Tokenly to launch trial of ‘token.FM’ blockchain music service in May
Apr 19, 2017 09:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tokenly, a blockchain-based technology solutions company, announced that it will launch the initial trial of blockchain music service token.FM in early May and open a Series A round. token.FM leverages blockchain...
Blockchain studio SingularDTV appoints Hollywood executive as VP of Content
Apr 19, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain entertainment studio SingularDTV has announced the launch of its content acquisition department, along with the hiring of Jason Tyrrell as the Vice President of Content. Tyrrell brings over a decade of...
German financial regulator freezes accounts of OneCoin payment processor
Apr 19, 2017 06:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Germanys Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) last week announced that it was freezing the bank accounts of IMS International Marketing Services GmbH, a German limited liability company based in the city of...
Japanese government lists criteria to evaluate blockchain-based systems
Apr 19, 2017 05:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japans Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has recently published a document which lists the criteria for evaluating blockchain-based systems. Created by the Information Economy Division of the ministrys Commerce...
Blockchain firm Factom secures additional $8M in Series A funding round
Apr 19, 2017 04:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to reports by Austinlnno, Austin-based blockchain company Factom has raised $8m as part of an extended Series A round. The closing of the funding round follows after Factom $5.3 million of the round, including...
Apr 19, 2017 04:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, the blockchain application platform, has announced updates to its full suite of applications; Lisk Core, Lisk Nano, and Lisk-JS. In the official release, Lisk said that the updates signify an important milestone,...
Whaleclub trading platform adds support for bitcoin alternative ‘Dash’
Apr 19, 2017 04:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dash, the fourth most valuable cryptocurrency by market cap, has announced its partnership with Whaleclub, a Hong Kong-based trading platform that allows anyone to trade the financial markets by using digital...
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