FSOC report urges financial regulators to monitor distributed ledger technologies
Jun 23, 2016 08:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a latest report, the Financial Stability Oversight Committee (FSOC) has highlighted several vulnerabilities and emerging threats in the U.S. financial system and recommends actions that should be taken to ensure...
Circle raises $60 mln in latest funding round, reveals expansion plans
Jun 23, 2016 06:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Circle, a blockchain-based startup company headquartered in Ireland, has raised $60 million in latest funding round, drawing support from a syndicate of major Chinese strategic investors. The strategic financing round...
ASX increases investment in blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings
Jun 23, 2016 04:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a latest announcement, Australian Securities Exchange Ltd (ASX) has stated that it is exercising its right to purchase further equity in the Digital Asset Holdings, the US-based startup developing distributed ledger...
Cambridge University to offer Blockchain education
Jun 22, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
TheUniversity of Cambridgeis putting efforts in bringing blockchain education to the curriculum. The efforts are being made at the universitys Centre for Alternative Finance. For more than two years, I have seen...
Blockchain Intelligence Group signs exclusive license agreement with BMEX Japan
Jun 22, 2016 10:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Intelligence Group(BIG), a Canada-based developer of blockchain technology solutions, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with BMEX Corporation (BMEX), a company that runs a...
Infoteria and Tech Bureau successfully experiment blockchain for micro-finance industry
Jun 22, 2016 09:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-based company Tech Bureau and software-based firm Infoteria has recorded the experiment of private blockchain technology for microfinance purposes. According to the press release, this attempt marks the first...
Blockchain startup Everledger selected for MasterCard’s Start Path Global program 2016
Jun 22, 2016 06:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Payments giant MasterCard has announced the companies that have been selected for the 2016 summer class of its Start Path Global program. The latest cohort has been selected from 500 applications spanning 60 countries and...
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