Blockchain

Blockchain start-up VIVA has announced the launch of its digital currency economy and ICO crowdsale. The platform is built around the digital currency VIVA COIN with a primary focus on stability achieved by a three-tiered framework. The platform will be running the ICO/crowdsale of its VIVA Crown digital assets over...

Cosmos, the company creating the Internet of Blockchains, and the self-evolving cryptocurrency platform BOScoin, have signed a strategic partnership agreement. Cosmos and BOScoin will share resources, conduct research on blockchain technologies, and help expand the overall blockchain network. Cosmos aims to create a network of distributed ledgers. The Cosmos network...

IOTA has announced the ‘IOTA Ecosystem Fund’, which is valued above $2,000,000. This fund is dedicated entirely towards fostering growth of IOTA through incentivizing participation in expanding and shaping the ecosystem. The company has encouraged anyone from makers to distributed ledger enthusiasts to explore the possibilities of new applications through...

A report by Abi Research has concluded that there is great potential for blockchain technology to alter and transform established industries beyond the impact it has had on fintech - the emergence of blockchain-based applications is driving substantial investment in IoT-oriented projects. Some of the findings from ABI Research's ‘Blockchain...

VOISE, a blockchain-based content distribution and monetization platform for the music industry, has announced the launch of its Voisium tokens (VSM) crowdsale, starting on May 6th, 2017. The crowdsale is part of VOISE platform's alpha stage roadmap, which includes the development and release of a range of client software. The...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report. ‘Blockchain Technology Revolutionizing Automotive Industry’ provides an in-depth analysis of the automotive key functional areas such as smart manufacturing, supply chain logistics, retailing and leasing, mobility, connected living, and IoT, that can use blockchain technology. Blockchain is expected to...

Russian blockchain start-up BitCAD has announced the launch of its new encrypted smart-platform and decentralized ‘Tectum’ trade engine. The blockchain-backed unified operating system aims to streamline businesses and maximize efficiency by integrating various business processes on a single platform. The platform is designed to suit a variety of business processes,...

BTL Group LTD., the enterprise technology platform provider that built private blockchain Interbit, has provided a progress update and strategic outline for the rollout of Interbit in a Beta version during the upcoming third quarter of this fiscal year. Guy Halford-Thompson, BTL's Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, announced: "We are...

Hyperledger, the collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, has announced that seven new members have joined the project to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications, bringing the number of members to 135. Executive Director of Hyperledger, Brian Behlendorf stated:...

Global financial settlement solution provider Ripple has announced today the addition of 10 new customers to its growing global network. These financial institutions include MUFG, BBVA, SEB, Akbank, Axis Bank, YES BANK, SBI Remit, Cambridge Global Payments, Star One Credit Union and eZforex.com, representing a mixture of large multinational banks,...

Ethereum-based financial services project Humaniq, providing banking services for the unbanked, has announced that its public crowdsale of the HMQ token finished with a participation of 11,860 people. The pre-seed funding for this crowd-sale reached $5,163,000. Dinis Guarda, CEO of Humaniq, said: "Our team has worked hard to prepare and...

EY has announced the launch of EY Ops Chain, a set of applications and services aimed at helping organizations commercialize the use of blockchain technology across the enterprise. EY Ops Chain combines blockchain-based services developed jointly by EY and industry collaborators, combining EY's full range of consulting, tax and audit...

An advanced healthcare app that lets users create a patient profile to keep track of their health history, Patientory aims to connect digital medical records without compromising privacy. In an effort to achieve this goal, Patientory has announced the launch of their token sale, scheduled for May 17th, 2017. Patientory...

Glasgow-based games publishing arm of Channel4, All 4 Games and EverdreamSoft, a Swiss-based company specialized in the development of mobile games and applications, have announced the launch of blockchain-based mobile trading card game Spells of Genesis, which is now available to download in Apple and Google Play stores. EverdreamSoft is...

Decentralized management platform for companies, Aragon has announced its upcoming token sale, which will commence on May 17th, 2017 and run until June 14th, 2017. Built on Ethereum, Aragon designed to disintermediate the creation and maintenance of companies worldwide, offering a more efficient model for companies to operate and requires...

Exscudo, the next-gen financial ecosystem that unites the traditional financial system and the cryptocurrency market, has announced its ICO, starting tomorrow on the 25th April. Pre-orders of EON coins until then will receive a 10% bonus. The ICO will run 37 days until May 31st. The price for 1 EON...

Agrello, an Estonian blockchain start-up developing smart contract solutions, has announced that it has selected the Qtum blockchain to be its infrastructure for the company’s AI-powered smart contract interface. The company has created an interface using AI, allowing users with no legal or coding skills to create, manage, and automate...

Skuchain and Chronicled, in collaboration with the members of five enterprises and six start-ups, have announced the launch of an IoT ‘thing’ registration API supporting Ethereum, Quorum, and Hyperledger blockchain implementations. The protocol allows users to register multiple kinds of weaker identities, including serial numbers, QR codes, and UPC code...

Waves has released the GUI for its signature decentralised exchange. Users can now access the decentralised exchange from within the lite client – allowing anyone to use it without additional technical knowledge or blockchain downloads. Along with bitcoin and fiat gateways, this will complete the initial tranche of functionality pledged...

Fermat, the blockchain and graphchain-enabled open source project developing the ‘Internet of People’, has announced the release of its distributed governance system featuring an embedded voting system. Inspired by the cryptocurrency Dash, it adds special features including community-cancellable contracts. Launched in April 2016, Fermat is building an infrastructure with an...