WSTA, EY to co-host blockchain-focused panel discussion
Jun 09, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Digital Currency
The Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA) and Ernst Young (EY) are going to host a panel discussion onBlockchain Technology: Distributed Infrastructure and the Distribution of Financeon June 21st, in New York...
Bitcoin company Satoshi Citadel receives seed funding from Kakao
Jun 09, 2016 11:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Philippines-based bitcoin company Satoshi Citadel Industries (SCI) has received seed funding from Korean based Kakaos venture capital arm. K Venture Group (KVG) is a subsidiary of Kakao which specializes in venture...
New slide deck outlines blockchain potential for financial sector
Jun 09, 2016 10:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
FinTech Network, in association with the Blockchain for Finance Conference on October 3rd in London, has released a slide deck, which outlines the current state of blockchain development as well as the opportunities and...
Shandong Luyitong acquires producer of first bitcoin mining ASIC
Jun 09, 2016 09:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Shandong Luyitong Intelligent Electric PLC which manufactures electric apparatus and equipments has acquired Canaan Creative, the company that produces the Avalon chip series, the first application-specific integrated...
SA Innovation Summit partners with insurance service firm for blockchain hackathon
Jun 09, 2016 09:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
SA Innovation Summit which is South Africas premier global innovation event partners with insurance service company Santam for blockchain hackathon which is to take place from 23-24 September 2016. The hackathon will...
BTCC celebrates fifth anniversary, launches Five Bitcoin titanium coin
Jun 09, 2016 08:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTCC, one of the worlds leading and long-running bitcoin exchanges, has completed five years of continuous operation and to celebrate the occasion it has introduced a new set of physical bitcoins. Last month, BTCC...
Blockchain platform Waves to release main net client on Thursday
Jun 09, 2016 06:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain tokens platform WAVES has announced that it is going to launch its main net client today, allowing users to generate addresses to withdraw their tokens. Earlier in April, WAVES announced the release of the...
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