Six blockchain startups make it to Plug and Play Fintech’s fourth batch
Aug 23, 2016 06:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
Plug and Play Fintech, an accelerator program designed for financial technology startups, has announced the names of 24 startups selected for its fourth batch. According to the official release, Plug and Play Fintech...
Aug 23, 2016 05:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
Syscoin has announced that it has established an official Toronto, Canada-based corporation named Blockchain Foundry Inc, which will be primarily responsible for the ongoing development and maintenance of the Syscoin...
Aug 23, 2016 04:56 am UTC| Fintech
Nordea Startup Accelerator, an intensive 12-week programme for encouraging startups, is going to welcome 35 startup companies this week to help them develop their fintech ideas. Over 200 companies applied to Nordeas...
Kimberley Process chairman announces blockchain-based proposal to curb trade of conflict diamonds
Aug 22, 2016 13:21 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Kimberley Process (KP), an organization that focuses on prevention of blood diamonds reaching the multi-billionmarket, has announced the blockchain initiative to prevent global trade of conflict diamonds. According to...
BlockPay to start pre-ICO to crowdfund its project
Aug 22, 2016 12:03 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Munich-based blockchain startup BlockPay, announced that the pre-ICO to crowdfund the BlockPay project will commence on August 23, 2016, in cooperation with the decentralized exchange platform OpenLedger. The working...
Blockchain project Hyperledger to sponsor Innotribe Networking Event at Sibos 2016
Aug 22, 2016 11:12 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, has announced that it will be a sponsor ofSibos 2016, to be held on September 26-29 at PALEXPO in Geneva,...
Lisk development roadmap unveiled, details upcoming funding vehicle for new blockchain applications
Aug 22, 2016 09:57 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Lisk, a decentralized blockchain application development platform,has revealed its development roadmap explaining the different phases that the platform will go through over the next few years. Max Kordek and Oliver...
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