Inshorts

Purse.Io Introduced A Javascrpt Bitcoin Library ‘Bcoin’
September 30,
2016
Purse.Io Introduced A Javascrpt Bitcoin Library ‘Bcoin’

Purse.io, an escrow service and an online Bitcoin marketplacе, has introduced ‘bcoin’, a javascrpt bitcoin library. According to the announcement, Bcoin is the most versatile and easy-to-use bitcoin library to date, with support for Segwit, Lightning, and Schnorr signatures — and other popular new BIPs. 

Sberbank Joins Hyperledger Project

Sberbank, the largest bank in of Russia, has joined the Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort to advance blockchain technology. The Linux Foundation hosts Hyperledger as a Collaborative Project under the foundation. Sberbank and the Linux Foundation have signed an agreement at the international financial forum Sibos 2016 in Geneva.

DASH Partners With Coinfirm

Dash announced the direct cooperation with a blockchain compliance platform provider, Coinfirm. Coinfirm will provide Dash with the capacity for safe adoption by commercial or financial institutions that require full-fledged compliance without affecting Dash’s optional privacy features.

Unocoin Raises $1.5m To Set National Record

Unocoin, India’s leading Bitcoin startup, announced it has raised $1.5 million in a Pre Series-A round, the highest total raised for a digital currency venture in Indian history. Funding was sourced from well-known Indian entities such as Blume Ventures, Mumbai Angels and ah! Ventures along with prominent international investors such as Digital Currency Group, Boost VC, Bank to the Future, Bitcoin Capital and FundersClub.

QUOINE Launches New Bitcoin Trading Dashboard And Mobile App

QUOINE, the cryptocurrency spot, margin and futures exchange has announced several key updates to its platform following the successful $20 million funding round. These new updates are part of the company’s continuous efforts to create the most advanced digital currency exchange platform on the market.

Manulife Opened A New Lab Of Forward Thinking In Singapore

Manulife has opened a new Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT) location in Singapore. The LOFT is a global exploration and incubation capability to build Manulife's competitive advantages within the financial services industry – one ripe for disruption.  The LOFT provides a platform for employees to collaborate and devise new technological solutions, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, for the Company's wealth, asset management, and insurance customers.

News Inshorts by CoinIdol.com, September 29, 2016
September 29,
2016
Bitfury’s Flare Successfully Tested By ACINQ

The Bitfury Group’s innovative algorithm solution for payment routing on the Lightning Network (known as Flare) was successfully implemented and tested this week by ACINQ, a French startup that builds products and services for the Bitcoin ecosystem.

BitPay Adds Automatic Refunds for Bitcoin Payment Exceptions

BitPay announced the launch of a new automatic refunds feature for Bitcoin payments exceptions. Shoppers paying merchants that have been using BitPay’s new modal invoice can now request refunds for overpayments and underpayments directly to their bitcoin wallets from the BitPay invoice flow. Shoppers who underpay can retry their orders, and shoppers who overpay can get their funds back faster.

The First Real-Time Cross-Border Payment Using Blockchain

Standard Chartered has announced the completion of the first real-time cross-border payment for businesses with another major correspondent bank in the Bank’s latest step to leverage distributed ledger technology for its clients as part of the recently launched ‘Banking the ecosystem’ strategy. The pilot which leveraged Ripple’s enterprise blockchain solutions saw the cross-border payment being completed in less than 10 seconds with full transparency of fees and FX.

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