IBM Blockchain goes live

March 20th, 2017 "The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic." – G. K. Chesterton **CONSENSUS 2017**   May 22-24 in New York City ☀️️ ️REGISTER HERE ️️☀️️ THE FEATURE IBM Goes Live With First Commercial Blockchains After almost a year of development, Hyperledger's Fabric meets the real world.   IBM has unveiled the first commercial application of the consortium's open-source codebase: a suite of cloud services to help clients create and manage blockchain networks.   The first two deployments have also been revealed: a blockchain identity solution built with Canadian startup SecureKey, and a platform for trading carbon credits designed alongside a Chinese energy company.   These examples are likely to be just the beginning. The availability of enterprise-ready blockchain services housed in a secure environment could end up kickstarting a whole new phase of development.   Read the whole story Tweet Share Got this from a friend? SUBSCRIBE HERE *COINDESK GUIDES* For those of you new to blockchain technology, CoinDesk is here to help. Our guides explain the basic concepts, from "How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?" to "What is a Distributed Ledger?". Written in our habitual easy-to-read style and featuring original charts and diagrams, these guides can help you get up to speed in no time.  SEE THE GUIDES Wait, there's more: Bitcoin Unlimited: Mining Power Should Determine Hard Fork Outcome The developers behind an alternative bitcoin software took steps today to allay fears that an upgrade to its code would be disruptive to the market. Source G20 Should Create Central Bank Blockchain Consortium, Report Says A new report sheds light on how the G20 economic forum could move to harness the benefits of blockchain technology. Source BTCC Launches Mobile Bitcoin Wallet for Android and iOS China-based bitcoin startup BTCC is formally launching its feature-packed Mobi payments app today. Source China, Blockchain & The Holy Grail of Marketplace Lending A blockchain partnership spearheaded by Foxconn could have ripple effects for global supply chains and lending, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues. Source IBM Goes Live With First Commercial Blockchains IBM has launched IBM Blockchain, a new product it is calling the "first commercial application" of Hyperledger Fabric. Source Charts: How Bitcoin's Market Dominance is Being Challenged It should be no surprise that bitcoin has long dominated the digital currency market – but there's evidence that this narrative could be changing. Source Scaling Consensus? This Turing Winner Thinks He's Found a Way Turing Award winner Silvio Micali is working on a new consensus algorithm, one he argues could help massively scale blockchains. Source Go to CoinDesk BTC: $1,048.95 +5.7%  ETH: $45.99 +20.0% @10:00 EST - More price details PRESS RELEASES   14, Mar - Press Release: Gartner Market Report: A Global Top 20 Blockchain Consulting and Development Firm 03, Mar - Press Release: Ethplorer 2.0: Tokens for investors, widgets and API for developers. 01, Mar - Press Release: New Payment Option At VISIONAPARTMENTS - Rents can now be Paid in Bitcoin We're changing format today! Our aim is to streamline the newsletter production, so we can focus on bringing you original content and timely insights. Let us know what you think! Copyright © 2017 CoinDesk, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed for updates on our website. Our mailing address is: CoinDesk 636 Avenue of the Americas New York City, NY 10011 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list