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A block chain or blockchain is a permissionless distributed database that maintains a continuously-growing list of transaction records hardened against tampering and revision. It consists of blocks, holding batches of individual transactions. Each block contains a timestamp and an information linking it to a previous block. The block chain is seen as the main technical innovation of bitcoin, where it serves as the decentralized public ledger of all bitcoin transactions. This original design has been the inspiration for other cryptocurrencies and distributed databases. In this series, we cover latest development stories related to blockchain and its applications around the world.

Blockchain Revolution Series

MultiChain blockchain platform launches production-ready version 1.0 with 14 new partners

Aug 02, 2017 16:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency

Coin Sciences Ltd, a UK-based blockchain technology company, today announced the production-ready release of MultiChain 1.0, following two and a half years of intensive feedback-driven development. Since its first alpha...

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Russia’s NSD partners with blockchain startup Waves to develop digital asset platform

Aug 02, 2017 09:52 am UTC| Digital Currency

[The article has been updated to incorporate comments and additional information from the official release.] Waves, a decentralized platform to issue, transfer, swap, and trade custom blockchain tokens, has announced...

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Oxford University’s Saïd Business School announces new fintech programme with focus on blockchain and AI

Aug 02, 2017 08:29 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

Sad Business School, University of Oxford, has announced the launch of a new programme focused on financial technology and innovation to help executives to launch new fintech ventures and harness new technology to build...

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ING, Calypso, R3 successfully test blockchain-based trade matching application

Aug 02, 2017 07:42 am UTC| Digital Currency

In a recent blockchain trial, ING, along with Calypso Technology and R3 blockchain consortium, proved that the technology can help facilitate easier interaction in banks back-end infrastructures when processing...

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HKEX to launch blockchain-based private market for early stage companies in 2018

Aug 02, 2017 06:36 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has revealed its plans to launch a new venture based on blockchain technology to help support early stage companies in their financing activities. Called the HKEX Private Market, the...

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Acana Capital inks letter of intent to acquire Blockchain Technology Group

Aug 02, 2017 05:07 am UTC| Digital Currency

Acana Capital Corp. has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with Blockchain Technology Group Inc., to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the latter. Headquartered in Canada, Blockchain...

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IOHK’s UIUC project builds formal semantics of Ethereum Virtual Machine

Aug 02, 2017 04:24 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain research and development company IOHK has announced that its research project with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has modelled a fully-executable formal semantics of the Ethereum Virtual...

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Economy

Ireland Limits Planned Trade Ban on Israeli Settlements to Goods Only

Ireland has clarified that its proposed legislation to curb trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank will apply strictly to goods, not services, according to a senior minister speaking to Reuters. The...

Gold Prices Slip Slightly in Asia as Silver Nears Record Highs on Dovish Fed Outlook

Gold prices edged slightly lower in Asian trading on Friday after posting strong gains earlier in the week, as dovish signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve continued to support precious metals markets. Despite the minor...

Indonesia–U.S. Tariff Talks Near Completion as Both Sides Push for Year-End Deal

Indonesia expects to finalize its tariff negotiations with the United States by the end of the year, signaling continued momentum in bilateral trade relations despite reports of growing tensions. The announcement was made...

Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Indian Rupee Slides to Record Low on Fed Outlook

Most Asian currencies traded in a narrow range on Friday as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserves latest interest rate decision and assessed the outlook for monetary policy next year. While regional foreign exchange...

Wall Street Futures Dip as Broadcom Slides, Tech Weighed Down Despite Dovish Fed Signals

U.S. stock futures edged lower on Thursday evening as renewed pressure on technology and artificial intelligence stocks overshadowed optimism surrounding a more accommodative Federal Reserve. The pullback was driven...

Politics

Democrats Face Uphill Battle in Midterm Elections Despite Recent Victories, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Shows

Recent Democratic election wins have fueled optimism that the party could reclaim one or even both chambers of the U.S. Congress in next years midterm elections. However, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that this...

Trump Claims Pardon for Tina Peters Despite No Legal Authority

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is pardoning Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines following the 2020 presidential election, even though he has no legal...

Modi and Trump Hold Phone Call as India Seeks Relief From U.S. Tariffs Over Russian Oil Trade

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he held a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, as New Delhi intensifies efforts to secure relief from steep U.S. tariffs imposed on key Indian exports....

Trump Signs Executive Order to Establish National AI Regulation Standard

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a sweeping executive order aimed at creating a unified national framework for regulating artificial intelligence, marking a significant shift in how AI governance is handled...

Trump Signals Conditional Push for Ukraine Peace Talks as Frustration Mounts

U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that his administration may send a senior representative to Europe this weekend for potential peace talks on the war in Ukraine, but only if there is a genuine opportunity to...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

Mizuho Raises Broadcom Price Target to $450 on Surging AI Chip Demand

Mizuho Securities has raised its price target on Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), highlighting accelerating momentum in the companys artificial intelligence business and a rapidly expanding long-term backlog. The brokerage...

Trello Outage Disrupts Users as Access Issues Hit Atlassian’s Work Management Platform

Atlassian Corps popular work management software Trello experienced a service disruption on Friday, leaving a number of users unable to access the platform. The outage was flagged by internet monitoring service...

Intel’s Testing of China-Linked Chipmaking Tools Raises U.S. National Security Concerns

Intel has tested advanced chipmaking equipment this year from ACM Research, a semiconductor toolmaker with deep operational ties to China, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move has drawn scrutiny because...

Moore Threads Stock Slides After Risk Warning Despite 600% Surge Since IPO

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), a Chinese graphics chipmaker often described as Chinas potential rival to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), saw its share price fall sharply on Friday after the company issued a...

Evercore Reaffirms Alphabet’s Search Dominance as AI Competition Intensifies

Evercore ISI analysts have reiterated their Outperform rating on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), emphasizing that Googles core search business continues to dominate the market despite intensifying competition from...