Liquidity Alliance to launch blockchain solution for cross-border collateral mobilization
Jan 19, 2017 06:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Liquidity Alliance (LA), an international group of central securities depositories (CSDs), announced that four of its members are cooperating with Deutsche Brse to launch a blockchain-based initiative in order to provide...
Davos 2017: China unites 25 countries to establish Global Blockchain Business Council
Jan 19, 2017 06:07 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
On January 17, the governmental and industrial representatives from China and 25 other countries gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the Davos Forum. According to the latest update provided by Tai Cloud Corporation to...
Federal Reserve carefully monitoring blockchain and fintech innovations, says Janet Yellen
Jan 19, 2017 06:01 am UTC| Fintech Central Banks
Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen recently revealed that the central bank is closely looking at the latest developments in the blockchain and fintech space. Speaking at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California...
Chinese startup Juzhen Financials to launch blockchain technology for banks in 2017
Jan 19, 2017 05:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
China-based blockchain startup Juzhen Financials has planned to release its own blockchain technology for banks this year, CoinDesk reported. The Shanghai-based company has been working actively with Chinese blockchain...
Blockchain partners with Imperial College London to launch Digital Asset Research Lab
Jan 19, 2017 04:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain, a leading software platform for digital assets, has announced that it entering into a partnership with Imperial College London to launch the Digital Asset Research Lab. According to the official release, the...
Moscow Blockchain International Meetup to discuss bitcoin scaling
Jan 18, 2017 09:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Moscow will be hosting an open meeting on 21 January 2017 that will discuss on ways of scaling bitcoin and topics on blockchain technology. Blockchain International Meetup will have interactions on the blockchain...
Global Blockchain Business Council Welcomes Credit China FinTech as founding member
Jan 18, 2017 09:26 am UTC| Fintech
Credit China FinTech Holdings Limited, a leading integrated fintech service provider in China, has been appointed as a founding member of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC). Leading blockchain technology...
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