Apr 06, 2017 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The real value of blockchain technology is in authentication, not in distributing digital currency, Patrick T. Harker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, said recently. Speaking...
Blockchain entertainment studio SingularDTV forms enterprise research lab ‘CODEX’
Apr 06, 2017 05:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
SingularDTV, a blockchain entertainment studio, announced that it has formed an enterprise research and design laboratory CODEX. The Ethereum blockchain-based lab is dedicated to the advancement and proliferation of...
Blockchain startup Steemit announces new VP of marketing to lead new growth strategy
Apr 06, 2017 05:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Steemit, a decentralized social media platform, has announced the appointment of blockchain tech and marketing expert Mitchell Loureiro for spearheading a major step in its evolution as a crypto-enterprise. According to...
Ubitquity launches blockchain pilot program for official land records in Brazil
Apr 06, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ubitquity, a blockchain-secured platform for real estate recordkeeping, has announced its partnership with a Cartório de Registro de Imóveis [Real Estate Registry Office] in Brazil to create the first-ever...
Blockchain consortium R3, HQLAX build collateral lending solution for liquidity transfers
Apr 05, 2017 12:11 pm UTC| Digital Currency
U.S.-based financial innovation firm R3 that is leading a blockchain consortium of over 70 of the worlds largest financial institutions, along with five of its members and financial resource management specialist HQLAX,...
Swiss blockchain firm Lykke announces Accelerator service
Apr 05, 2017 10:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Swiss-based blockchain firm Lykke announced that its applications and open-source platform can be incorporated into the existing products in order to accelerate performance. The Lykke Accelerator service offers custom...
WISeKey collaborates to setup Blockchain Center of Excellence in Argentina
Apr 05, 2017 06:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
Swiss-based WISeKey International Holding Ltd announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Argentinas National Investment Trade Promotion Agency in a move to set up a Blockchain Center of Excellence in Buenos...
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