CSIRO’s Data61 And Australian Treasury To Study Blockchain Potential
May 10, 2016 08:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, Data61, a research unit of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in collaboration with government agencies including Australian Federal Treasury, will...
May 09, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new working paper from the SWIFT Institute studies the potential impact of mutual distributed ledger technology (blockchain) on post-trade processing global securities markets. The paper, The Impact And Potential Of...
Commonwealth To Develop Blockchain Messaging App To Combat Cross-Border Crime
May 09, 2016 10:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign countries, has announced a new project to develop a blockchain app to combat cross-border crime. The app will be developed in a joint venture...
Ethereum Based Decentralized Social Blogging Network ‘Akasha’ Unveiled
May 09, 2016 06:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Akasha Project, officially unveiled last week, is a next-generation social media network powered by the Ethereum and the Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS). Created by Mihai Alisie, Ethereums cofounder, the projects...
Coinfirm.io Launches First Blockchain Lab In Central Europe
May 09, 2016 05:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Coinfirm.io has launched its lab as the go-to hub for blockchain technology development, research and collaboration during its monthly Warsaw Block event. The Coinfirm Block Labwill provide the...
Agentic Group Blockchain Consortium Hires Former Maestro CEO
May 04, 2016 04:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
Agentic Group LLC, a global membership-based consortium of Blockchain, Digital Currency and related companies,has appointed Ann Camarillo, President and CEO ofBoloro Global Ltd., a fast-growing next-gen global mobile...
Credits CEO Sees Potential In Non-Financial Use Cases For Blockchain Technology
May 04, 2016 04:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
Credits, the blockchain infrastructure provider, has been in news lately. Last month, it announcedthe launch of the public beta test version of its new Blockchain Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) at Money 20/20. In addition,...
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