IBM to bring blockchain to South Korean financial companies
May 26, 2016 12:25 pm UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, IBM is holding discussions with South Korean financial companies about how to turn blockchain technology into a business model, Business Korea reported. Further details on the matter are not...
Kraken delists Namecoin due to low trading volume
May 26, 2016 11:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Kraken has stopped supporting namecoin from their exchange on May 23, 2016 while reassessing which coins were worth keeping and which would be worth the additional effort to maintain. The San Francisco based company...
BTCS announces expansion of Ethereum hosting business
May 26, 2016 11:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTCS Inc., a US public company focused on blockchain technology, has announced that it has increased its Ethereum-mining hosting business to approximately 150 kilowatts (kw), up from approximately 50kw announced in March...
Bitnovo customers can use their debit cards to access funds from bitcoin wallet
May 26, 2016 11:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitnovo which is a Spanish Bitcoin payment platform is now allowing customers to access funds directly from their bitcoin wallet using debit card. Bitnovo is now offering multiple payment options including Bitcoin...
Synechron launches digital innovation centre in London, to focus on AI, blockchain and more
May 26, 2016 10:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Synechron Inc., a New York-based consulting and technology innovator in the financial services industry, has established its new, state-of-the-art digital innovation centre in central London, dedicated to next generation...
Pegasystems survey indicates blockchain could be most significant innovation since the internet
May 26, 2016 10:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Pegasystems recent survey indicates that blockchain could become a game-changing technology for the financial services industry. The research highlights blockchain to be the most significant technology innovation since the...
Nets teams up with Coinify, establishes ‘Blockchain Development Lab’
May 26, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Nets, a payment processing firm that specialises in powering digital payments, has entered into a partnership with leading digital currency platform Coinify by establishing a Blockchain Development Lab in order to identify...
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