March 2019 - CryptoCurrencyWire

FridayMar 29, 2019 12:18 pm

FinovateSpring 2019 to Showcase Fintech Disrupters in San Francisco

If you’re going to San Francisco, there’s no need to wear flowers in your hair, as the spring fever in fintech that is likely to grip you as FinovateSpring 2019 gets underway may be just as exhilarating. From Tuesday, May 7, to Friday, May 10, another confab in the Finovate series will showcase real-world solutions and insights from today’s fintech disrupters at the Hilton San Francisco in Union Square (http://ccw.fm/1B7Be). Over 1,300 attendees are expected to congregate at the fintech forum. They will be addressed by a roster of 120+ speakers and treated to demos from over 60 fintech outfits racing…

ThursdayMar 28, 2019 12:43 pm

Kentucky is Off to the Races with Plans to Become World-Class Technology Hub

Already famous for the Kentucky Derby and its sister competition, the Oaks, the Bluegrass State is racing ahead with plans to become a world-class technology hub. Taking place from April 29 to May 4, 2019, ‘Run for The Unicorns’ is a fintech forum on blockchain, virtual reality and similar technologies that’s set to galvanize Louisville, the state’s largest city. Held to coincide with the Kentucky Derby Festival, the networking and promotional event provides a platform for the state to showcase its strengths as a seeding ground for new business. Tech startups looking for a home will find the state’s business-friendly…

ThursdayMar 28, 2019 12:28 pm

Blockchain Goes Hollywood Providing Access to Every Aspect of Blockchain Technology

The event will provide participants with useful insight from industry experts into real-life applications of blockchain technology, as well as current and future trends Only 500 attendee tickets are available Besides the actual conference, the event will include a celebrity charity poker tournament, as well as multiple networking opportunities, exhibitions, and VIP parties Organizers of Blockchain Goes Hollywood, slated to be one of the year’s top blockchain events, announced the dates, location and other details of the conference in a press release issued on March 18, 2019 (http://ccw.fm/nOr6n). The event is expected to attract some of the world’s foremost and most…

WednesdayMar 27, 2019 11:41 am

Blockchain Goes Hollywood Sets Up Connections at Exclusive VIP Event

Now that blockchain has become a blockbuster, it has made its way to Hollywood. To celebrate its celebrity status, Blockchain Goes Hollywood (“BGH”) will mark the blockchain buildout with a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Come May 30-June 2, 2019, a huge blockchain block party goes down at two locations (http://ccw.fm/x28CN). The conference will take place in Universal City, home to the famous Universal Studios, which has been delighting movie goers all over the world with its productions since 1915. Meanwhile, the luxurious Bicycle Hotel & Casino, home to tournament series ‘Legends of Poker’, will be the venue for the planned poker tournament. Over the…

TuesdayMar 26, 2019 1:45 pm

IOHK Summit in Miami Beach to Present on Scalability and Interoperability in Blockchain

IOHK Summit is scheduled for April 17-18 at Miami Beach Convention Center The keynote address will be presented by CEO Charles Hoskinson Presentations will be offered on blockchain platform Cardano With April comes spring, the first full month of nature’s renaissance, as well as the IOHK Summit 2019 holding the promise of revitalizing blockchain technology in similar fashion. Hosted by software engineering company IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong), the two-day public confab will feature the founders of blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, plus a variety of expert speakers (http://ccw.fm/3ZLk7). The event offers a unique opportunity for blockchain believers and businesses from around…

MondayMar 25, 2019 12:38 pm

Wild West Crypto Show Explores the Evolving Relationship between Banks and Crypto

Show hosts discussed a Bank of International Settlements (BIS) report showing that seven percent of central banks are studying cryptocurrencies CryptoCurrencyWire’s communications director analyzed BlockPal and Tortooga’s digital wallet news This episode’s guest, a securities attorney, is an advocate of the crowdfunding strategy in the crypto space During episode 52, Drew Taylor and Brent Bates, hosts of the Wild West Crypto Show (“WWCS”), asked why banks seem to be so anti-crypto when a new report by BIS finds that 70 percent of the 63 banks surveyed are conducting conceptual research on central bank digital currencies (“CBDC”). However, the study also…

MondayMar 25, 2019 10:15 am

Pacific Software Inc. (PFSF) Pursuing Global Trade Expansion via Multilingual B2B E-Commerce Portal

Launch of multilingual, cross-border, Brazil-China e-commerce trade platform BOAPIN expected in first quarter of 2019 Exclusive agreement signed with Brazilian Trade Organization, whose 7,500 members may enlist as paid subscribers to BOAPIN platform Pacific Software’s strategic IBM working relationship leverages industry-leading Hyperledger blockchain technology and applications Pacific Software Inc. (OTC: PFSF), an emerging business development technology innovator, is closing in on the launch date of BOAPIN, the company’s proprietary e-commerce platform designed to improve product traceability and deliver much-needed cross-border trade solutions to global subscribers. Pacific Software anticipates that its new blockchain-based trade platform will be able to register new…

FridayMar 22, 2019 1:32 pm

Kentucky Wants to Do for Blockchain What It Did for Bourbon

Who hasn’t heard of Kentucky Bourbon? Well, soon, the same may be said of Kentucky blockchain, for the same spirit that made bourbon a household name is at work again. Run for the Unicorns, a confab on the convergence of crypto and other technologies, is set to take place April 29 to May 4, 2019, in Kentucky’s largest city, Louisville. The networking nexus is meant to explore blockchain, virtual and augmented reality and a host of other technologies that are changing the way capital works, particularly for tech startups. It is being held to coincide with the Kentucky Derby Festival,…

ThursdayMar 21, 2019 11:47 am

Pacific Software Inc. (PFSF) Creating a Transparent Supply Chain to Eliminate “Zombie Meat”

Company aims to make international trade safer for consumers Pacific Software is targeting “zombie meat” (meat from unmonitored sources and possibly exceeding expiration dates) and the health risks that it creates Company’s software aims to improve the transparency of supply chains across industries and international borders Emerging technology corporation Pacific Software Inc. (OTC: PFSF) is strategically positioned for investments, mergers and acquisitions of software technology and platforms. This Toronto-based corporation with a regional office in Hong Kong is poised to deliver a B2B and B2C e-commerce portal. The company is improving product traceability and digitizing the trade process. Finally, by…

WednesdayMar 20, 2019 12:39 pm

Blockchain Gets on the Move with HODL European Car Rally from London to Ibiza

Hold on for dear life, because blockchain technology is on the move. With signature application bitcoin more known now than ever before, the technology is causing disruption globally in health care, supply chains, financial services and many other areas. Celebrating and fostering awareness of this propagation, the HODL Car Rally gets off to a rolling start in London on June 29 (http://ccw.fm/a4H0x). From there, 100 supercars will meander through Paris, Geneva, Monaco, Barcelona, Valencia and Denia, on to the magical Balearic Islands of Ibiza, in what promises to be the mother of all networking events. The seven-day cross-city meetup will be…