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Thomson Reuters joins R3 distributed ledger consortium
Thomson Reuters joins the global network of R3 partners united in its lab environment, the R3 Lab and Research Centre.
Blockchain holds huge potential for wholesale insurance, states Z/Yen and PwC report
PwC's Belfast-based blockchain technology team worked with Z/Yen in undertaking the global industry survey.
UK government awards first G-Cloud blockchain platform-as-a-service agreement to Credits
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) awarded a place on the G-Cloud 8 framework agreement to Credits.
The Chamber of Digital Commerce launches Smart Contracts Alliance
The Smart Contracts Alliance will be co-chaired by Mark Smith, CEO of Symbiont, and Sean Murphy, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright,
The end of anonymity for Bitcoin? EU proposes tracking cryptocurrency users
Users would be required to register their details with an EU-wide database accessible to intelligence services.
Blockchain design is evolving to power the new 'economy of things'
IBTimes spoke with IoT/blockchain innovators David Sønstebø, IOTA founder, and Tom Fuerstner, founder of Riddle&Code.
Man charged with illegally laundering Bitcoin cleared after judge rules 'it's not real money'
Florida laws too vague to bring prosecution against selling digital currency, judge rules in landmark case.
DigixGlobal secures deal with Silver Bullion and The Safe House in Singapore
DigixGlobal will be transferring their current gold holdings to Silver Bullion for the upcoming relaunch of DGX 2.0.
Global blockchain consortium Agentic Group opens in London
The launch of Agentic UK aims to boost the fintech sector following the Brexit vote in June, said a statement.
Legally-enforceable smart contracts debated at London Fintech Week 2016
Dr Lee Braine of Barclays was joined by Preston Byrne of Eris, Ajit Tripathi of PwC, and Sean Murphy of Norton Rose Fulbright.
OpenLedger adds Tether USD and EUR
Tether uses a 'currency board' system, similar to nations that peg their currencies to other fiat currencies.
When will charities become blockchain-based 'trust machines'?
The Charities Aid Foundation has published another thoughtful report on blockchain technology for social good.
Bank of England narrowly optimistic about blockchain while Blythe Masters talks transparency and risk
The House of Lords heard evidence on blockchain from Dr Ben Broadbent of BoE and Blythe Masters, chief of DAH.
House of Lords to ask Bank of England: Is it time for 'Britcoin'?
Lords Economic Affairs Committee will take evidence from the Deputy Governor of the BoE on blockchain tech on 19 July.
Will banks catch the curve of the machine-to-machine economy?
Blockchains will drive an M2M economy of autonomous vehicles, drones, robots and 3D printers
R3 extends collaboration with Smart Contract Templates Summit
IBTimes UK speaks to Richard Brown, CTO of R3, and Dr Lee Braine of the Investment Bank CTO Office at Barclays.
IBM to open Blockchain Innovation Center in Singapore
IBM looks to global trade blockchain with Port Authority of Singapore, the world's largest container transhipment port.
Blockchain-powered real estate platform Ubitquity records first property ownership transfer on the Bitcoin public ledger
Marina Reznik of Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty recorded the transaction using Coloured Coins protocol.
Pink Floyd: Blockchain technology in music could be 'truly revolutionary'
A research team at Middlesex University has released their 'Music on the blockchain' report.
Z/Yen's Michael Mainelli believes blockchain works better for insurance than banks
'It's about much, much more than payments. It's about wholesale market data sharing,' says think-tank chairman
EU's AML Bitcoin legislation needs tighter definition of 'wallet provider'
EDCAB founder Siân Jones addressed the European parliament's public hearing on virtual currencies earlier this year.
Krypto Commerce and Jumio doing KYC/AML for prepaid crypto debit card
ID verification specialists Jumio are providing KYC and anti-money laundering services for PoolMiners Card.
Blockchains at Payments Innovation: SETL shines, 11:FS takes a stand and DWP tests GovCoin
Peter Randall, CEO of SETL, was joined by Simon Taylor, co-founder of 11:FS, on a fiery blockchain panel.
Blockchain identity innovators Netki raises $3.5m funding led by O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures
Also involved in the funding round was Donuts, Colle Capital, Husseini Group, Digital Currency Group, Tom Turney, Bitfinex, Plug and Play.
Blockchain content sharing app LBRY declares independent from Google, Apple and Amazon
LBRY has released a Beta version of its app and more content deals.
Ethereum-based APPII working with Open University to verify qualifications on blockchains
Open University have been experimenting with a blockchain solution in their Knowledge Media Institute (KMI).
Stellar announces 'build challenge' worth millions of dollars
Stellar said it would grant awards in categories: Anchors, Applications, Exchanges and first time submissions.
Bitcoin startups talk about Brexit price spike and government-backed currencies
IBTimes looks at the strengths and weaknesses of fixed supply currency at time of Brexit-induced volatility.
Bitcoin innovator Colu looks to connect blockchains for central bank cryptocurrencies
Colu received £6.6m Series A funding from Aleph, Spark Capital, Digital Currency Group and Tom Glocer.
Toyota Financial Services joins R3 distributed ledger consortium
TFS joins over 50 major financial institutions in the R3 consortium.