Articles by Ian Allison

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The case for more permissive relicensing of Ethereum

Proposal to move C++ Ethereum client runtime from the copyleft GPLv3 licence to the more permissive Apache 2.0 licence.

Oct 12, 2016

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Shipping giant Maersk tests blockchain-powered bill of lading

Maersk took part in a proof of concept, with blockchain expertise from the IT University of Copenhagen.

Oct 12, 2016

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EY and Paxos collaborate on gold bullion blockchain

Big Four firm EY to support rollout of first blockchain use case to settle gold in London bullion market.

Oct 11, 2016

Bitcoin

Blockchain plus 3D printing equals 'smart manufacturing' and Ethereum you can touch

Genesis of Things was established and launched just a few weeks before DevCon2 in Shanghai.

Oct 11, 2016

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EtherCamp announces crowdsale for Hacker Gold Token

Developer of Ethereum-based platform will host a nine-week sale starting November 17.

Oct 11, 2016

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Avoiding patent wars and reducing IP risk in the blockchain ecosystem

Marc Kaufman, partner at Reed Smith, presented at the EUIPO Blockchain IP Workshop.

Oct 10, 2016

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Channel 4's All 4 Games partners with blockchain sensation Spells of Genesis

EverdreamSoft and Channel 4 video game publisher to bring blockchain-based mobile trading card game to broader audience.

Oct 10, 2016

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Blockchain heavyweights meet in Brussels for intellectual property workshop

Blockchain experts met to look at how it can protect and enforce intellectual property.

Oct 5, 2016

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Blockchain start-up Factom raises $4.2m Series A funding

Tim Draper of Draper Associates leads investment in Factom's Series A funding.

Oct 5, 2016

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R3's Tim Swanson: Out of 250 start-ups, only a handful look legitimate

IBTimes UK speaks to R3's head of market research at the recent Ethereum DevCon2 and Global Blockchain Summit in Shanghai.

Oct 5, 2016

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The bulls in China's eShop: The investor stampede for the next Alibaba

Investors are looking for a toehold in China's 'digital life' where social messaging has melded with commerce at seemingly infinite scale.

Oct 5, 2016

Over 40 US law firms unite for Blockchain Legal Defense Coalition

Attorneys specialising in digital currency looking out for constitutional rights and civil liberties of innovators.

Oct 3, 2016

Bitcoin

Security expert Guardtime inks IoT blockchain alliance

Guardtime will use Intrinsic-ID's SRAM Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) to secure the Internet of Things (IoT).

Oct 3, 2016

Adult entertainment company Naughty America exploring blockchain for digital rights management

Naughty America Productions and DECENT piloting next generation video content distribution platform.

Oct 2, 2016

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Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox: 'Privacy in a blockchain - that's our whole thing'

The Zcash blockchain is currently running on a testnet and will go live on 28 October.

Sep 29, 2016

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Euroclear and Paxos launch blockchain for gold settlement in London Bullion Market

The announcement was made during a signing ceremony event at the SIBOS Annual Conference in Geneva.

Sep 28, 2016

Gold

IBM finds 65% of banks expect to have blockchains underway in three years

Some 15% of banks and 14% of financial market institutions interviewed intend to implement full-scale, commercial blockchain solutions in 2017.

Sep 28, 2016

Bitcoin

Russian and South African central securities depositories collaborate on distributed ledger technology

South Africa's Strate and Russia's National Settlement Depository (NSD), signed a Letter of Intent at Sibos, Geneva.

Sep 27, 2016

Symbiont, Credit Suisse and R3 come together for syndicated loans proof of concept

Symbiont and financial services technology and data partner Ipreo created Synaps Loans LLC.

Sep 27, 2016

Bitcoin

Blockchain-powered ICONOMI raises $5.8m in crowdsale

So-called 'Uber for fund management' becomes third largest fintech crowdsale ever.

Sep 26, 2016

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