SDiX, Kynetix, Everledger partner for blockchain POC for diamond trading
Jun 15, 2017 10:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX), commodity exchange in physically settled diamonds, announced its partnership with Kynetix, the physical commodity digitization expert, and Everledger, supplier of...
AIG, IBM, Standard Chartered complete multinational insurance pilot using blockchain
Jun 15, 2017 09:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
American International Group (AIG), along with IBM and Standard Chartered Bank has successfully completed multinational pilot that is designed to ease industrys most complicated insurance policies that is powered by...
Blockchain firm OpenLedger secures $1.6 million in seed funding
Jun 15, 2017 08:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
Denmark-based OpenLedger has announced that it has received $1.6 million seed funding from a group of unnamed investors from China, the U.S., and Europe. According to the official release, the funding will be used to...
FINRA’s Blockchain Symposium to take place in New York on July 13
Jun 15, 2017 05:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
FINRA, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, will be hosting Blockchain Symposium that will take place on July 13 in New York City. The FINRAs Blockchain Symposium will bring together global regulators and blockchain...
Hyperledger blockchain project sets up Performance and Scalability Working Group
Jun 15, 2017 05:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hyperledger, a collaborative effort to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, has announced the formation of Performance and Scalability Working Group (PSWG). The objective of PSWG is to discuss, research, and...
WISeKey, RIDDLE&CODE partner to develop blockchain solutions for securing IoT
Jun 15, 2017 05:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
WISeKey International Holding, a vertical cybersecurity platform, announced its partnership with the blockchain interface company, RIDDLECODE in a move to develop innovative solutions for securing IoT (Internet of Things)...
Blockchain firm Coinsilium signs MoU with HyperChain Capital
Jun 15, 2017 05:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinsilium, a London-based company driving innovation in fintech and blockchain technologies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HyperChain Capital, a Singapore-based multi-million-dollar hedge fund...
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