EY Startup Challenge program woos startups to evolve blockchain technological solutions
Jul 22, 2016 05:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Ernst Young (EY) Startup Challenge, a six-week mentorship program attracting talents in emerging technology, has announced that it is returning with a focus on building blockchain solutions for two important industry...
Ethereum hard fork completed, half of all DAO funds withdrawn
Jul 21, 2016 05:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ethereum community completed hard fork on Wednesday, July 20. Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, said that the fork took place smoothly, adding that he looks forward to working together with developers and the community...
Mizuho to pilot Ripple's blockchain technology for cross-border settlements
Jul 21, 2016 05:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
SBI Holdings, a financial service company, announced that Mizuho Financial Group has become one of the first Japanese banks to pilot blockchain technology for cross-border payment settlements using distributed ledger...
Leading banks to attend London blockchain conference
Jul 20, 2016 11:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Blockchain for Finance Conference by FinTech Network which will take place in London on 3rd October this yearhas announced that it will discuss the possible use cases for the distributed ledger. According to the...
US Congress calls upon government to support blockchain and fintech
Jul 20, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
A new bipartisan bill by the House of Representatives has called upon the US Government to adopt a national policy for technology to promote consumers access to financial tools and online commerce to promote economic...
Steemit users can now recover their accounts
Jul 20, 2016 06:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
Steemit, a blockchain powered social media platform, has announced that account recovery is now available for community members whose accounts were compromised during the July 14 hack. The platform recently suffered a...
Indian IT firm Mphasis announces Centre of Excellence for blockchain-based solutions
Jul 20, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indian-based Mphasis, an IT company, has announced at its headquarters in Bangalore, an industry first Centre of Excellence (CoE) for blockchain based solutions. According to the official release, the CoE has launched a...