Seven financial firms team up to develop post-trade blockchain services for SMEs
Jun 22, 2016 06:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Seven major financial institutions have tied hands to explore together the development of post trade blockchain infrastructure for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Europe. According to the press release, the...
Ethereum-based prediction platform Augur co-founder named 2016 Thiel Fellow
Jun 22, 2016 05:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Thiel Foundation has announced the names of 29 new members who have been accepted into the 2016 class of Thiel Fellows. This years cohort was selected from over 6,000 applications received from around the world and...
Euroclear, itBit partner to explore blockchain technology for London gold markets
Jun 22, 2016 05:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Euroclear, a Belgium-based financial services company and itBit, a fintech company that develops blockchain technology for asset trading, announced their collaboration on Tuesday in order to explore blockchain solution for...
Blockchain-based AirPocket app inks deal with Latin American telecom giant
Jun 22, 2016 04:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
DigitalX, a blockchain-based software solutions company, recently announced that it has joined forces with Latin American telecom giantTelefónicato market its money transfer and remittance app,AirPocket, across...
Metro Money Exchange selects Dragonfly Fintech for blockchain-based payment solution
Jun 21, 2016 10:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dragonfly Fintech (DF), aSingapore-incorporated financial technology company, has inked a deal to power Metro Money Exchange, a Malaysian licensed wholesale and money remittance company, using the NEMs Blockchain...
Skype co-founder wants to solve social ills using blockchain technology
Jun 21, 2016 07:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Co-founder of Skype, Jaan Tallinn has been working on a new project and has decided to explore blockchain technology in order to save the world. Tallinn has been a pioneer in effective altruism project which is a social...
New America, Bitfury Group and NDI announce blockchain initiative for social good
Jun 21, 2016 07:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
New America,Bitfury GroupandtheNational Democratic Institute(NDI) have come together to form the Blockchain Trust Accelerator Initiative, which aims to link governments with technologists and funders to accelerate the...
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