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Global Blockchain Technologies announces $20m fund to invest in Steem SMTs
The blockchain investment company establishes major joint venture to bring funding to startups building on Steem.
Blockchain: FBG Capital and Singapore's Zilliqa partner up
FBG Capital announces a strategic partnership with the high-throughput blockchain platform developed at the National University of Singapore.
R3's Corda partner network grows to over 60 companies including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel and Microsoft
The Corda partner network is made up of technology firms such as Microsoft, HPE and Intel, consulting firms including EY, Accenture and KPMG.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise introduces 'blockchain as a service'
HPE's industry-first Mission Critical Distributed Ledger Technology helps customers deploy blockchain solutions quickly and easily.
William Mougayar's Token Summit returns in San Francisco
Speakers include Filecoin's Juan Benet, the Lightning Network's Joseph Poon and former Federal Prosecutor Kathryn Haun.
Bitfury trumpets blockchain land registry with Republic of Georgia at Harvard and UN
The blockchain-based land-titling project is being presented at both Harvard and the United Nations.
Dash transactions now 215 times cheaper than Bitcoin
Software rollout also doubles Dash transaction capacity; which is now 8 times the capacity of Bitcoin.
CoinDesk releases top five analysts and traders in cryptocurrency list
The quarterly State of Blockchain Report cross-referenced over 100 public-facing candidates to generate the Top 5 Traders and Top 5 Analysts of 2017.
What's going on with Ethereum? $280m in cryptocurrency 'lost' amid security scare
Approximately $280m worth of the cryptocurrency Ethereum has been frozen in time – and potentially lost forever – after a critical bug was accidentally triggered.
Bitcoin: From futuristic folly to mysterious fortune
The man on the street still doesn't know what bitcoin actually is, despite the huge growth it has experienced.
Allianz pioneers blockchain prototype for the captive insurance market
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE has successfully trialled blockchain technology for a global 'captive' insurance program including cash transfer between countries.
Why it's time for banks to take a fresh look at fintechs
Andrew Voysey is Director of Sustainable Finance, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
OpenMined: AI + blockchain = data democracy revolution
Andrew Trask, founder of the OpenMined project, will be talking about homomorphic encryption and deep learning at Newsweek's AI and data science conference in New York.
In the battle for consumer hearts and minds, banks should take a leaf out of retail's book
Pini Yakuel, CEO of Optimove, explores why banks must update their marketing efforts in the fight for customers.
CryptoShuffler malware: Hackers stole over $150,000 from numerous popular cryptocurrency wallets
The malware has been around since last year and has been targeting popular cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, ZCash, Ethereum, Monero and others.
Mobius connects blockchain ecosystem through universal API
Founded by Stanford, Harvard and White House Alumni, Mobius helps consumer-facing apps with a scalable and secure integration that accepts blockchain payments.
Big data: RavenPack collaborates with Credit Suisse on new Artificial Intelligence Sentiment Index
The AIS Index tracks the performance of a US large-cap sector-rotation strategy, based on sentiment scoring extracted from news data.
Blockchain traceable coffee: bext360 partners in Africa, Europe and North America
Partnering with The Great Lakes Coffee and Coda Coffee Company, bext360 will trace coffee from Uganda to Denver, Colorado.
ConsenSys Ad Tech collaborates with Indorse
The big announcement comes just as Indorse officially applies for inclusion on the adChain registry.
CME Group to launch Bitcoin futures trading
New contract to provide regulated trading venue for cryptocurrency market, pending all relevant regulatory review periods.
R3 and 22 banks build real-time international payments solution on Corda DLT platform
Enterprise software firm R3 and 22 of its member banks have developed a solution that leverages distributed ledger technology.
Fintech: How has the traditional banking experience changed?
Steve Morgan, MD of UK & Europe for Intelenet Global Services, discusses the future of banking as 2018 approaches.
Was Russia behind BadRabbit? Mystery surrounds cyberattack powered by NSA tools
Upon analysis, multiple cybersecurity firms – including Cisco Talos, FSecure and Symantec – have now concluded that an exploit known as 'EternalRomance' helped the malware spread.
Catalonia looks to Estonia's e-residency and considers cryptocurrency option
Technology experts from the Generalitat de Catalunya have visited Estonia several times to gather tips on how to implement an e-residency programme.
BTCC chief Bobby Lee discusses China Bitcoin ban
There were recently rumours in the twittersphere that China's ban on trading Bitcoin was likely a temporary move.
Enigma and KyberNetwork partner on blockchain quant platform Catalyst
KyberNetwork will integrate with Catalyst as a data provider and as an exchange service.
Distributed ledger technology and the future of the mutual funds market
Old to new: Ken Tregidgo, deputy CEO, Calastone talks about making the move from analogue to digital distribution.
Colt Group continues aggressive data centre expansion in Asia to meet demand for cloud services
Technology group's data services division announces completion of its fifth data centre in Japan.
Symbiont joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance as corporate member
Symbiont CEO Mark Smith will present the keynote at Blockchain for Wall Street, the WSBA's annual education day, taking place on November 14th, 2017 at the New York Law School.
Ethereum-based SingularDTV allows DJ Gramatik to 'tokenise himself'
Gramatik is the first crypto artist to launch an entertainment economy powered by blockchain technology, said SingularDTV.