Hyperledger Project Welcomes New Members; Key Leadership Positions Announced
Mar 30, 2016 06:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Linux Foundation,the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, has announced the new members of the Hyperledger Project a collaborative effort to establish, build and sustain an open,...
BTL And Netcoins To Launch Blockchain-Based In-Store Remittances In Canada
Mar 30, 2016 05:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTL Group Ltd., a technology company and provider of blockchain-based solutions to clients across the globe, has entered into an agreement with Netcoins Inc. to launch in-store remittances. The service will be initially...
DTCC, Digital Asset Partner To Develop Distributed Ledger Solution For Repo Clearing
Mar 30, 2016 04:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, and blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, have signed an agreement to develop...
BitFury Whitepaper Explores Using Blockchain Infrastructure For Digital Asset Management
Mar 29, 2016 11:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
The BitFury Group has recently released a white paper titled, Digital Assets on Public Blockchains, which discusses how digital assets can be securely stored and transferred on the bitcoin-secured public...
Bitcoin Exchange CoinTrader Closes Doors Indefinitely
Mar 29, 2016 10:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
CoinTrader, a Canadian bitcoin exchange, has shut down its operations, with no indication of ever resuming them. CoinTrader.net has closed its doors effective immediately. Customers with balances will be contacted by...
Darknet In Focus Following Brussels Terror Attacks
Mar 29, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
The recent terror attack in Brussels has once again highlighted the danger posed by the dark side of the internet. Bernard Cazeneuve, French Interior Minister, has said that it has become very important for domestic...
BTC Media’s Inaugural Blockchain Conference To Be Held In June
Mar 29, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC Media, the worlds leading Bitcoin and blockchain-focused media company, has announced that its inaugural blockchain conference, Distributed: Trade, will be held inSt. Louis, MissourionJune 14, 2016. It is the first...
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