European researchers join IC3 blockchain initiative
Nov 02, 2017 03:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3), an initiative of faculty members at Cornell University, Cornell Tech, UC Berkeley, UIUC and the Technion, has added researchers from European universities, CoinDesk...
Deloitte outlines six principles for blockchain in financial services
Nov 01, 2017 09:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
Consulting giant Deloitte has published a new report that outlines principles for blockchain in financial services. Prepared during the summer months of 2017 by the Deloitte EMEA Blockchain Lab in Dublin, in association...
Nov 01, 2017 07:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its worldwide information technology (IT) industry predictions for 2018 and beyond. Over the past several years, IDC said that has focused on the digital transformation...
NRI, Microsoft Japan launch financial innovation consortium - focus on AI, deep learning, blockchain
Nov 01, 2017 05:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese think tank Nomura Research Institute (NRI) and Microsoft Japan are joining forces to establish the Financial Digital Innovation Consortium. Officially launching today, on November 01, 2017, the consortium will...
R3 and 22 member banks develop DLT solution for international payments
Nov 01, 2017 04:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Enterprise software firm R3, along with 22 of its consortium member banks, has developed a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based solution that would enable fast, efficient and cost-effective cross-border payments,...
Oct 31, 2017 10:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
The European Commission has outlined its plans to spend 30 billion of the EU research and innovation funding programme Horizon 2020 during 2018-2020. Aimed at supporting scientific excellence in Europe, Horizon 2020 is...
11 South Korean securities firms to trial blockchain-based security platform
Oct 31, 2017 08:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Korea Financial Investment Association (Kofia), an industry trade group in South Korea, on Tuesday, said that securities firms and merchant banks in the country have commercialized blockchain technology to build a more...
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