Blockchain

Caribbean fiat currencies can have digital equivalents linked in a 1:1 ratio with Central Bank issued counterparts.

Manifold Technology started looking at pain points in complex and clunky rewards programmes involving banks.

IBTimes spoke to Peter Todd, Vlad Zamfir, Emin Gun Sirer and Jed McCaleb about consensus protocols.

Sian Jones of the European Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Forum has given evidence before the European Parliament.

Exclusive: Factom is partnering with Ancun Zhengxin which offers electronic notarisation at 100 notarial offices in China.

Mougayar is cancelling his planned conference, 'The Business Blockchain', originally scheduled for April 19-20 in Toronto.

IBTimes UK spoke to Samson Mow, COO of BTCC and co-organiser of recent Bitcoin scaling talks in Hong Kong.

Slock.it just signed a deal with Samsung and Ubuntu which is being presented at MWC 2016.

Robert Sams says 'the goal is automation without intermediation' and OTC markets are an abvious candidate.

BigchainDB co-founder Bruce Pon says the team has been inundated with inquiries since releasing its white paper.

MIT Enterprise Forum hosts first ever Blockchain & Energy event on Monday 22 February.

Susanne Tempelhof of BitNation was joined by Alex van de Sande of Ethereum, making the live broadcast.

Coinprism is one of six startups to spend 12 weeks working with likes of Credit Suisse, RBS, Citi and State Street.

IBTimes chatted to Jason Nabi who is heading up itBit's new EMEA divsion and who also advises the PTDL group.

A statement said the bank was also looking to do KYC checks on 'a public blockchain network'.

The Hyperledger Project also announced a technical steering committee to review contributions.

Part 1 of gaming and blockchain article IBTimes spoke to Tyler Smith of FreeMyVunk, and Jon Neverdie Jacobs.

Exclusive: Factom signed an MoU with technology consulting firm iSoftStone to shape a smart city strategy.

Toronto-based Equibit Development Corporation closed its angel round of financing with a $3m valuation.

Uproov also has a KYC photo tool using smartphones in development, said co-founder Jon Bulich.

Blockstream has just announced $55m Series A funding and a partnership with PwC.

A report by Oliver Wyman and Euroclear considers a brave new financial system.

IBTimes spoke to Joyce Kim, CEO of Stellar and Antonio Separovic, MD of Oradian, about the new Nigeria pilot.

SatoshiPay's nonopayment system offers new ways of monetising web content and digital goods in general.

IBTimes spoke to Digital Currency Group founder Barry Silbert about banking blockchains, innovation and BitPesa.

IBTimes spoke to Skuchain about how blockchains will optimise antiquated, paper-based trade.

Algorythmix has picked up first prize for the most transformative use of blockchain in Citi Mobile Challenge.

IBTimes UK learns how India is replicating the success of mobile money in Kenya.

The Business Blockchain Conference will be held in Toronto on 18-20 April.

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Lee Braine from Barclays details the bank's latest smart contract initiative.