Hyperledger Adds New Members
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, announced today that 10 new organizations have joined the project. The growth comes on the heels of the availability of Hyperledger Fabric 1.0, the consortium’s first production ready blockchain framework announced last month. As a multi-project, multi-stakeholder effort, Hyperledger incubates several business blockchain and distributed... more
Pillar Project Announces its First Design Contest
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
On July 17 2017, the Pillar project (http://pillarproject.io), part of Twenty Thirty AG (https://2030.io/), a Swiss blockchain innovation company, received over $20million from supporters in what is called a blockchain token sale, or ICO. Now the project announces its first design competition.
Leading IBM Engineer to Reveal Blockchain Application in Energetics at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
On September 7, Stockholm will host Sweden's first major conference dedicated to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies: Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm. The event is a part of the greatest network of events held by Smile-Expo in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Prague, Tallinn, and Kyiv.
Blockchain Startup Billion Pockets EUR2 Million EU Grant
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
The EU’s biggest Research and Innovation programme, Horizon 2020, announced that it granted funding of almost EUR 2M to Billon Group, under the SME Instrument programme, to expand its innovative DLT solutions beyond instant corporate payments, into eCommerce and content monetization solutions.
Pillar Token Sale Raises $21 Million for Personal Data Locker
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
The 60-hour Pillar Token sale, (which closed at about 9:00 PM UK-time on Monday July 17) run by Twenty Thirty), the Swiss blockchain innovation company, has raised 113,674 Ether, valued at $21.21 million with 13,446 transactions, making the average transaction 8.45 Ether (about $1,500).
Will 2017 be the year that Blockchain & DLT is Regulated?
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
FinTech Network and Distlytics have come together to produce a blockchain infographic: http://bit.ly/BlockchainRegs There’s a certain inevitability that when regulators take a sufficient interest in something then they’ll attempt to regulate it “just in case”. Could this be the case for blockchain?
TaaS - COSS Strategic Investment Advisory Partnership
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
Token-as-a-Service (TaaS), the first-ever tokenized closed-end fund dedicated to blockchain assets, announced today a strategic investment advisory partnership with COSS, a merchant payment gateway platform, an exchange and a wallet allowing consumers to manage all their finances in one place.
Falcon First Swiss Private Bank to Enter Blockchain Asset Management Market with Bitcoin
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
Falcon Group is the first Swiss private bank to provide blockchain asset management solutions for its clients through the new cooperation with Bitcoin Suisse AG. Following the approval by FINMA for Bitcoin asset management, this novel product underlines Falcon's strategic repositioning, which focuses on shaping a unique experience, empowered by individual excellence and world-class digital intelligence.
Blockchain Live Confirms Headline Partner Sponsor Block.One
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
Blockchain Live to be held on September 20, 2017 at The Brewery in London, is an international conference which aims to unlock the value of blockchain for enterprise and the public sector. As well as staging industry leaders making headlines in important developments in blockchain, Blockchain Live is proud to partner with block.one, the open source software and blockchain company developing EOS, the first blockchain operating system designed to... more
Pillar Token Sale to Reclaim Digital Lives
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
Twenty Thirty, a Swiss blockchain innovation company, has launched the Pillar project, which will raise money through a Token Sale on Saturday July 15 2017 to create the next-generation crypto wallet. The Pillar Wallet will hold people’s assets and become their personal digital assistant powering all of their devices.
Ripple’s Bockchain Solution Powers instant Remittances from SBI Remit to Siam Commercial Bank
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), in collaboration with Japan’s SBI Remit, is using Ripple’s blockchain enterprise solution to power real-time remittance payments between Japan and Thailand. A first for the corridor, Ripple’s cross-border payments network solution is helping remittances from Japan reach SCB retail customers easily and faster than ever before. Approximately 40,000 Thai nationals currently live in Japan and total remittance flows from... more
WEF Calls for Corporate Consensus on Blockchain
- 8 years 11 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 11 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 11 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.
