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Hyperledger
Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium Adds Bosch, Wipro and More as New Members
Hyperledger blockchain consortium has added five new members to its roster of over 170 organizations, including Bosch and Wipro.
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By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 24, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2017
HyperledgerNewsDistributed Ledger TechnologyBoschWiproBlockchain ConsortiumTechnology News
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Markets
Payments
Blockchain Startup Chain Launches Balance Management Cloud Service
Blockchain startup Chain is launching a new cloud-based Software as a Service product for managing balances in financial and commerce applications.
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By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 24, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2017
PaymentsChainNewsFinancial ServicesDistributed Ledger Technology
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Markets
Crime
Bitcoin Exchange Operator Given 16-Month Prison Sentence
Coin.mx operator Yuri Lebedev has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, according to a new report.
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By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 23, 2017 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2017
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Markets
Startups
Abu Dhabi Admits 4 Blockchain Startups to Fintech Sandbox
The Abu Dhabi Global Market – the city's financial free zone – has admitted a second batch of fintech startups to its Regulatory Laboratory.
Al Maryah island in Abu Dhabi
By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2017
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Markets
Banking
Islamic Development Bank to Research Sharia-Compliant Blockchain Products
Saudi Arabia's Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is developing sharia-compliant products based on blockchain technology.
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By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 20, 2017 at 4:40 p.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2017
BankingNewsDistributed Ledger TechnologyIslamic Development BankSettleMintSharia-Compliant
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Markets
Education
100 Diplomas: MIT Issues Graduate Certificates on a Blockchain App
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has used bitcoin's blockchain to issue digital diplomas to over 100 graduates as a part of a pilot project.
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By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 20, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2017
EducationBitcoinNewsMIT Media LabTime-StampingLearning MachinesTechnology News
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Markets
Europe
ECB President: Bitcoin Not 'Mature' Enough to Be Regulated
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has said that cryptocurrencies are not "mature" enough to be regulated.
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By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 20, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2017
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Markets
Baidu
Chinese Search Giant Baidu Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has become the latest premier member of the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger blockchain consortium.
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By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 19, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2017
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Switzerland
Swiss City of Zug Backs Blockchain Asset Trade Group
The government of the Canton of Zug is supporting a newly launched blockchain trade group
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By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 17, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2017
SwitzerlandNewsDistributed Ledger TechnologyAsset ManagementBlockchain ConsortiumBusiness News
BNP Paribas
Markets
Banking
BNP, EY Complete Blockchain Trial for Internal Treasury Operations
BNP Paribas and EY say they have "successfully" tested a private blockchain for the bank's global internal treasury operations.
BNP Paribas
By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 17, 2017 at 2:32 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2017
BankingNewsBNP ParibasDistributed Ledger TechnologyErnst & YoungBlockchain Trials