Global food supply chain companies collaborate with IBM to explore blockchain
Aug 23, 2017 06:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
IBM has announced a major collaboration with a group of leading companies across the global food supply chain aimed at bolstering consumer confidence in the global food system. According to the official release, the...
Synechron collaborates with R3 to develop DLT-based KYC platform
Aug 23, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Synechron Inc., a New York-based financial services consulting and technology services provider, has announced that it entered into a distributed ledger technology (DLT) collaboration with enterprise software firm R3,...
SmartContract.com launches ChainLink, adds blockchain experts as advisors
Aug 23, 2017 05:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
SmartContract.com, the secure blockchain middleware provider enabling smart contracts to securely connect with external data sources and off-chain payment methods, has revealed its plans for the release of the ChainLink...
Cryptocurrency invoice financing platform Hive raises $8.95M in token sale
Aug 23, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hive Project, a cryptocurrency-based invoicing platform focused on providing liquidity pools for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has successfully raised $8.95 million (BTC 2087) from 2234 global supporters in its...
Aug 22, 2017 11:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD hit 345 levels on Monday before it closed at 320 levels. It is currently trading at 314 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 308.49 Kijun-Sen: 261.89 On...
SurBTC brings bitcoin and ether trading to Peru
Aug 22, 2017 10:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
SurBTC, a South American bitcoin exchange, last week announced that it is bringing bitcoin and Ethereum trading to Peru-based users. The startup made the announcement in a Facebook post. It said: We are happy to tell...
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken delists 11 illiquid trading pairs
Aug 22, 2017 10:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced the delisting of some of illiquid trading pairs and temporary suspension of all advanced order types. Effective August 22 around 6 am UTC, the exchange is delisting...
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