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Hyperledger Project Booms with Chamber of Digital Commerce Partnership to Promote Blockchain Technology

The Hyperledger Project got a big boost after its formal collaboration with the Chamber of Digital Commerce (CDC). The Linux Foundation hosted the Project to promote blockchain apps across multiple industries. CDS is a trade association that actively promotes blockchain technology. The two will work to reinforce the current advocacy as well as information dissemination initiatives.…

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Federal Court Grants IRS Authority to Demand Identities of Bitcoin Users at Coinbase

A United States Federal Court in California’s Northern District gave full authority to the US Internal Revenue Service to carry out a “John Doe” Writ or Directive on Coinbase.  The summons contains a request for complete identities of Coinbase clients from the US who exchanged digital currencies from 2013 until 2015. The company facilitates transactions…

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European Commission Gives Bitcoin/Blockchain Startups New Shot in the Arm

Officials of the European Commission (EC) made public a new initiative recently. The goal of the Commission is to assist start-up enterprises present their complete innovation along with the potential to create employment opportunities. This is known as “Start-up and Scale-up Initiative” and aims to help resourceful entrepreneurs in the Euro Region the chance to turn…

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Sberbank CEO Shares His Bitcoin Experiences

One of the biggest banks in the Russian Federation is Sberbank. Herman Gref, its chief executive officer, recently revealed his experiences with the Bitcoin currency to the public. He identified benefits of digital currencies during a joint project presentation with Google. The CEO admitted having owned this virtual currency. He kept the Bitcoin for more than…

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