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Health Wizz unveils blockchain platform to give patients control of health data
Health Wizz today announced the upcoming launch of its blockchain-based solution designed to address the mounting problem of electronic health records and provide patients more power over their own health information. Heath records are everywhere. They are produced whenever a person goes to the doctor, visits the emergency room or gets admitted to a hospital. Now ...
Vive X accelerator program expands VR market with 26 more startups
The maker of the Vive virtual reality headset HTC Corp. announced today that the company has added 26 new startups to its Vive X accelerator program. Vive X works as a service-oriented strategic investor that offers access to expertise, resources and planning throughout the augmented reality and virtual reality industry. Once on board, HTC Vive ...
Blockchain tax accounting company Libra pulls in $7.8M
Blockchain-based accounting and tax services company Libra Services Inc. announced today that the company raised $7.8 million in Series A funding from an undisclosed investor in Europe. Launched in 2014, Libra provides an enterprise-grade system for accounting and tax services using the distributed ledger technology platform called blockchain. The company’s service is designed to give enterprise users connectivity ...
Explore bitcoin now in virtual reality with Blockchain 3D Explorer
British developer Kevin Small has built a way for bitcoin users to visualize how the network functions using virtual reality with the Blockchain 3D Explorer. Small said that he plans to show off the in-development product at the London Blockchain Summit 2017 Nov. 28. Users curious about the explorer, and who don’t want to wait for ...
‘Internet of things’ blockchain network startup Moeco raises $5M from Bitfury
Berlin-based startup Moeco, a startup with plans to build a blockchain-based “internet of things” support network, today announced it has received $5 million in funding led by full-service blockchain provider Bitfury Group Ltd. Moeco uses digital ledger technology, also known as a blockchain, to provide a solution to bridge different networks with decentralized, scalable communication. Blockchain ...
PayStand raises $6M to expand its blockchain technology for automated business payments
Blockchain technology got another boost today when PayStand Inc., a business payments technology company, announced it has raised $6 million in a Series A funding. PayStand intends to use the money to help scale up its account receivable systems and launch a new, free accounts payable product line, which is opening in beta today. Both of ...
FlowPlay connects with Dragonchain to build blockchains for social gaming
Social gaming platform developer FlowPlay Inc. today announced a partnership with Walt Disney Co.-incubated blockchain Dragonchain Inc. with the intent to build secure blockchain-based monetization for casual and social games. Dragonchain is a distributed ledger technology platform, also known as a blockchain, that was developed at Disney’s Seattle campus in 2015 under the name “Disney ...
HTC drops Google Daydream VR but unveils standalone VR headset for Chinese market
Smartphone and virtual reality hardware maker HTC Corp. announced Monday the upcoming release of the Vive Focus, its standalone virtual reality head-mounted display that does not require a wired connection to a computer. The company also announced Vive Wave, a VR open platform and tools for software and hardware developers designed to provide an easy ...
Kaspersky Lab unveils secure blockchain-based voting platform
Antivirus developer and security research company Kaspersky Lab today announced the release of a blockchain-based voting system named Polys designed for organizations, businesses and universities to tally votes electronically in a private and secure way. The platform uses a distributed ledger, or blockchain, and cryptography in order to securely record votes in a manner that is ...
Tweet e-signature service Twignature secures $3M in funding
New York-based lettrs Inc., the company behind the newly launched e-signature and social media platform Twignature, announced today it has raised $3 million in funding. The Twignature service provides a way for Twitter users to access what it calls “a digital marketplace for authenticated, distributed and sponsored signatures.” Using smartphone biometrics and a blockchain distribution method, ...