EU MEP proposes €1 million budget to create blockchain-focused task force
Aug 31, 2016 06:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
A European Parliament representative has proposed a budget amendment to spend 1 million to create a task force aimed at studying blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. In May, the European Parliament gave a nod...
U.S. Department of Health announces winners of blockchain challenge
Aug 31, 2016 05:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), a division of Department of Health and Human Services, announced winners of blockchain research challenge. According to the official...
Morgan Stanley veteran joins blockchain startup Symbiont, contributes to series A funding
Aug 31, 2016 05:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Industry veteran and former Morgan Stanley managing director Caitlin Long has joined blockchain startup Symbiont as president and chairman of its board of directors. Long will bring her extensive experience of 22 years...
Samsung SDS, Netki and 15 other organizations join Hyperledger blockchain project
Aug 31, 2016 04:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Seventeen new organizations have joinedHyperledger Project, to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications. With this, the project has surpassed 80...
LTC/EUR trades above 10-day MA, jump till 3.76 likely
Aug 30, 2016 12:41 pm UTC| Digital Currency
LTC/EUR is seen trading slightly above on Tuesday after the plunge. The pair has recovered slightly from the low of 3.2990 made on 28th Aug 2016 (BTCE) .It is currently trading around 3.3710 at the time of...
ETH/EUR faces strong support at 200-day MA, close below targets 7.52
Aug 30, 2016 11:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/EUR is seen trading above on Tuesday and has recovered from 9.71 level. The pair has once again gained after breaking below 200-day MA. ETH/EUR jumped till 9.98 levels (KRAKEN). It is currently trading around 9.92 at...
LTC/USD continues upward move, targets 4.00
Aug 30, 2016 11:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
LTC/USD further moved upwards on Tuesday, continuing its rebound from 3.71 levels hit on August 28. It is currently trading at 3.78 levels at the time of writing (BTC-e). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen:...
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