Status launches incubator to help blockchain startups succeed
Status.im, one of the first mobile Ethereum clients built entirely on peer-to-peer technologies, today is introducing Status Incubate, a new service to provide early-stage blockchain-based startups with funding, talent, and expertise.
Digital Asset opens developer program for its enterprise smart contract language, DAML
Digital Asset, the leading provider of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for the financial services industry, today unveiled a developer program for its enterprise smart contract language, DAML.
Crypto security company BitGo adds support for ERC20 tokens
Palo Alto-based BitGo, the enterprise digital asset service, and security provider today announced they have added support for ERC20 tokens. BitGo will release support for a variety of additional ERC20 tokens at a fairly regular pace throughout the coming months.
Discover joins Chamber of Digital Commerce Executive Committee
The Chamber of Digital Commerce announces the addition of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) to its Executive Committee, where it will join the Chamber’s efforts to educate, promote and accelerate the adoption of blockchain technologies worldwide.
Open-source blockchain ticketing solution Aventus now available
Aventus, a Jersey-based foundation using blockchain to provide the ticketing industry with a fair and secure means of ticketing events, has announced the availability of the first version of its Aventus Protocol source-code; an open-source blockchain ticketing platform that will allow anyone to build powerful decentralized applications for the ticketing industry.
Blockchain logistics company ShipChain partnership with CaseStack
ShipChain, an encrypted tracking protocol on Ethereum has announced a partnership deal with CaseStack, a provider of supply chain management services located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. CaseStack works with some of the world’s largest retailers, Fortune 50s, and brands, such as Target, Duracell, and Amazon.
Finom AG’s cryptocurrency ecosystem shows high demand in first report
In an effort to document their progress and highlight key statistics, Finom AG, the blockchain holding company has released a new and their first quarterly report.
Blockchain genomics platform Shivom partners with Spherity for data privacy
Shivom, the blockchain genomics platform that is powering personalized healthcare, has partnered with Spherity, the decentralized platform provider to ensure the privacy of Shivom’s massive genome datasets as the popularity of DNA sequencing grows.
RISE accelerates blockchain with TypeScript core launch to mainnet
Today, RISE VISION PLC has announced that their Typescript core 1.0.0 has released to mainnet. RISE (token symbol RISE) offers a platform for decentralised applications powered by a community driven Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) blockchain.
Nixon Peabody LLP joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), an industry leading non-profit trade association with a mission to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology around the world, is proud to announce that the global law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP has joined the organization as a corporate member.
Digix and Request Network to enable invoicing in gold
Digix, an asset tokenisation company that aims to bring crypto gold onto the Ethereum blockchain in a fully transparent and secure manner, and Request Network, a decentralised payments network for users anywhere in the world, have announced a partnership that will soon see gold-backed Digix gold (DGX) tokens available as an option for invoicing on the Request Network.
Factom and FPT Software announce Blockchain-as-a-Service partnership
Austin, TX-based Factom, a Blockchain-as-a-Service integrator for enterprise companies and FPT Software, a global software, and technology company headquartered in Vietnam today announced a strategic global partnership.
Nano Vision’s “Cure Chain” Is Out to Cure the World’s Major Diseases
Our healthcare system is constantly improving, but there are many diseases it still has yet to defeat. Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, causing about 634,000 deaths per year.
Virtual Machines and The Future of Smart Contracts
There’s a lot of hype about smart contracts. And that’s understandable. Trustless agreements enforced by a global computer? It sounds like a concept plucked straight out of a sci-fi novel.
Ranieri and Symbiont team to explore blockchain for mortgage loans
Ranieri Solutions, a financial services technology investment firm founded by Lewis S. Ranieri, father of the securitized mortgage market, has partnered with Symbiont, a leading blockchain and smart contract company, to explore opportunities to use Symbiont’s platform to systemically improve all aspects of the mortgage industry.
Zilliqa testnet goes live as the first blockchain to use sharding for scalability
Zilliqa, a new blockchain platform based on the technology of sharding that solves the scalability issue faced by current blockchain platforms like Bitcoin and Ethereum, has announced the release of their public testnet, codename: Red Prawn.
Waves launches framework for cryptocurrency payment gateways
Waves, the blockchain platform for asset/custom token issuance, transfer and trading today announced a new framework that allows developers to quickly and easily deploy gateways to integrate new cryptocurrency coins within their ecosystem.
BitPanda launching Pantos, new multi-blockchain token system
BitPanda, a cryptocurrency exchange company based in Europe, has announced the launch of a new project called Pantos. It is a system that will allow for integration of all major blockchain platforms.
Liaison Technologies partners with Tierion to integrate blockchain into data platform
Liaison Technologies, a leader in cloud-based integration and data management solutions, today announced a partnership with Tierion, a company that facilitates connection to a secure public blockchain.
STK Token joins the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance
STACK, the creators of STK, a cryptocurrency for instant payments at the point of sale today announced it has joined the world’s largest open-source blockchain initiative — Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA).
Syscoin 3.0 protocol release delayed to ensure compliance
Blockchain Foundry, the developers behind the Syscoin blockchain have announced that the Syscoin 3.0 protocol release will be pushed back to April 30th, instead of March 31st.
Tradewind launches blockchain secured digital gold market
Tradewind, a financial technology company, announced today that it has launched a new digital gold platform that combines world-class exchange technology with VaultChain, a tailored blockchain application expected to remodel the trading, settlement, and ownership of physical gold.
Digix begins registration for launch of DGX 2.0
Digital Global, the physical asset tokenization company today finally began whitelisting for DGX 2.0 token marketplace purchases as registration officially opened. Users will have to register for accounts in order to purchase DGX 2.0 off the marketplace.
NEM private beta launches full-featured blockchain engine Catapult
The NEM.io Foundation and the developers of NEM, creators of the peer-to-peer NEM blockchain platform providing payments, messaging, asset making and more, today announced the private beta launch of Catapult (also called mijin v.2), a highly anticipated update to the NEM blockchain run by Tech Bureau.
Dala and Wala form partnership to lend $10m in crypto tokens to sub-saharan farmers
Dala, a crypto-token designed to enable instant, zero-fee, borderless micropayments, and Wala, a blockchain-powered financial services platform for the unbanked and underbanked announced they have entered into a strategic partnership with Block Commodities Limited, a commodity trader operating across Africa, listed on the Nex Exchange in London (BCLL), and FinComEco Limited, a fully integrated financial and commodities ecosystem fostering financial inclusion with social responsibility throughout the agricultural value chain.
Waves Lab announces three new blockchain incubator projects
Waves Lab, the incubator for new blockchain and cryptocurrency based projects from the Waves platform has announced three new promising initiatives today, they are Paytomat, Tradingene, and Digilira.
Bitfury invests $35 million into new Norway datacenter
The Bitfury Group today announced it is expanding into Norway, opening an energy efficient datacenter that will create approximately 30 local jobs. Bitfury CEO Valery Vavilov made the announcement at the new datacenter in Mo i Rana, where he was joined by Mo i Rana Mayor Geir Waage and several local business leaders.
Decentraland Marketplace virtual reality platform launches
Decentraland has just launched a marketplace that provides users with better control of their assets within this platform. This is a VR platform that is powered by Ethereum where users can create and monetize their applications.
Applied Blockchain selected as Travel Ledger Alliance development partner
Travel Ledger Alliance today announced that it has selected Applied Blockchain as its development partner to build and deliver the base architecture and minimum viable product for Travel Ledger, a distributed billing and settlement platform for the travel industry.
NaviAddress makes partnership with Accum Trillion Capital for Chinese market
NaviAddress, a blockchain ID management project, which provides users with naviaddresses as unified digital IDs for any places or objects in physical and virtual worlds today announced a strategic partnership with Accum Trillion Capital, a management and consulting company for the Blockchain Industrial Investment Fund.