Former Facebook executive Kahina Van Dyke joins blockchain startup Ripple
Jul 12, 2018 03:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Ripple has announced that former Facebook executive Kahina Van Dyke has joined the company as senior vice president, Business and Corporate Development. Van Dyke is an industry veteran with more than...
Sirin Labs to launch FINNEY blockchain smartphone in November, unveils final design and specs
Jul 11, 2018 16:18 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology
Sirin Labs has finally unveiled the final design of its upcoming blockchain smartphone, FINNEY. The company raised over $157 million in its initial coin offering (ICO) in late 2017. The company has also signed Lionel...
Jul 11, 2018 14:13 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Fintech Insights & Views
Amid the lingering prospects among the crypto-asset space, the keen interest continues to mount everywhere, reputed institutions from Big 4 auditing firms to the central banks of advanced economies have been investing into...
Jul 11, 2018 06:58 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is partnering with the popular blockchain title CryptoKitties ahead of the launch of its blockchain smartphone Exodus, TechCrunch reported. In May, the phone manufacturer announced that it...
ConsenSys’ Kaleido expands to APAC to meet growing enterprise blockchain demand
Jul 11, 2018 05:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Kaleido, a recently launched venture by ConsenSys in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, has announced investment and expansion of its Blockchain Business Cloud in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. According to the...
R3 launches commercial version of Corda blockchain platform
Jul 10, 2018 09:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
R3, an enterprise software firm leading a blockchain consortium of major global financial institutions, has announced the launch of a commercial version of its Corda blockchain platform. Corda Enterprise has been...
ConsenSys, Open Mineral announce ‘Minerac’ – blockchain consortium for minerals trading
Jul 10, 2018 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
U.S.-based blockchain startup ConsenSys has announced a joint venture with Open Mineral, a Switzerland-based online metal concentrates exchange, to establish a blockchain consortium of mining companies and financial...
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