Investments in blockchain, IoT, AI support E&Y Advisory's double-digit growth
Sep 06, 2017 04:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading consulting firm EY has announced a seventh consecutive year of strong growth. The company recorded combined global revenues of $31.4b for the financial year ended 30 June 2017. According to the official release,...
Banco Central do Brasil explores blockchain potential for settlement system
Sep 05, 2017 09:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
The central bank of Brazil has released a new technical research paper that explores blockchain use cases and examines some of the available platforms to develop working prototypes of a minimal Real Time Gross Settlement...
China to establish blockchain research institute
Sep 05, 2017 06:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
China is going big on blockchain technology. The Ministry of Industry, under the China Electronic Information Industry Development Research Institute, in collaboration with Beijing Tiande Technology, has initiated the...
VEB clears misunderstanding, says deal struck with ‘Ethereum Russia’ not ‘Ethereum Foundation’
Sep 05, 2017 04:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Vnesheconombank (VEB) has clarified that it has entered into an agreement with Ethereum Russia not Ethereum Foundation as suggested earlier. Ethereum Russia is a newly created entity, founded by Ethereum founder Vitalik...
US government funds blockchain research project on public library systems
Sep 04, 2017 08:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. government has announced a $100,000 grant to a project that involves exploring blockchain application in the public library systems, CoinDesk reported. The project will be undertaken at the San Jose State...
Microsoft joins Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts
Sep 04, 2017 03:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tech titan Microsoft has joined the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3) to advance blockchain-based solutions and infrastructure. Based at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech in New...
RBI’s R&D institute to launch blockchain platform for banking applications
Sep 04, 2017 03:06 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Reserve Bank of Indias research arm, the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), is planning to launch a blockchain-based platform, The Hindu Business Line reported. The platform is...
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