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Waves secures $120M for large-scale blockchain integration with the Vostok project
Waves Platform AG, a fast-transaction blockchain distributed ledger platform service company, secured $120 million in private funding Wednesday to launch its private blockchain platform and system integrator, Vostok. The company began development on the Vostok project to address the needs of large enterprise companies and public institutions looking form the basis of their own blockchain-based ...
Atari partners with Animoca to put ‘RollerCoaster Tycoon’ on the blockchain
Arcade and video game company Atari SA announced today a partnership with Animoca Brands Ltd. to publish blockchain-based versions of classic Atari games. As part of the partnership, Animoca will receive the rights to develop and publish blockchain-based versions of the Atari mobile game titles “RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch” and “Goon Squad” globally, excluding China, Hong Kong, Taiwan ...
Razer entices gamers into blockchain ‘mining’ through partnership with Gamma
Luxury gaming PC and peripheral maker Razer Inc. is joining with Gamma Innovations Inc. to connect gamers to blockchain technology by allowing them to “mine” and earn gift tokens redeemable for computer gear. The software, SoftMiner, is part of a joint announcement released on Wednesday by the two companies which will be integrated directly into Razer’s ...
State Farm tests blockchain solution to speed up auto insurance claims
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is testing a distributed ledger blockchain solution to speed up auto claims. Announced Monday, the proposed solution would automate subrogation, the end of the insurance claims process where insurance companies recover money spent on damage claims. Using blockchain technology, State Farm will manage claim transactions and store that information ...
Switzerland’s government launches Hyperledger-based blockchain platform
Switzerland’s state-owned telecom and postal services, Swisscom AG and Swiss Post Ltd., today announced the launch of a government-run distributed-ledger blockchain platform with business ease-of-use in mind. The data on the blockchain system will remain entirely within Switzerland and the infrastructure is designed to meet the requirements of big banks and regulations for the finance ...
Aetna and Ascension join Synaptic Health Alliance blockchain pilot for healthcare provider data
Healthcare giants Aetna Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health, and Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the United States, announced Monday that both companies have joined a distributed ledger blockchain pilot program aimed at improving data quality for healthcare providers run by the Synaptic Health Alliance. By joining the pilot program, Aetna and Ascension ...
Firefox Reality VR browser update brings 360-degree video and bookmarks
A new version of Firefox Reality, Mozilla Corp.’s virtual reality web browser, now brings 360-degree video native support, bookmarks and seven new languages to the 3-D software, the company announced Thursday. Firefox Reality brought the web browser out of the land of 2-D and into virtual reality in April with its initial release. Since then, ...
Harbor launches $20M ‘tokenized’ investments in student residence
Asset tokenization solution provider Harbor Platform Inc. announced Tuesday the launch of its service that lets institutional businesses issue and manage their own securities based on real-world assets using distributed ledger blockchain technology. The process, called “tokenization” uses the blockchain to digitally track transfers, records and ownership of private securities – such as shares in ...
Securitize raises $12.7M to deliver regulatory compliance for blockchain securities
Securitize Inc., a compliance platform for digital securities using blockchain technology, today announced it has raised $12.75 million in new funding. Using digital ledger blockchain technology, it’s possible to ensure secure representation of securities, such as stocks and bonds, and tokens, including digital currencies such as bitcoin. As a result, companies looking to use blockchain ...
Chinese warehouse robotics automation outfit Geek+ rolls in $150M funding
You might not have heard of the warehouse logistics robotics company Beijing Geekplus Technology Co. Ltd., but investors have: Today the Chinese company announced it has closed on a $150 million funding round. Geek+, which produces robots that assist with warehouse logistics by providing smart, integrated systems that automate work, said it’s the largest Series ...