Most banks see blockchain solutions in production in next 3 years: IBM Survey
Sep 28, 2016 11:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Two new IBM studies revealed that banks and financial market leaders are concentrating on blockchain in order to create new business models and anticipate disruption. According to the official release, the new IBM study...
Specialist site for blockchain jobs ‘Blocktribe’ goes live
Sep 28, 2016 10:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Kite Consulting Group, the provider financial recruitment hires throughout Europe, has launched a specialist site Blocktribe that lists the best blockchain-related jobs across the world. Blocktribe finds and curates...
Everledger launches blockchain platform to digitally certify Kimberly Process export diamonds
Sep 28, 2016 09:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
Everledger, a blockchain-based immutable ledger for diamond ownership and related transaction history verification, has announced a new platform to digitally certify diamonds traced through the Kimberley Process...
Chamber of Digital Commerce, 1776 partner to launch DC Blockchain Center
Sep 28, 2016 09:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a trade association representing the blockchain and digital asset industry, has partnered with technology incubator 1776 to launch the DC Blockchain Center. The DC Blockchain Center is...
Scalable blockchain database firm BigchainDB raises over $3 Million in Series A
Sep 28, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
BigchainDB, a scalable blockchain database, has announced that it has raised 3m ($3.37m) in Series A venture capital round that is led by Earlybird Ventures. According to the reports by CoinDesk, the other investors...
Lawmakers announce new bipartisan Congressional Blockchain Caucus
Sep 28, 2016 07:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Two US congressmen Jared Polis, a Democrat from Colorado, and Mick Mulvaney, a Republican from South Carolina have announced the formation of a new bipartisan Congressional Blockchain Caucus that will focus on the...
CAF explores impact of blockchain on regulation of civil society organizations
Sep 28, 2016 06:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Charities Aid Foundation has released a new paper that explores how blockchain technology could impact the regulation of civil society organizations (CSOs). The latest in the Giving Thought paper series, titled Block...
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