Thomson Reuters Organizes Blockchain Hackathon in Switzerland
Thomson Reuters along with EY and others is organizing a blockchain hackathon in Switzerland. The future of blockchain looks bright, thanks to increasing adoption of Bitcoin’s underlying technology by leading industry segments. Innovation holds the key to widespread implementation of distributed ledger technology across industries. Thomson Reuters, along with Ernst & Young and other blockchain players are trying to facilitate such adoption by organizing a Blockchain Hackathon. The two-day blockchain hackathon is being held over the weekend, between 27th and 29th January 2017 in Baar,....
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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....
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....
Thomson Reuters has revealed it will soon launch an identity verification platform for ethereum smart contract developers. Conceived as part of the mass media company's recent ethereum "hackethons", the tools will be available in beta via the BlockOne ID website starting next week. The goal, as explained by Thomson Reuters, is to allow developers to limit the use of decentralized applications ("dapps") to users who accept the terms and conditions, making it easier to comply with common regulatory requirements, for example. Thomson Reuters head of engineering, applied....