Bitcoin's Messy Push for Innovation is Winning Over Payments Innovators
A recent dispute within the W3C's Web Payments groups has given skeptics of bitcoin's sometimes chaotic development process “cause for pause” when thinking about the best way to deploy new financial technology. The dichotomy between W3C and the bitcoin community's approach to technology gained prominence in February, when a few members of W3C’s web payments groups were first vocal about what they deemed a lack of participation from blockchain innovators, specifically those in the bitcoin community. That call for participation led Blockstream to join the group’s efforts, which might spur....
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Tuesday will see the unveiling of the winner at the GTEC Blockchain Innovation Awards in Berlin, with startups in line for up to €20,000 in prize money. GTEC Gives International Recognition to Blockchain Innovators. Over 100 applicants have been whittled down to a shortlist of 12 contestants chosen by industry experts, an official announcement from GTEC....
In the midst of white hot global competition for blockchain innovation and investment, the capital of financial services and fintech innovation in the southeastern U.S. is getting another feather in its cap. BTC Inc. announced today that its inaugural Distributed: Markets conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, February 27. The venue is The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta. During the one day program, the organizers said they expect to draw more than 50 speakers from around the globe and North America, including five keynote presentations and a total 15 track sessions, all focused on blockchain....
With so much R&D ongoing in the blockchain sector, it's hard for any new tech to separate from the pack. In addition to the sheer volume of designs for these new types of financial databases, separating the interesting ideas often requires ample peer review, testing and time. Still, this messy process hasn't stopped tech giants like IBM and JP Morgan from conducting work that rivals the more well-known open-source creations like bitcoin and ethereum in aim and ambition. While these contributions are grabbing headlines, however, praise across both open-source and enterprise communities....
Money20/20Europe Designed to be a Eurocentric Global Catalyst Enabling Payments & Financial Services Innovation for Connected Commerce. New York, NY - October 21, 2014 - Money2020, LLC, the organizer of Money20/20, the world's largest event for payments and financial services innovation with 7,000 attendees expected this year in Las Vegas-now less than 2 weeks away-today announced the launch of Money20/20Europe, a world-class conference and exhibition that focuses on the opportunities and challenges specific to Europe. The inaugural Money20/20Europe is set to take place in Spring 2016.....