Dubai’s DTCM launches blockchain-based Tourism 2.0 marketplace
Apr 20, 2018 04:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dubais Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has announced the launch of a blockchain-based marketplace connecting potential buyers directly to hotels and tour operators. Dubbed Tourism 2.0, the initiative...
Banking consortium executes pilot transactions on blockchain trade finance platform
Apr 20, 2018 03:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
A consortium consisting of Bank of Montreal (BMO), CaixaBank, Commerzbank, Erste Group, IBM, and UBS, has developed a blockchain-based global trade finance platform, dubbed Batavia, which has successfully completed its...
Apr 19, 2018 12:32 pm UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
On daily plotting, BTCUSD was sliding through sloping channel, but bulls, for now, has managed to havebroken out the channel resistance. Strong support was taken at $6,408 levels. Ever since then bulls have held very...
Blockchain startup Digital Asset opens developer program for DAML
Apr 19, 2018 11:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Digital Asset has announced a developer program for its enterprise smart contract language, DAML. Digital Asset describes DAML as a uniquely powerful, intuitive smart contract language specifically...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD consolidates just shy of 50-DMA, “death cross” calls for high caution
Apr 19, 2018 10:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD continues to consolidate just shy of 50-DMA and is currently trading at 533 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the upside, a break above 555 (50-DMA) would see the pair soaring to 605 (Cloud...
Chinese telecom titan Huawei launches Blockchain Service platform
Apr 19, 2018 10:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chinese telecom giant Huawei this week launched its blockchain-as-a service (BaaS) platform, CoinDesk reported. Called Blockchain Service or BCS, the new platform would help companies build smart contracts on top a...
Dow Jones Media Group, Brave software partner to bring blockchain to media and advertising
Apr 19, 2018 09:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dow Jones Media Group has partnered with privacy web browser Brave Software in order to bring premium content to new audiences and test blockchain technology usage in digital publishing. Under this partnership, Brave...
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