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Along with BitShares founder Dan Larimer, Ned Scott leads Steemit, a blockchain-powered startup that rewards content creators and consumers with cryptocurrency for sharing and upvoting quality content on a dedicated social media platform. The New York-based firm uses a new...

Steemit announced Tuesday the release of a public beta version of its social media content aggregator developed to reward content creators and curators with cryptocurrency, said a press release sent to CoinReport. Harnessing the power of blockchain technology, the New York-based...

Deloitte announced Tuesday a collaboration with five major blockchain firms to offer new technological capabilities to its international financial institution client base. The company said in a press release it is working on 20 blockchain-related prototypes that encompass a wide...

While the news of Craig Wright has taken the world by storm, other recent developments prove that Australia is a world leader among blockchain technology and bitcoin. The Australian federal government announced plans to reduce taxes on bitcoin to ten percent, according to the...

IBM announced today the launch of a new framework for securely operating blockchain networks and new services on IBM Cloud, both of which are designed to help companies within the finance, government and healthcare industries meet today’s regulatory and security...

bitFlyer, a prominent Japanese bitcoin exchange, has raised ¥3 billion (or $27 million) in new capital, making it one of the largest procurements by a financial technology firm in Japan, reported the Nikkei Asian Review. The publication said the funds raised will be allocated to...

Blockchain technology firm Gem has announced the launch of a new initiative called Gem Health, a network for creating applications and shared infrastructure in healthcare. Back in March, Gem was reported to be working with a number of partners in the healthcare industry to bring...

The United Kingdom is exploring the use of blockchain technology for effective distribution of taxpayers’ money. According to the Guardian, Cabinet Office minister and Paymaster General Matthew Hancock said the UK was looking at how the technology could be used for...

John Hancock Financial’s Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT) announced Wednesday a partnership with blockchain companies BlockApps and ConsenSys in the lab’s first Ethereum blockchain proof of concept. Serving as the U.S. division of Canadian-based Manulife Financial, John Hancock...

Some prominent trade organizations in the blockchain and digital asset sectors announced last week the formation of the Global Blockchain Forum (GBF), whose mission is to craft industry best practices and help shape international regulatory interoperability. Founding members of...