Chronicled, Qtum Foundation collaborate to combine blockchain and IoT
Jan 03, 2018 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Qtum Foundation and Chronicled are teaming up to combine the Internet of Things (IoT) with Blockchain technology, in order to develop real-world use cases integrating smart devices with a secure distributed ledger back...
GFSC’s DLT Regulatory Framework goes into effect in Gibraltar
Jan 03, 2018 05:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commissions (GFSC) regulatory framework on distributed ledger technology (DLT) went into effect on January 01, 2018. With the rollout of the new DLT regulatory framework, firms in...
ECB officials see tremendous potential in blockchain technology
Jan 02, 2018 06:18 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The executive board members of the European Central Bank (ECB) have highlighted the potential of blockchain technology for banks and market infrastructures, while reflecting on the prospect of central bank digital...
Waves announces ‘Basics Fund’ to support blockchain startups
Jan 02, 2018 05:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain platform Waves has announced a new venture capital fund that will support the development of blockchain solutions and projects. Dubbed Basics Fund, the initiative is seeking an initial $10 million in...
Central Bank of Azerbaijan seeks to tap blockchain for relations between banks and customers
Jan 02, 2018 04:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
TheCentral Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) is seeking to tap blockchain technology to build a digital identification system for regulating the relations between banks and customers, according to the central banks statement...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – December 29th, 2017
Dec 29, 2017 11:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
South Korea moves to curb speculation in cryptocurrency trading The South Korean government on Thursday announced its plans to impose more regulations to curb speculation in cryptocurrency trading in the country,...
Sirin Labs attracts $157M in ICO for blockchain smartphone and PC
Dec 29, 2017 05:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sirin Labs, a tech startup working to build an open source blockchain smartphone, has raised over $157 million in its initial coin offering (ICO), marking the fourth largest crowdsale in history. The amount raised...
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