Commonwealth To Develop Blockchain Messaging App To Combat Cross-Border Crime
May 09, 2016 10:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign countries, has announced a new project to develop a blockchain app to combat cross-border crime. The app will be developed in a joint venture...
Gemini Becomes World’s First Licensed Ether Exchange, Offers ETH/BTC And ETH/USD
May 09, 2016 09:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) has authorized New York-based virtual currency exchange Gemini Trust Company, LLC to offer the trading of Ether, an emerging cryptocurrency, on its...
Blockchain Platform 'Waves' Partners With Bitcoin Wallet 'Mycelium'
May 09, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain tokens platform WAVES has entered into a strategic partnership with bitcoin wallet provider Mycelium, which will allow users to send fiat money tokens through their smartphone app. Both WAVES and Mycelium are...
WRIT Media Group To Acquire Pandora Venture Capital Corp.’s Digital Currency Technology
May 09, 2016 06:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
WRIT Media Group, Inc. last week announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with private equity firm Pandora Venture Capital Corp. to acquire its digital currency technologies. This would be the first...
Ethereum Based Decentralized Social Blogging Network ‘Akasha’ Unveiled
May 09, 2016 06:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Akasha Project, officially unveiled last week, is a next-generation social media network powered by the Ethereum and the Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS). Created by Mihai Alisie, Ethereums cofounder, the projects...
Coinfirm.io Launches First Blockchain Lab In Central Europe
May 09, 2016 05:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Coinfirm.io has launched its lab as the go-to hub for blockchain technology development, research and collaboration during its monthly Warsaw Block event. The Coinfirm Block Labwill provide the...
German-Austrian Initiative To Fight Organized Financial Crime Committed With Virtual Currencies
May 09, 2016 04:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
The governments of Austria and Germany are funding a research initiative that aims at prevention and prosecution of organized financial crime committed with virtual currencies. The project will seek to develop actionable,...
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