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Thai stock exchange uses blockchain for new startup marketplace

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is planning to launch a blockchain-based marketplace for startups later this year.

01 March 2017

Kraken buys charting and trading platform Cryptowatch

Kraken is pleased to announce the acquisition of the popular charting and trading platform Cryptowatch - used by thousands of traders to chart over 150 markets in real-time and trade up to 22 digital assets through a highly user-friendly interface.

01 March 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Chronicled showcases IoT platform integration with Quorum

At today's Enterprise Ethereum Alliance launch event, held at J.P. Morgan's offices in Brooklyn, Chronicled showcased its blockchain-secured IoT solutions by demonstrating how both a deed of title and a bar of gold, secured with tamperproof form factors protecting NFC PKI identity chips, are registered to a Quorum blockchain.

01 March 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Santander talks up Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Banco Santander and other international entities announced today the creation of a not-for-profit alliance, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), that will build and promote the use of distributed ledgers (blockchain) between companies using the open source technology Ethereum, a decentralized platform that allows smart contracts to be created between peers.

01 March 2017

News/Blockchain

Switzerland's Crypto Valley Association draws blue chip support

Former UBS and Sap CIO Oliver Bussmann is leading a Government-backed initiative to position Switzerland as a global hub for blockchain and cryptographic development with the support of multiple blue chip partners, including UBS, Thomson Thomson Reuters, PwC, Consensys and Luxoft.

01 March 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Microsoft Azure puts weight behind Ethereum

We are proud to announce our participation as a launch partner with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance in addition to making the first reference implementations of Ethereum available in a public cloud.

01 March 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Hyperledger picks up 11 new members

Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, announced today that 11 new members have joined the project to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications.

28 February 2017

Company update/Blockchain

British blockchain outfit SETL opens Paris office for eurozone push

SETL, the London based financial blockchain specialist, today announced the opening of their Paris office to develop its eurozone activities.

28 February 2017

News/Blockchain

Banco Sabadell highlights commitment to startup ecosystem

Reflecting the growing trend for banks to partner with young technology companies, Spain's Banco Sabadell is highlighting its activity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem over the past three years, supplying funding for 2300 growth companies and investing EUR96 million in startups.

28 February 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Chamber of Digital Commerce and SFIG explore blockchain in securitisation market

The Chamber of Digital Commerce, the world's largest trade association representing the blockchain industry, and the Structured Finance Industry Group (SFIG) today announced the formation of a strategic partnership focused on advancing the use of blockchain technology in securitization markets.

27 February 2017

Company update/Blockchain

BIS issues report on distributed ledger tech

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures has published a report on Distributed ledger technology in payment clearing and settlement.

27 February 2017

Company update/Blockchain

FTC to run fintech forum on AI and blockchain

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for its March 9, 2017, FinTech Forum focusing on the consumer implications of two rapidly developing technologies: artificial intelligence and blockchain.

27 February 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Bloq buys blockchain analytics outfit Skry

Bloq has acquired Skry, a pioneer in blockchain analytics, to enhance its suite of analysis tools and position the firm to maximize the value of blockchain data sets through artificial intelligence and machine learning.

27 February 2017

News/Blockchain

DTCC moves ahead with project to use distributed ledger tech for repo market

Following a successful proof-of-concept, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is pushing ahead with plans for a distributed ledger-based system for the clearing and settlement of US repurchase agreements (repos).

27 February 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Chain of Points crowdsales tokens for new loyalty currency

Chain of Points, creators of a groundbreaking blockchain-based platform incentivizing participation in loyalty programs, has announced its token offering sale, which is starting on Sunday, February 26th and will end on March 30, 2017.

24 February 2017

Company update/Blockchain

IOHK and University of Edinburgh establish Blockchain Technology Laboratory

IOHK, a leading blockchain research and development company and the University of Edinburgh, today announced the establishment of a Blockchain Technology Laboratory within the university’s School of Informatics.

24 February 2017

News/Blockchain

Mizuho carries out blockchain document sharing and digital currency trial

Japan's Mizuho says it has successfully completed trials that used distributed ledger technology for cross-border document sharing and a custom digital currency.

24 February 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Blockchain Intelligence Group joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a 501 (c)(6) non-profit trade association, has announced that Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has joined the organization as its newest corporate member.

22 February 2017