Portion, the company providing a transparent and trusted platform for creators and collectors, launches its blockchain-based global auction house. With $5.5 million already raised by VC fund partnerships, Portion empowers creators, collectors and bidders with its certifiably authentic means of exchanging high value goods for cryptocurrency. … [Read more...] about Portion’s digital auction house brings together crypto and collectibles enthusiasts under one roof

Steve Castle, the former Group Finance Director in the team that turned LV= into one of the UK’s leading motor insurers, has joined the blockchain payments and identity brand Nuggets as a Non-Executive Director. … [Read more...] about PR: Steve Castle joins Nuggets as non-exec

Popular digital money platform Wirex has been awarded an e-money licence by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. … [Read more...] about PR: Wirex becomes one of only 3 crypto-friendly companies to receive UK FCA e-money licence

Europe looks more and more like heaven for blockchain startups. European Commission announced that the region has already invested more than €80 million in blockchain projects and about €300 million more are to be invested in blockchain by 2020. According to Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Europe has great plans on blockchain: "In the future, all … [Read more...] about PR: IDACB to meet the second largest investor in the world within World Blockchain Roadshow

When will smart contracts go mainstream? Recent events have shown that it can happen in the nearest future. In August, Barclays has announced a blockchain hackathon, the World Bank has ordered the creation of a blockchain-based bond. In July, multinational Spanish banking group BBVA provided a corporate loan of €100 using blockchain. At Credits, we analyze market events and … [Read more...] about PR: Smart contracts and the future of financial operations

Evident Proof, a blockchain platform built to provide innovative data verification and proof services, has been selected as a finalist in the UK Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award category in the 2018 UK IT Industry Awards. … [Read more...] about PR: Evident Proof shortlisted for 2018 UK IT Industry Awards

Two of the world’s most exciting not-for-profit blockchain projects have joined forces to help the world meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. … [Read more...] about PR: Blockchain pioneers team up to change how the world finances sustainability

As of this writing, there are well over 1,800 cryptocurrency coins and tokens traded on the open market, which is more than ten times more currencies than the exactly 180 fiat currencies recognized by the United Nations. Fiat currencies can easily be traded for one another across borders through protocols such as SWIFT. But until now, there has not been any similar solution for … [Read more...] about PR: Laser Network announces availability of whitelist and date of crowdsale launch