Ripple investor Greg Kidd invests $57.5M in Uphold
Jan 26, 2018 04:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Digital money platform Uphold has entered into a $57.5 million partnership with Greg Kidd, an investor in Ripple, Square, Coinbase and others. The announcement was made at a private event in San Francisco for Uphold...
U.S. Energy Department explores blockchain for P2P energy transactions
Jan 26, 2018 04:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Department Of Energys (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with blockchain startup BlockCypher for peer-to-peer (p2p) energy transactions facilitated via blockchain. NREL and...
Certification giant DNV GL to tap blockchain to improve efficiency of supply chains
Jan 26, 2018 03:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Advisory firm DNV GL has partnered with blockchain startup VeChain as it seeks to leverage blockchain technology to enhance the efficiency of supply chains. In its official release, DNV GL revealed its plans to...
Arsenal Football Club inks cryptocurrency partnership with CashBet Coin
Jan 25, 2018 11:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Premier League football club Arsenal FC has partnered with cryptocurrency-enabled iGaming platform provider CashBet. The landmark deal comes at a time when CashBet has launched the pre-sale round of initial coin...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD stops short of 20-DMA, break above to see further upside
Jan 25, 2018 10:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD surged to 1107 levels earlier in the day but failed to hold it strength. It is currently trading at 1070 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, a consistent break above 1120 levels (20-DMA) would...
MercuryFX, IDT partner with Ripple for low-cost global payments
Jan 25, 2018 09:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Telecom company IDT and global currency exchange provider MercuryFX are joining forces with blockchain startup Ripple to use xRapid, Ripples solution for on-demand liquidity, for quick settlement of retail remittances and...
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