News Update - Ethcore

Ethereum startup Ethcore has raised $750,000 in a preliminary, pre-seed funding round led by Silicon Valley-based Blockchain Capital and Shanghai-based Fenbushi Capital. 

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/ethcore-raises-financing-round-as-first-venture-capital-funded-ethereum-startup-1461343599


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News Update - Regis: The Decentralized Registry

Regis is a decentralized key/value storage Dapp by ConsenSys. Use cases include property and domain name registry, and also online store product registries. Access control features and auction tools give the creator a suite of options for managing the way users interact with their registry.

ConsenSys is a venture production studio that specializes in building core components, decentralized applications (DApps), enterprise solutions and various developer tools for blockchain ecosystems, focused primarily on Ethereum. 

Read more

https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/regis-the-decentralized-registry-5fb89655219a#.xjlb4m78p

Create and deploy registries on the Ethereum blockchain (you need to be running an Ethereum client)

www.consensys.net



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News Update - Manulife POC

John Hancock's LOFT to use blockchain to enhance the client experience Proof-of-Concept with ConsenSys and BlockApps

John Hancock’s Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT) today announced a collaboration with ConsenSys and BlockApps in the LOFT’s first Ethereum blockchain proof of concept (PoC). The LOFT will apply blockchain technologies to enhance the on-boarding of new wealth management clients in order to enhance one of the critical drivers of customer satisfaction.


Read more..

http://www.manulife.com/public/news/detail/0,,lang=en&artId=148767&navId=630002,00.html

BlockApps STRATO is the full-stack Ethereum blockchain infrastructure solution that allows developers to build highly scalable industry-specific blockchain applications. 
www.blockapps.net

ConsenSys is a venture production studio that specializes in building core components, decentralized applications (DApps), enterprise solutions and various developer tools for blockchain ecosystems, focused primarily on Ethereum. 
www.consensys.net


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News Update - Bank of Ireland Blockchain POC Test

Bank of Ireland and Deloitte announced the completion (April 5th) of a joint proof-of-concept trial using blockchain technology.  Bank of Ireland used Deloitte’s Rubix blockchain platform as part of the test.

Rubix say:- 
"Rubix is developed with close ties to the Ethereum Foundation. Our platform leverages the open source Ethereum protocol, adding enterprise-centric functionality."

http://rubixbydeloitte.com/


Read more...
https://www.businessworld.ie/news/New-initiative-to-help-financial-institutions-get-the-best-out-of-technology-563637.html

http://www.coindesk.com/ireland-regional-bank-finds-way-blockchain/

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