Latin American Bank Itaú Latest To Join R3 Blockchain Consortium
Apr 26, 2016 05:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Itaú, a Brazil-based private sector bank, has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the international innovation firm R3 for developing solutions from Blockchain-based distributed ledger...
ECB Paper: Distributed Ledger Technologies Could Make Post-Trade Processes More Efficient
Apr 26, 2016 04:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently published a paper that analyses the key attributes of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) that could influence their potential adoption by financial institutions and...
US DARPA Interested In Blockchain Based Messaging Platform For Department Of Defense
Apr 25, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
A recent advertisement by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has revealed that it is seeking a company to assist it in developing a secure messaging app using distributed ledger technology...
Decentralized Startup Lisk To Launch Its Platform On May 24
Apr 25, 2016 06:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, a decentralized applications and custom blockchain platform,today announced that it will be officially released on May 24, 2016. Max Kordek, CEO of Lisk, made the announcement in a blog post. Initially, the...
Ethcore Raises Funding From Blockchain Capital And Fenbushi Capital
Apr 25, 2016 04:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ethcore, an Ethereum-based startup, has raised $750,000 in a preliminary, pre-seed funding round led by venture capital firms Blockchain Capitaland Fenbushi Capital, Bitcoin Magazine reported. Ethcore is a new venture...
Russian MP Supports Creation Of Blockchain Consortium Similar To R3
Apr 22, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to a latest report fromCity News Agency Moskva, Russian Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption Andrey Lugovoy supports the establishment of a consortium for the development...
China Forms Blockchain-based Coalition ‘ChinaLedger Union’
Apr 22, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to a latest report from Chaindb.com, China has recently organised and announced the establishment of a distributed ledger based coalition agreement in Beijing, referred to as the ChinaLedger Union. Blockchain...
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