Alibaba brings blockchain technology to China’s healthcare industry – Report
Aug 21, 2017 10:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chinese internet giant Alibabas online health service Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. is collaborating with Changzhous government to pilot blockchain solutions for health treatments, Yicai Global...
Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange adds support for 0x platform token
Aug 21, 2017 10:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has announced support for the token of the decentralized exchange protocol 0x. Backed by Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital, Fintech Blockchain Group, Pantera, and Jen...
Australian government introduces bill to regulate digital currency exchanges
Aug 21, 2017 09:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a move to strengthen the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act (AML/CTF), the Australian government is has introduced a new bill. The Ministry of Justice last week announced the reforms included...
Aug 21, 2017 08:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD plummeted to 3900 levels after it hit a fresh all-time high at 4480 levels on July 17. It continues to trade in the red on Monday around 4000 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily...
New consortium ‘BiTA’ to promote blockchain adoption in transportation industry
Aug 21, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new blockchain consortium has been established that aims to promote, educate, and encourage the development and adoption of blockchain applications in the transportation and logistics industry. Called the Blockchain...
BlockCypher and Zcash among Gartner’s ‘Cool Vendors in Blockchain Platforms’
Aug 21, 2017 06:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, has published a new document in which it emphasizes the technology innovations around blockchain and profiles five blockchain vendors that are...
ShapeShift cryptocurrency exchange to analyse supported tokens after SEC’s recent report
Aug 21, 2017 05:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
In the wake of the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) recent stance on Initial Coin Offerings or Token Sales, leading digital asset exchange ShapeShift has announced that it is going to analyse the tokens currently...
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