Standard Chartered assesses potential benefits and challenges of blockchain
Jun 16, 2016 12:50 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Standard Chartered has come up with a report that explored the potentialof blockchain technology and addressed whether the distributed ledger has the potential to disrupt Target2Securities (T2S) project by the European...
Registration opens for Blockchain World Expo, Deloitte announced as Platinum Sponsor
Jun 16, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Decentral and Ethereum Canada recently opened event registration for Blockchain World Expo, scheduled to be held in Toronto at the Sheraton Centre on September 19- 21, 2016. The event will feature around 50 exhibitors and...
Inaugural World Trade Symposium highlights importance of blockchain education
Jun 16, 2016 09:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
The inaugural World Trade Symposium was held in London from 7-8 June 2016 and brought together global leaders, innovative thinkers, influencers and subject matter experts from different corners of trade and...
Businesses should adopt blockchain technology; says “The Blockchain Revolution” author
Jun 16, 2016 09:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Canadian technology author Don Tapscott during his keynote speech at Gartner CIO IT Executive Summit in Toronto said that blockchain technology should be adopted by businesses in order to avoid being left behind in the...
uTrade announces India’s first blockchain technology solution ‘uClear’
Jun 16, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
uTrade, an open source financial trading technology company based in India, has announced on Wednesday the launch of uClear which is Indias first blockchain technology solution for real-time clearing and settlement for...
Microsoft tries to simplify enterprise blockchain architecture
Jun 16, 2016 06:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
Microsoft has announced a new project that aims to make it easy for enterprises to adopt blockchain technology and enable businesses across various industries to build blockchain-based consortiums. Marley Gray, Director...
Blockchain technology could radically rewire financial sector; says IMF economist
Jun 16, 2016 05:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a new article that focuses on bitcoin blockchain and its potential to transform the financial sector. Penned by Andreas Adriano, a senior communications officer in...
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