Insolar has entered into a cooperation agreement with Canada’s Hero Engineering Inc. to develop and test a blockchain-based platform for improving the resiliency and efficiency of energy systems. Funded in part by a federal grant from Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), the Insolar blockchain will be integrated into a transactive smart grid prototype, which is designed to improve … [Read more...] about PR: Insolar to cooperate with Toronto’s Hero Engineering to test blockchain for transactive energy systems

æternity, the thriving blockchain developer ecosystem has today announced they have acquired a stake in SatoshiPay during their latest funding round, integrating the micropayment services platform as part of a wider push to put in place the building blocks of a fully integrated value chain for blockchain developers. … [Read more...] about PR: æternity and SatoshiPay start working together for faster transaction scalability and smart contract support

The C³ Crypto Conference celebrated its debut in 2018, when it brought together a variety of innovative players from this burgeoning industry for the city’s very first large-scale crypto conference in STATION Berlin. This year will be just as special. C³ Crypto Conference moves away from ICOs and the buzzwords which dominated 2018, and will be organised into thematic segments … [Read more...] about PR: The C³ Crypto Conference will take place from March 27-28, 2019 at the Maritim Hotel Berlin

Today Freewallet announces full support for Kin coin (KIN), which has finally migrated to its own blockchain. Freewallet props up the Kin swap and adds the coin to its flagship wallet, Freewallet: Crypto Wallet, available on Android, iOS, and web. … [Read more...] about PR: Freewallet is KIN-friendly now

Copper, the London-based custodian for digital assets, has further improved the security protocols of its custodial service by adding military grade optical air-gapping. This enhancement ensures the complete security of an offline repository of asset owners’ sharded keys during the transaction signing process. … [Read more...] about PR: Copper introduces military grade optical air-gapping to further secure private keys

Emaar Group is marking an industry-first by leveraging the significant potential of blockchain technology with plans to offer the Emaar community token for customers and partners by the end of this year. … [Read more...] about PR: Emaar engages blockchain industry veteran Lykke AG to offer customers and partners the Emaar community token

With people like Tim Draper saying how everyone will be buying coffee with Bitcoin in just a few years time, a new survey released today from the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) reveals that using crypto needs to become significantly easier, safer and more convenient to utilize before users will be confident to pay for their latte at Starbucks. … [Read more...] about PR: Buying coffee with bitcoin won’t happen if usability issues aren’t fixed

HotNow, the location-based digital marketing retail platform today announced the first in a series of industry partnerships as part of the platform’s launch of Evergleam Hill, the world’s first fully-integrated crypto game. American ice cream chain Baskin-Robbins, Thailand’s largest department store and lifestyle brand Robinson, and globally renowned fast food chain Mister … [Read more...] about PR: Baskin-Robbins, Robinson Online, and Mister Donut partner with HotNow in the world’s first fully-integrated crypto game