Today's board moves wrap includes Glenn Corrie, Anthony Benino, Matthew Green, John Boland, Kingsley Rudeforth, Leigh Travers, Ieva Guoga, Toby Hicks, Davide Bosio, Jon Morda, Michael Higginson, Da
A collaboration led by Curtin University and including local blockchain business Power Ledger has started its latest peer-to-peer trading trial in Fremantle, funded by the federal government's Smart Cities Initiative, while DigitalX has launched a new incubator for blockchain technology in Kings Park.
A series of new blockchain plays and a growing assortment of associated businesses highlight how the new asset class is sparking entrepreneurship in Perth.
A new Perth-based cryptocurrency exchange is aiming to be in operation in the first quarter of 2018 after the company recently raised $750,000 in private funding.
An Australian company operating in the bitcoin and blockchain space has committed to become a 40 per cent shareholder in software company DigitalX by way of a $4.35 million investment.
DigitalX has re-energised its board with the appointment of a Perth-based CEO as the software company seeks to move forward from revelations earlier this year that its founder is facing charges in the US for fraud.
DigitalX chair Zhenya Tsvetnenko has resigned. Brett Mitchell has resigned as non-executive director. Leigh Travers has been appointed an executive director.
Local entrepreneur Zhenya Tsvetnenko has tendered his resignation from the boards of listed companies DigitalX and Tech Mpire after being indicted by US prosecutors for participating in a scheme to defraud mobile phone customers.
