kompany.com Embraces Blockchain Technology To Provide Ultimate Source Of Company Records
May 13, 2016 11:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
kompany.com, an Austria-based provider of global business intelligence, has announced its development to provide electronic ledgers of original and authoritative company information. The company made the announcement at...
Nordea Startup Accelerator Applications Open, Invites Blockchain Technology Ideas
May 13, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
Nordea has announced that it is now accepting applications from fintech startups all over the world for its second Accelerator programme that will run for 12 weeks starting this September. Those interested can apply until...
Korea Exchange Speaks On Approach To Blockchain Innovation
May 13, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
Korea Exchange (KRX) which is the only securities exchange in South Korea announced that it was moving to investigate the potential of blockchain technology. The move is to develop an over-the-counter trading platform...
Bitcoin And Blockchain Startups Make It To Top 70 At Pioneers Festival 2016
May 13, 2016 09:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitwala, a Netherlands-based digital currency payments solutions firm, and Ledger, a French blockchain startup, have been selected among the top 70 startups at the Pioneers Festival 2016, a major event for future...
R3 Blockchain Consortium Seeks To Raise $200 Mln From Member Banks
May 13, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Financial innovation company R3 is planning to raise $200 million from member banks of the blockchain consortium in return for equity stakes in a new company that will run applications based on blockchain technology for...
US Think Tank Recommends Blockchain Application In Health Care
May 13, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Speaking before the United States Congress House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Scott Gottlieb, Resident Fellow at American Enterprise Institute (AEI), has suggested that blockchain technology has...
Tax Software Provider Avalara Welcomes Blockchain Revolution
May 13, 2016 06:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
Seattle based Avalara, which is a tax compliance automation provider for business has announced to welcome blockchain technology after it recently introduced a bitcoin module for its AvaTax compliance engine. Avalara...
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