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TD Bank Group Joins Chamber of Digital Commerce Executive Committee

Washington, D.C., July 17, 2017 — The Chamber of Digital Commerce, the leading global blockchain trade association, announces that the Toronto-based TD Bank Group (NYSE: TD) has joined the Chamber’s Executive Committee to work together to promote the acceptance and use of digital assets and related technologies with the goal of developing a pro-growth legal environment that fosters innovation, jobs, and investment.

TD had CDN$1.3 trillion in assets as of April 30, 2017, and ranks among the world’s leading online financial services firms with approximately 11.5 million active online and mobile customers.

“There is no denying that there is a tremendous opportunity to apply blockchain technologies in the world of finance, to provide better, more secure and more economical banking services,” said Chris Owen, vice president, Enterprise Shared Platforms, Blockchain at TD. “However, unlocking this potential will take collaboration and we look forward to working with the Chamber and its members to nurture this thriving ecosystem and accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology.”

Chamber Founder and President Perianne Boring said, “We are excited to welcome TD as our first Canadian bank to the Chamber’s Executive Committee. TD thought leadership is greatly valued as we work together to improve the global financial system with blockchain and distributed ledger technology.”

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About TD Bank Group
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with more than 80,000 employees in offices around the world, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group. TD offers a full range of financial products and services to more than 25 million customers worldwide through its Canadian Retail, U.S. Retail, and Wholesale Banking.

About the Chamber of Digital Commerce
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, headquartered in Washington, DC is the world’s largest trade association dedicated representing the digital asset and blockchain industry. For more information, please visit DigitalChamber.org or follow us on Twitter: @ChamberDigital.

 

Chamber Media Contact
Marie Knowles
marie@digitalchamber.org
202-422-2589

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Chamber of Digital Commerce To Host “Congressional Blockchain Education Day” on July 11^th

Microsoft to co-host the initiative with participation from over 60 blockchain companies on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, DC – July 10, 2017 – The Chamber of Digital Commerce, the world’s largest trade association representing the blockchain industry, is hosting Congressional Blockchain Education Day this Tuesday. Chamber member companies will spend the day meeting with Members of U.S. Congress, Senators and their staffs to bring awareness to the importance of blockchain technology.

The day will also include a smart contracts briefing at 12:00pm in Rayburn House Office Building 2020 featuring a technology demonstration by Symbiont, the technology partner for the Delaware Blockchain Initiative.

Members of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus will address the national gathering of entrepreneurs at a cocktail reception in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Atrium at 5:00pm.

“A growing number of enterprises are experimenting with blockchain as a secure and transparent way to digitally track the ownership of assets, opening new opportunities for cross-organizational collaboration and imaginative new business models,” said Microsoft Principal Program Manager, Blockchain Engineering, Craig Hajduk. “Microsoft’s vision is to help companies thrive in this era of secure multi-party computation, delivering open, scalable platforms and services that any company, from ledger startups to governments, health organizations to global banks, can use to create new value.”

“We are delighted that so many of the Chamber’s members are flying in to Washington, D.C. to meet with and help educate our legislators and their staff on this breakthrough and potentially multi-trillion-dollar technology,” said Chamber of Digital Commerce Founder and President Perianne Boring. “We’re honored that participants will have the opportunity to hear directly from Members of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus.”

Credentialed press is invited to attend the smart contracts briefing and reception. Please contact Marie Knowles to register.

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About the Chamber of Digital Commerce
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, headquartered in Washington, DC is the world’s largest trade association dedicated representing the digital asset and blockchain industry. For more information, please visit DigitalChamber.org or follow us on Twitter: @ChamberDigital.

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