Nashville conference to explore blockchain application in healthcare
Aug 04, 2016 09:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gem , a blockchain application platform announced that it has taken up the role of title sponsorship for a first-of-its-kind conference Distributed: Health that will explore the edge of blockchain innovation in...
Overstock names Jonathan Johnson as president of blockchain project Medici
Aug 04, 2016 07:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Online retailer Overstock.com, Inc. has announced an overhaul in senior leadership following the return of company founder and CEO, Patrick M. Byrne, from a medical leave of absence. In April, Mitch Edwards, General...
Donbass first blockchain conference to focus on economic development
Aug 04, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Donetsk-based company Bitcoin-Donbass, an enterprise created for development and popularization of the blockchain technology, has announced that it will organize an event titled Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies...
Credit Suisse assesses blockchain impact on payments, capital markets, financial services and media
Aug 04, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a recent study, Credit Suisse has assessed the extent to which bitcoin and its underlying technology, blockchain, present a disruptive threat and/or opportunity to global incumbents operating in the payments, capital...
Swedish bank SEB invests in Coinify to help it expand business in Asia
Aug 04, 2016 05:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Swedish banking company SEB, has announced that it has invested in a Danish blockchain payment service provider- Coinify. According to Finextra.com, SEB has joined in a $4 million Series A funding round. The banks...
UNICEF seeks blockchain technology lead
Aug 03, 2016 07:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
The United Nations Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF), a UN program, has announced that it is seeking top-notch developer and consultant to research on emerging technologies like blockchain and smart contracts. According...
Misys-Celent research explores applications of blockchain technology beyond cryptocurrencies
Aug 03, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new research by Misys, the provider of financial software solutions, in collaboration with research and consulting firm Celent, has identified use cases of distributed ledger technology (DLT) that go beyond bitcoin and...