BCCC: Microsoft Japan, ConsenSys And Others Establish Japan’s First Blockchain Consortium
Apr 27, 2016 09:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japans first blockchain industry organization, Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC), has been established. 34 companies that research, develop and deploy blockchain technology have come together to establish the...
UK Government Exploring Potential Blockchain Use Cases To Transform Its Operations
Apr 27, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Minister for Cabinet Office Matt Hancock recently gave a speech on the potential of blockchain technology to transform the way the UK government works. Hancock said that government cannot bury its head in the sand and...
Gem Partners With Philips’ Blockchain Lab For Healthcare Initiative ‘Gem Health’
Apr 27, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gem, a Venice-based blockchain platform provider, has launched Gem Health a network for developing applications and shared infrastructure for healthcare. Gem noted that the healthcare industry is currently experiencing...
Global Blockchain Project Fermat Releases Whitepaper And Alpha Version
Apr 27, 2016 04:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
Fermat, a decentralized and blockchain-enabled modular app platform, has published its whitepaper that describes the project that aims to revolutionize peer-to-peer economy and mobile software development. Started in...
Blockchain Experiments Begin At European Central Bank
Apr 26, 2016 10:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
The buzz around blockchain and distributed ledger technologies seen for the most part of 2015 has led to the creation of various consortiums and collaborations. Since the beginning of this year, the discussions in this...
Rabobank Partners With Nexuslab To Support Blockchain Startups Across Europe
Apr 26, 2016 07:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
Swiss-based blockchain startup programme Nexuslab has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Dutch bank, Rabobank. Rabobank will support the first round of Nexuslabs programme focusing on early-stage...
Blockchain Startup Ribbit.me Rebrands As Loyyal
Apr 26, 2016 07:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a major overhaul, Ribbit.me, a universal loyalty solution built on blockchain technology, has announced that it is rebranding as Loyyal, in a bid to better reflect the underlying industry and the companys business...
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