Blockchain Based Sports Game Wins Thomson Reuters HackETHon
Coders gathered this weekend at Thomson Reuters headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf for a two day HackETHon where numerous teams formed to code on the spot ideas, build a basic prototype and compete for the winning spot. For the first time in the digital currency space, one of the giant multinationals, Thomson Reuters, presented a public blockchain product, BlockOne ID, an ethereum HD wallet that incorporates an identity system for situations where Sybil resistance is required or to comply with Aml/Kyc regulation. The wallet is to go live on Ethereum’s testnet soon, suggesting we may....
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Thomson Reuters has been added to the bank-backed R3 blockchain consortium which has been working to design and deliver advanced distributed ledger technologies DLTs to the global financial markets. Thomson Reuters is the first major data and technology provider to join the group of more than 55 banks and other financial institutions. The data company runs currency trading platforms FXall and Thomson Reuters Matching. The total average daily volume of foreign exchange trading across the two platforms totaled $394 billion in June. Exploring the Blockchain in Trade Finance. Thomson Reuters....
Various companies are looking for people with knowledge and expertise in the world of blockchain and distributed ledgers these days. Thomson Reuters, a company well-known for the intelligent information and solutions regarding global markets, is hiring an Ethereum blockchain developer for one of their mobile web projects. The blockchain industry keeps creating jobs all over the world by the look of things. Thomson Reuters Eyes Ethereum Blockchain. As big data plays an ever-increasing role of importance in the financial world, harnessing the information gathered in an intelligent way....
Thomson Reuters, a multinational media and information corporation which employs 60,000 worldwide with a yearly revenue of more than $12 billion, is sponsoring a three day HackETHon to be held from the 9th to the 11th of September 2016. The event is focused on Ethereum based smart contracts with challenges and prizes for data-driven smart contracts and for improving Ethereum smart contract security. The impressive list of partners includes Barclays, one of the biggest global banks, Innovate UK, an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by UK’s Department for Business, Innovation....