Former CEO of Barclays Joins Blockchain Board

Digital currency company Blockchain has announced that former Barclays Group CEO Antony Jenkins has joined its board of Blockchain at a time when the company is experiencing accelerated growth from its beginnings as small...

Lisk Appoints COO, Offers Bounty Program

Lisk, the blockchain application platform, has announced the appointment of Joel Fernández as Chief Operating Officer. The announcement was made concurrently with a step up in the search for developers to join the project,...

Chain of Things Announces Blockchain + IoT Shipping Conference for 24 Nov

The shipping industry is stifled by paper based processes, delayed detection of quality control issues, expensive proceedings for contract dispute arbitration, and massive amounts of documentation fraud. Even though the industry has been slow...

Samsung, Korean Banks Ramp up Blockchain Development

As Samsung Group seeks to lead the fintech industry, the South Korean electronics giant is turning its eyes toward blockchain technology. Reports from Korean media outlets suggest that the firm is planning to set...

Terry Pierce Joins Fluent from PrimeRevenue

Finance Magnates has reported that Terry Pierce, salesman at PrimeRevenue, a cloud-enabled supply chain finance solutions provider, and former second round draft pick of American football team the Denver Broncos, has joined blockchain start-up...

Deloitte Luxembourg Develops Regulatory PoC for Blockchain Tech

Deloitte Luxembourg has announced that it has developed a proof of concept to address regulatory transaction reporting in a distributed ledger technology environment. Deloitte also has determined that through smart contracts, transaction reporting becomes...

SMEs to Benefit from Blockchain Application by KBC and Cegeka

Dutch company KBC and IT specialist Cegeka, along with various other companies, have announced the successfully testing of Digital Trade Chain (DTC), a blockchain solution that facilitates secure international trade between SMEs. Many SMEs...

Reserve Bank of India Analyzes Blockchain

Two years after the Reserve Bank of India voiced concerns about virtual currencies, including Bitcoins,  the bank’s Deputy Governor H R Khan has now informed that there will soon be a team set up...

BitSo Wins Innotribe Latin America; 3 Blockchain Firms Join Kickstart Accelerator

Bitcoin, blockchain startups are in the spotlight this week with Bitso coming out as one of the three winners of SWIFT's Innotribe Startup Challenge for Latin America, and Gatechain, Nivaura and BreadWallet joining the...

PWC to Collaborate with Asian Blockchain Consultancy

PWC are to collaborate with BitSE, a Chinese consultancy, in providing professional services for Asia Pacific market regarding blockchain technology. PwC China signed a formal alliance with BitSE – a Shanghai-based blockchain start-up. Together, the...