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Blockchain Research Lab Hires Two Nobel Prize Winners as Advisors

The blockchain technology-focused research lab Cryptic Labs has added two Nobel Laureates in Economics - Eric S. Maskin and Christopher Pissarides - to its Economics Advisory Board.

ConsenSys, Linux Foundation Introduce Blockchain Courses

The New York-headquartered blockchain startup ConsenSys that builds decentralized applications (dApps) and tools for Ethereum, has partnered with online education platform Coursera to offer a course 'Blockchain: Foundations And Us...

Winklevoss Twins File New Patent for Securely Storing Digital Assets

The patent named “Systems and methods for storing digital math-based assets using a secure portal” includes a new method that allows for the division of a digital asset account into a plurality of private key segments, providing m...

TransferGo Begins Remittance Transfers to India Through Ripple

TransferGo, a global remittance company based out of London, has announced that it has begun processing blockchain enabled real-time transfers through Ripple technology. With the service TransferGo NOW, its customers can make inst...

Online Pharmacy UK Meds to Deploy Stratis' Blockchain Solutions

An online pharmacy and doctor service UK Meds has partnered with a blockchain technology firm Stratis to improve patient safety and reduce instances of patients ordering multiple prescriptions.

Intel and SAP Partner to Deliver Blockchain Solutions

Together, they intend to create blockchain solutions and integrate them with new and existing business applications so customers can take full advantage of this technology.

Former Prime Minister of Estonia Joins Blockchain Startup Lympo

Taavi Rõivas, the former Prime Minister of Estonia, has joined a blockchain startup Lympo as the new chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board. Lympo intends to revolutionize the healthy lifestyle ecosystem by monetizing and inc...

Australian Securities Exchange Postpones Migration to Blockchain Settlement System by 6 Months

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has pushed back the implementation of a blockchain-based settlement system by about six months, from the earlier target of Q4 2020 to now March-April 2021. ASX is set to replace its 25+ y...

Alibaba & IBM Have Filed Highest Number of Blockchain Patents: Research

China’s Alibaba ranks at the top with a total of 90 blockchain-related patent applications, followed by IBM, which is just one short of it at a total of 89 filings. Mastercard occupies third place with 80 filings, Bank of America...

Japan's Tsukuba City Deploys Blockchain-based Online Voting System 

The government of Tsukuba city, which is well known as a center for scientific research, has put a blockchain-based voting system in place to enable the city's residents to vote for local social development programs.