WEF Calls for Corporate Consensus on Blockchain
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, could soon give rise to a new internet era even more disruptive and transformative than the current one, according to a white paper, Realizing the Potential of Blockchain, published by the World Economic Forum today.
St. Petersburg Hosted Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Visited by Half a Thousand People
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
On Thursday, 22nd June, St. Petersburg hosted a large conference dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrencies – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference St. Petersburg. The event tickets to which were sold out one week prior to the end of registration featured 18 speakers from Russia and other countries. They focused on blockchain development in banking, regulation issues as well as a popular topic – ICO realization by blockchain startups. Over half... more
Swiss Blockchain Startup to Raise Funds for Crypto Wallet
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Twenty Thirty, a Swiss blockchain innovation company, today announces the Pillar project, which will raise money through a Token Sale on Saturday July 15 2017 to create the next-generation wallet that will hold all your assets and become your personal digital assistant powering all your devices.
Blockchain-based Trade Finance Outfit TradeIX Names Richard Tynan MD
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
TradeIX Limited, the first open and agnostic blockchain platform focusing on trade finance, appointed Richard Tynan as Managing Director. TradeIX is rewiring the global trade the finance ecosystem to radically simplify how corporates, financial institutions and B2B networks manage and finance global supply chains.
Bucharest, Romania: BlockCon - Disruptive Innovation Conference Resume
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
On June 8, 2017 the Singapore-based C.O.S.S. PTE LTD (aka COSS) co-organized a blockchain conference named BlockCon - Disruptive Innovation, in association with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, that hosted the event at its headquarter in the downtown of Bucharest.
Russia's Waves Unveils USD Gateway
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
The USD gateway is live within the Waves client. Waves users can deposit USD via the secure gateway, receiving in return a token that is 100% backed by dollar reserves. This can be held, transferred and exchanged for other tokens quickly and at low cost, and withdrawn back through the gateway into the traditional financial system when required.
Naseba Facilitates GCC’s First ‘Series A’ Enterprise Blockchain Capital Raise
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
US-headquartered loyalty and rewards platform, Loyyal, has secured the GCC’s first ‘series A’ enterprise grade blockchain capital raise. Built on blockchain and smart contract technology, Loyyal has revolutionized how loyalty programmes are run and rewards delivered.
WISeKey Announces Blockchain Centre of Excellence in India
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
WISeKey International Holding Ltd, a leading global cybersecurity company, today announced the launch of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain Centre of Excellence based out of India to support its global projects.
Stockholm Will Host the First Large Conference on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
On September 7, for the first time, the Swedish capital will host a large conference dedicated to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm. The event is a part of Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference, which is the first and the largest network of crypto conferences in Europe. Organizer is Smile-Expo that holds similar events in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Russia and Ukraine.
Thomson Reuters Releases BlockOne IQ to Developer Community
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Thomson Reuters is the first major industry player to make a smart oracle available in the blockchain ecosystem for lean experimentation purposes.
Coinsilium Signs MoU with HyperChain
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Coinsilium Group Limited (NEX: COIN), the accelerator that finances and manages the development of early-stage blockchain technology companies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with HyperChain Capital (“HyperChain”), one of the world’s first multi-million-dollar hedge funds investing in Blockchain companies, to collaborate and finance co-investment opportunities in blockchain companies.
Smart Loyalty App Wins ABN Amro ‘Beyond Banking’ Hackathon
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
ABN AMRO yesterday selected Monnei as Most Valuable Prototype from an exceptionally strong group of 41 participant teams.
The Glue exhibits at the EBAday conference
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Transaction Banking, Banking, Data, Infrastructure
The Glue and it’s team are looking forward to exhibiting at EBAday 2017 exhibition and conference which is taking place in Dublin on 20th and 21st June, on stand number 54. This is the first time the firm is exhibiting at the event and will be showcasing three exciting new offerings. These include PSD2now, personal financial management and data aggregation capabilities. PSD2now is already in use at BNP Paribas in Belgium.
Calastone Successfully Completes First Phase of Blockchain Distributed Market Infrastructure
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced the successful completion of the first phase of its distributed market infrastructure proof-of-concept (PoC) to test the feasibility of using blockchain to develop a common global marketplace for the trading and settlement of mutual funds. The tested distributed infrastructure model proved capable of processing transactions equivalent to a full day’s trading sourced from across... more
