SoftBank builds blockchain solution for personal financial information management
Dec 26, 2017 05:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese multinational SoftBank Group has developed a blockchain-based system for managing personal financial information, Nikkei Asian Review reported. Developed by subsidiary SoftBank Technology and blockchain startup...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – December 22nd, 2017
Dec 22, 2017 12:03 pm UTC| Digital Currency
EU states reach agreement on stricter rules for bitcoin exchanges European Union states and legislators have reached an agreement to implement stricter regulation to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing...
Snap Interactive picks NEM Blockchain for new Backchannel secure messenger app
Dec 22, 2017 08:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Snap Interactive, a leading provider of live video social networking applications building on blockchain and other innovative technologies, has selected NEM to power its core blockchain infrastructure. NEM is a global...
Beverage company Long Island Iced Tea rebrands as 'Long Blockchain Corp.’, stock surges 200 pct
Dec 22, 2017 05:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a move to tap into the ongoing blockchain wave, beverage company Long Island Iced Tea Corp. has announced that it is rebranding as Long Blockchain Corp. The company said that it has reserved the web domain...
Samsung SDS trials blockchain for shipping industry
Dec 22, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
A consortium led by Samsung SDS has successfully concluded a blockchain trial on storage in marine transport, The Korea Herald reported. The consortium, which counts 38 entities from private and public sectors, has...
Blockchain technology to bring digital identification to stateless Rohingya people
Dec 22, 2017 04:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain technology, which underpins digital currencies such as bitcoin, will be used to solve the problem of identification faced by Rohingya people, the worlds biggest stateless minority. According to Reuters, a...
Siemens invests in blockchain energy startup LO3
Dec 21, 2017 07:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
LO3 Energy, a blockchain energy startup, has received an investment from industrial manufacturing giant Siemens, closing its series A. The terms of the investment have not been disclosed. The companies started...
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