Tagged: blockchain

March 19, 2019 @ 5:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Yesterday IBM (NYSE: IBM)  introduced Blockchain World Wire, a real-time global payments network for regulated financial institutions accessible to more than 50 countries. Designed to optimize and accelerate foreign exchange, cross border payments and remittances, Blockchain World Wire claimants to be the first blockchain network… Read More

March 18, 2019 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced on Monday IBM Blockchain World Wire, a real-time global payments network for regulated financial institutions, is officially accessible to more than 50 countries.  According to IBM, World Wire was designed to optimize and accelerate foreign exchange, cross border payments and remittances… Read More

March 14, 2019 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Waves Platform, a global fintech startup, announced on Thursday it raised $120 million through its recent private funding round for its new enterprise blockchain solution. Founded in 2016, Waves revealed it is developing tools for building the decentralized technology layer that will become the backbone… Read More

March 14, 2019 @ 1:17 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Interchain Foundation, a Swiss non-profit foundation supporting research and development for secure and scalable open-source software, has launched Cosmos Network, a decentralized network of independent, scalable and interoperable blockchains. The Foundation views the Cosmos Network as the next step in the evolution of blockchain… Read More

March 14, 2019 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain tech startup Blockmason announced on Thursday the addition of EOSIO (EOS) public blockchain support to the official Link development roadmap. According to Blockmason, developers of web, mobile and other decentralized applications (DApps) that interact with smart contracts on the EOS blockchain will be able… Read More

March 14, 2019 @ 5:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Taiwan-based blockchain security company CoolBitX, creator of the Bluetooth mobile hardware wallet for digital assets, the CoolWallet S, has created a tech partnership with the Asia Blockchain and Crypto Association (ABACA), the appointed Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) of the Philippine government agency Cagayan Economic Zone Authority… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Forte, a blockchain technology for games developer, has formed a new partnership with Ripple to create a $100 million fund for mainstream blockchain games. According to Venture Beat, this new fund will operate alongside Forte’s platform technologies and include open-source solutions designed with Ripple to… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tech startup Blockmason announced on Monday the addition of Oasis blockchain support to the official Link development roadmap. Blockmason reported that developers of web, mobile and other decentralized applications that interact with smart contracts on the Oasis blockchain will be able to use Blockmason Link… Read More

March 9, 2019 @ 6:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crypto.com, a Hong Kong-based payments and cryptocurrency platform, announced on Friday its Crypto.com Chain Token (CRO) has been listed on Bittrex International, an international exchange by a premier U.S.-based blockchain trading platform Bittrex. According to Crypto.com, the Crypto.com Chain is a “high-performing” native blockchain powering… Read More

March 8, 2019 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Officials from the Denver Elections Division announced on Thursday Voatz, a portfolio company of Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK) will partner with Tusk Philanthropies to introduce a pilot program that will allow voters to use smartphones to cast votes for the upcoming Denver municipal elections.  The… Read More

March 8, 2019 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tech startup Blockmason announced on Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with MagnaChain, a developer and operator of blockchain systems and distributed applications, to advance the blockchain-based game development industry. Blockmason reported that per the terms of the MOU, the companies are… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security’s team of offensive security experts, X-Force Red,  announced on Tuesday the launch of a new blockchain testing service, which was created to help identify weaknesses and strengthen the security of a wide range of solutions that incorporate the fast-growing technology. IBM… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Medici Ventures, a blockchain accelerator and subsidiary of Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) announced on Wednesday its portfolio company Bitt is using blockchain technology to conduct a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union’s (ECCU) member countries. Founded in 2013, Bitt’s mission… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SharesPost, a private company liquidity solutions and private capital markets research provider, announced on Tuesday the release of its new crypto survey, which revealed that consumers and investors remain “bullish” about the long-term prospects of cryptocurrency and blockchain despite the claimed decline in values over… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 5:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Two updates from the Gibraltar Stock Exchange posted today. The first: GSX Group has reportedly successfully deployed a GSX Digital Stock Exchange prototype and a demo bond issuance on the Securities Trading Asset Classification Settlement (STACS) Network’s Global TestNet. Using DLT, the STACS Network, designed… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TRON announced on Monday it has teamed up with Tether to issue USDT Tokens on its blockchain platform. According to the duo,  TRC20-based USDT enables interoperability with TRON-based protocols and Decentralised Applications (DApps) while allowing users to transact and exchange fiat pegged currencies across the… Read More

February 26, 2019 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with  TBCASoft, Inc. to launch a blockchain-based “Identification & Authentication” Working Group under the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG), the global blockchain consortium of telecom carriers. According to the duo, TBCASoft created a new foundation… Read More

February 26, 2019 @ 3:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK-based HubrisOne,  a startup aiming to make blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and basic banking services accessible to all, has already secured more than £123,065 funding — overfunding by over 200% — for 6.40% equity in its newly launched Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign. Surpassing its original £60,000 goal… Read More

February 25, 2019 @ 7:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Universal Protocol Alliance announced last week CertiK, a blockchain security technology provider, has joined the organization. Founded in 2017, Certik describes itself as a blockchain and smart contract verification platform founded by top formal verification experts from Yale and Columbia University. The company stated: “Different from the… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 8:43 am By Cali Haan  |  

Blockchain, an early Bitcoin wallet startup that has lately expanded its services to include institutional crypto trading services, has announced it is “thrilled” to be opening a fifth location in Vilnius, Lithuania. Blockchain says that after considering “several options,” Vilnius was selected for its, “vibrant… Read More