Category: Blockchain

Lingxi ,China Finance Online Co. Limited
August 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS and SGX partner Anquan, Deloitte and Nasdaq to harness blockchain technology for settlement of tokenised assets

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have announced a collaboration to develop Delivery versus Payment (DvP) capabilities for settlement of tokenised assets across different blockchain platforms. This will allow financial institutions and corporate investors to carry out simultaneous exchange and final settlement of tokenised digital currencies and securities assets, improving operational…

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ZenCash changes its name to Horizen
August 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ZenCash changes its name to Horizen

ZenCash, the privacy-focused blockchain platform for borderless, decentralized communications and transactions, has announced a comprehensive brand expansion. It involves ZenCash changing its name to Horizen, a refreshed logo and an elevated focus for its product offerings to include an on-chain treasury voting system, and side chains with smart contracting capability. The platform’s cryptocurrency Zen will…

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Blockchain technology firm ShapeShift acquires Bitfract
August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain technology firm ShapeShift acquires Bitfract

Swiss blockchain technology company ShapeShift AG has announced that it has acquired Austin-based software firm Bitfract. Bitfract has built a tool that allows users to trade bitcoin into dozens of digital assets in a single transaction. The Bitfract team made expert use of ShapeShift’s open API to build a product that we ourselves were planning to…

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Shyft rolls out TestNet
August 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shyft rolls out TestNet

Shyft, a blockchain-based solution that is building a trusted ecosystem to enable secure and private data transfers, has announced its first group of companies that have signed an expression of interest to become Trust Anchors, including EnStream, BDO, Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS), Polymath, and Aion, with more than one billion data points across key sectors…

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xunlei
August 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Blockchain and cloud spike Xunlei Q2 results

Cloud and blockchain company Xunlei this week announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2018. The company made nearly US $66 million in revenue, an over 70% year-on-year increase. Xunlei attributes its solid performance thus far to having diversified its business offerings in recent years, especially around cloud and blockchain solutions. Originally known…

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ACER and the Energy Community tighten cooperation on electricity market coupling
August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Applied Blockchain becomes affiliate of the Energy Web Foundation

Applied Blockchain, the UK developer of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, has just announced that it has become an affiliate of the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a global non-profit organisation focused on unleashing blockchain’s potential in the energy sector by building the first open-source, scalable core blockchain platform tailored specifically to the industry. As…

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Refereum launches Community Growth Engine for blockchain companies
August 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refereum launches Community Growth Engine for blockchain companies

Refereum has just announced the launch of its Community Growth Engine, a web widget that will let blockchain companies directly reward their most active community members for their engagement and interactions with tokens and other prizes. With Refereum’s Community Growth Engine, companies can design a series of quests, like micro-tasks, for users that are fun…

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