engine in the Microsoft Azure marketplace which will be the first blockchain solution designed for end users. Blockchain Engine (BcE), a platform designed...
Russian finance companies sign memorandum to form blockchain consortium
Jul 04, 2016 04:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading companies in the Russian financial sector are coming together to form a consortium with the objective of exploration and implementation of blockchain technology and its derivatives. The plan to create the...
BTCC launches new titanium collectibles having full bitcoin block
Jul 01, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin exchange platform BTCC has announced the release of new series of titanium collectibles - physical bitcoins each containing an entire Bitcoin Block. The Bitcoin Block is the worlds first physical bitcoin product...
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