UK Government Awards First G-Cloud Blockchain PaaS Agreement
The U.K. government has awarded the first G-Cloud blockchain platform-as-a-service (PaaS) agreement to Credits for the supply of secure Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) to its public sector. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) made the award for U.K. public sector organizations. It will enable central and local government and the devolved administrations, health, education, and emergency services, to use Credits’ PaaS. The platform will supply them with distributed ledger technology (DLT) software and cloud-based services. Secure and scalable blockchains power enterprise and public sector....
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The U.K. Government has awarded the first G-Cloud 8 framework agreement for the supply of distributed ledger technology to technology startup Credits. Credit, which won the Best Blockchain Startup at the 2016 Europas Awards, is a blockchain platform provider supplying distributed ledger technology software and cloud-based services, with tools for building secure and scalable blockchains to power enterprise and public sector applications. In particular, Credits is the first blockchain platform provider with an offering exclusively for the U.K. public sector. G-Cloud 8 is the current....
The two organizations, Blockchain and the Bitcoin Foundation are trying to award those entities that are encouraging users to adapt Bitcoin and helping out the digital currency big way. Now, the two organizations have introduced the inaugural Blockchain Awards. In an announcement they say that the first annual Blockchain Awards will be given in May. The announcement came when the two organizations said that they want to celebrate innovation and excellence in the Bitcoin community with the awards. Co-presented by the Bitcoin Foundation and Blockchain.info, this inaugural awards ceremony....
The Bitcoin Foundation and Blockchain.info have come together to announce the first annual Blockchain Awards. Additionally, there will be a Blockchain Awards ceremony at the Bitcoin 2014 conference exactly one month from this date. The #BlockchainAwards wants to honor exceptional people in #Bitcoin! Nominate them here: http://t.co/gyrGUuCFb3 #WeAreSatoshi #Bitcoin2014. - Blockchain.info (@blockchain) April 16, 2014. First Annual Blockchain Awards. “The Foundation works hard to recognize and advocate for innovation and ingenuity across the Bitcoin community,” said Jon Matonis, Executive....
Addressing these security needs is done through a variety of means, as they aim to offer the blockchain to government, healthcare, and financial players over the coming months and years. IBM is venturing into the world of blockchain and distributed ledgers, as they target Government, financial services, and healthcare through IBM Cloud. A significant vote of confidence for blockchain technology in general and another exciting development to see where this industry will head in the next few years. There is no denying blockchain technology is a booming market right now, as players from all....
Blockchain and the Bitcoin Foundation introduced the inaugural Blockchain Awards today. The two organizations will co-host the event to be held on 16th May at the Bitcoin 2014 Conference in Amsterdam. The awards will celebrate "the exceptional quality, leadership, and technical innovation we see every day," Blockchain CEO Nicolas Cary said in a statement. He added: "With these awards we hope to take a moment and reflect on the amazing contributions from the bitcoin community." Nominations are open from today through 6th May in 10 categories. These include: Best ATM Design. Best Mobile App.....