Zcash Privacy Tech Integrated to JPMorgan's Quorum Blockchain
Announced yesterday, Zcash has successfully integrated its zero-knowledge security layer (ZSL) into JPMorgan's Quorum Blockchain.
This implementation is first for Zcash's privacy to be integrated to an enterprise blockchain.
The integration of the code to Quorum hides all identifiable data about a transaction which includes the user's public key & the transaction amount – and also promises the to give accountants the ability to make transaction audits.
The head of blockchain initiatives for JPMorgan, Umar Farooq said that this partnership sets an example of how fintechs and big banks can work together to create a innovative technology for the financial markets.
Microsoft Provides Blockchain Use for the U.S. Government
Announced yesterday at the Microsoft's Government Cloud Forum 2017 in Washington D.C., Microsoft is unveiling Azure Government Secret, the service created to provide gov't agencies a better access to cloud computing.
Also, the tech giant allows its existing Government Cloud clients to have access to Microsoft Azure blockchain-as-a-serve-suite.
Six data centers of Microsoft are now islolated and provided with “Level5” DoD authorization and further certifications have been accommodated such as FedRAMP and DISA.
According to Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure's Chief Tech. Officer, that the U.S. Government needs those data centers to be operated by U.S. citizens w/ special clearance, and so Microsoft's contractor meets that.
With this, the Azure Government Secret will be able to provide advanced analytics & more advanced detection capabilities to clients who use secret classified information.
OKEx Bitcoin Exchange in Hong Kong Announced Support for Segwit2x Futures Market
Segwit2x is scheduled to happen on November 2017 and OKEx, a Bitcoin exchange in Hong Kong announced that it will join Bitfinex to open a futures market to allow traders to speculate on the result of the hard fork.
OKEx will allow its users to split Bitcoin into tokens where in BT1 represents the original blockchain and BT2 will represent coins Segwit2x blockchain.
After the hard fork, tokens will be converted to their corresponding blockchains. BT1 will be converted back to Bitcoin and BT2 will be converted into withdrawable coins but will continue to trade as BT2 token on the exchange.
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