CLS, IBM team up for single shared DLT platform for financial institutions
Jul 31, 2018 03:30 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
FX settlement services provider CLS is teaming up with IBM on a proof of concept (PoC) for a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform that will enable various participants from the financial services industry to...
Ethereum’s third anniversary: An industry perspective on the blockchain’s journey
Jul 30, 2018 11:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ethereum, a blockchain platform that gave a new direction to the cryptocurrency ecosystem since its inception, is officially three years old today. The platform continues to serve as the basis for a number of innovative...
Future FinTech sets up subsidiary in Beijing to drive blockchain incubation business
Jul 30, 2018 06:41 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Future FinTech Group, a U.S.-based fintech company, last week announced the setting up of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Chain Future Digital FinTech Ltd. Based in Beijing, China Future Digital FinTech was formed on July...
Jul 30, 2018 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain-backed data platform Streamr became the first blockchain organization to win the Plug and Play Global Innovation Award for Performance from Europes largest innovation platform STARTUP AUTOBAHN. With this,...
CBA trials Ethereum blockchain for almond supply chain management
Jul 30, 2018 04:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), in collaboration with five Australian and international supply chain firms, has announced a blockchain trial that involves shipment of 17 tonnes of almonds from Sunraysia in Victoria,...
Cyprus SEC establishes fintech and regtech-focused innovation hub
Jul 30, 2018 03:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has established an Innovation Hub in order to address and explore fintech and regtech developments. Expected to become operational in September, the Innovation Hub...
Indian state of Telangana to ink MoUs for blockchain adoption
Jul 27, 2018 06:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Indian state of Telangana is going to sign memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with blockchain players to adopt the technology in some government applications, the Press Trust of India reported. The state...
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