Wall Street Blockchain Alliance adds BlockEx and RiskSpan as corporate members
Sep 22, 2017 03:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) has announced that BlockEx and RiskSpan have joined the organization as its newest corporate members. Founded in 2014, BlockEx is a digital asset platform created to handle the...
Telecom giant Swisscom establishes new blockchain subsidiary
Sep 22, 2017 03:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Swiss telecommunications giant Swisscom has announced that it has established a new blockchain subsidiary in order to push forward the development of blockchain applications in the country. The new entity, Swisscom...
Blockchain solutions company DigitalX to invest $3M in Etherparty
Sep 21, 2017 06:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Etherparty, a smart contracts creation platform, has partnered with DigitalX, a publicly listed blockchain technology and ICO advisory company. Under this partnership, DigitalX will provide a range of technical and...
WISeKey unveils blockchain-powered digital-ID platform 'CertifyID'
Sep 21, 2017 06:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cybersecurity and IoT company WISeKey has unveiled a new platform that integrates digital identity with blockchain technology. Dubbed CertifyID, the platform acts as a digital-ID dual factor authentication based...
China Construction Bank (Asia) and IBM announce blockchain-based bancassurance solution
Sep 21, 2017 05:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited (CCB (Asia)), the retail and commercial business platform of China Construction Bank Corporation, and tech giant IBM have announced a new blockchain-powered bancassurance...
Sep 21, 2017 04:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Environmental fintech startup Veridium Labs has announced that prominent investor Brian Kelly has joined its Board of Advisors. Kelly brings over 25 years of experience in financial markets to the Veridium team. He is...
SEI, Coinfirm partner to transform asset transfer market using blockchain
Sep 21, 2017 03:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Investment management firm SEI has partnered with London-based blockchain and regtech company Coinfirm to develop a solution that will reshape the U.K.s asset transfer market and create a new digital industry...
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