# Technology News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology?page=69 Page 69 of 92. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Swiss bank Dukascopy launches stablecoin](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2421) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-29T04:28:50.000Z Updated: 2019-06-29T04:28:50.000Z As an industry first, the Swiss banking institution Dukascopy has announced that it is launching a stablecoin called Dukascash. This will serve as a supplementary coin for the bank’s crypto ambitions alongside its own… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2421.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2421.json) ## [Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – June 28th, 2019](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2417) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-28T11:37:06.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T11:37:06.000Z FATF to move cryptocurrency operators from "dark shadows” as it calls for stronger regulations The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will focus on combating money laundering and terrorism financing by strengthening c… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2417.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2417.json) ## [New Kakao blockchain platform 'Klaytn' set to transform Southeast Asia](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2401) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-28T04:24:25.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T04:27:28.000Z Blockchain technologies have a way of transforming entire industries and now, the subsidiary of South Korean tech giant Kakao, Ground X has launched its own blockchain platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2401.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2401.json) ## [Graph Blockchain secures another blockchain pilot project with Korea Post](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2398) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-28T03:31:13.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T03:31:13.000Z Blockchain development firm Graph Blockchain has secured a pilot contract for Korea Post and partnered with Korea Telecom to adopt private blockchain to ensure information privacy. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2398.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2398.json) ## [Bofrost Italia selects EY to develop blockchain platform for tracking frozen foods](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2396) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-27T11:29:58.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T11:29:58.000Z Bofrost Italia, a company known for its door-to-door sale and distribution of frozen foods, is the latest company in the food sector looking to leverage blockchain technology to track its products along the supply chain. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2396.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2396.json) ## [3Box check two huge boxes in privacy and decentralized information storage](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2381) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-27T00:27:15.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T00:27:39.000Z In a recent successful round of fundraising, the blockchain startup 3Box raised $2.5 million. This was due to the central premise of the company’s service, which is to simplify login. Such a straightforward concept im… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2381.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2381.json) ## [Waves to launch smart contract initiative and dApps development](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2379) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-27T00:26:34.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T00:26:34.000Z Waves Blockchain is poised to up its game by enabling the development of dApps and the offering of smart contracts that would then place it on the same level as Ethereum and other rivals. The upgrade is dubbed Node 1.… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2379.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2379.json) ## [SWIFT to give blockchain-based firms access to its GPI payments](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2366) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-26T09:04:24.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T09:04:24.000Z The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) announced that it will allow blockchain companies to utilize its global payments innovation (GPI) platform to transact near real-time payments. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2366.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2366.json) ## [Germany's CDU and CSU Union wants to incorporate blockchain in public services](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2369) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-26T08:50:54.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T08:50:54.000Z The Union of Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) is planning to incorporate blockchain technology into public services. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2369.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2369.json) ## [EY to utilize Guardtime’s blockchain, Sensyne Health’s AI for outcome-based health payments](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2365) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-26T06:52:57.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T06:53:53.000Z EY, an international assurance, tax, and advisory company, has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) firm Sensyne Health and enterprise blockchain company Guardtime to tie medicine payments to clinical treatment… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2365.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2365.json) ## [Q2 Solutions, HSBlox, and R3 successfully conduct proof-of-concept blockchain application in clinical research](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2363) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-26T06:35:24.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T06:35:24.000Z Leading U.S.-based global clinical trial laboratory services organization Q2 Solutions has collaborated with HSBlox and carried out a sample tracking proof-of-concept (POC) of human biological samples in clinical tria… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2363.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2363.json) ## [Walmart China using blockchain to convince shoppers of food safety](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2355) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-26T01:20:42.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T03:39:05.000Z It was recently announced that Walmart China will be implementing a new blockchain initiative that is intended to keep track of items that will become available on its shelves in the near future. Many of these are foo… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2355.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2355.json) ## [Royal Bank of Canada, Microsoft launch 'Go Digital' program to help companies modernize](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2349) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-25T02:28:28.000Z Updated: 2019-06-25T02:28:28.000Z The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Microsoft revealed the launch of their new “Go Digital” program, which aims to help businesses confront the challenges brought by digital transformation. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2349.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2349.json) ## [Malta to require all rental contracts to be registered on blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2345) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-24T05:37:21.000Z Updated: 2019-06-24T05:37:21.000Z The Malta government’s new rent laws will require all property rental contracts to be registered on the blockchain, Malta Today reported, citing the island nation’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2345.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2345.json) ## [eToro confirms eToken works with Facebook Libra](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2332) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-23T14:10:07.000Z Updated: 2019-06-23T14:10:07.000Z eToro recently tested if it can implement its asset tokenization in Libra, Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, and it turns out that it can. The trading platform said as much in a recent press release where it provided det… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2332.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2332.json) ## [Drug tracking via blockchain catching on, illegal narcotics next?](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2339) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-23T14:09:16.000Z Updated: 2019-06-23T14:09:16.000Z There have been several collaborative efforts of late to address the problem of drugs supplies in the US and several parts of the world. One of the more significant of these partnerships is the one involving Walmart, … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2339.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2339.json) ## [Oxfam tests crypto initiatives to prevent misuse of disaster relief funds](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2340) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-23T14:09:07.000Z Updated: 2019-06-23T14:09:07.000Z There have been several cases over the past few years that proved how unstable the distribution of disaster relief funds can be when not managed properly. To this end, non-profit Oxfam is working on a new project inte… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2340.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2340.json) ## [Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – June 21st, 2019](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2327) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-21T11:50:22.000Z Updated: 2019-06-21T11:50:22.000Z U.S. Senate schedules July hearing for Facebook's Libra crypto The United States Senate Banking Committee will conduct a hearing on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project on July 16, according to Market Watch. The he… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2327.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2327.json) ## [IOTA, Primority to develop smartphone app to track potentially fatal food allergens using blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2322) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-21T09:09:48.000Z Updated: 2019-06-21T09:09:48.000Z Non-profit blockchain organization IOTA Foundation has partnered with UK-based digital food safety management company Primority to use blockchain to monitor food safety in the food supply chain and track food allergens. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2322.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2322.json) ## [Energy sector gets its own enterprise-grade blockchain network](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2319) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-21T07:16:31.000Z Updated: 2019-06-21T07:16:31.000Z The Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a non-profit organization that aims to accelerate the commercial deployment of blockchain technology in the energy sector, has announced the launch of Energy Web Chain (EWC) – a public… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2319.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2319.json) ## [Wanxiang, PlatON collaborate to build blockchain-powered smart city in China](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2320) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-21T06:19:17.000Z Updated: 2019-06-21T06:20:21.000Z China’s automotive giant Wanxiang Holding Co., Ltd. and PlatON, a blockchain-based tech firm, have partnered to develop a “smart city” in Hangzhou, which is slated to be completed by 2025, according to a report by Cry… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2320.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2320.json) ## [Thales and MGI enter blockchain partnership for safer, more efficient cargo shipping](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2314) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-21T05:17:08.000Z Updated: 2019-06-21T05:18:05.000Z In another case of blockchain beginning to affect entire industries on a global scale, France-based software firm MGI is partnering with Thales for a major shake-up in cargo shipping. This team-up is intended to give … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2314.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2314.json) ## [MetLife’s LumenLab pioneers blockchain initiative to automate life insurance claims](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2311) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-21T03:34:24.000Z Updated: 2019-06-21T03:34:24.000Z Metlife subsidiary Lumenlab, together with Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and NTUC Income, is utilizing blockchain technology to automate the verification process for life insurance claims. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2311.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2311.json) ## [HSBC-Dubai blockchain partnership to shake up the retail industry](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2293) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-20T06:21:22.000Z Updated: 2019-06-20T06:21:22.000Z Banking giant HSBC and Landmark Group, which is a company based in Dubai, recently completed a transaction that connected two independently-built blockchain platforms, Arabian Business reports. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2293.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2293.json) ## [Cloudflare bets big on Ethereum, new gateway announced](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2297) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-20T04:24:15.000Z Updated: 2019-06-20T04:24:15.000Z It would appear that Cloudflare is ready to step it up with its blockchain game with the cloud service recently announcing a new gateway for Ethereum. This basically means that there is no need to install additional e… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2297.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2297.json) ## [India's TRAI may implement blockchain in mobile number portability](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2300) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-20T03:31:42.000Z Updated: 2019-06-20T03:31:42.000Z After successfully respiting unsolicited commercial communication (UCC), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is planning to extend the use of blockchain technology to other areas including mobile number p… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2300.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2300.json) ## [R3, ripe.io team up to enhance transparency and trust for food and agricultural supply chain using blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2289) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T10:55:20.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T10:55:20.000Z Blockchain firms R3 and ripe.io have teamed up to enhance transparency and trust in food and agriculture supply chains through the digitization and enterprise adoption of blockchain. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2289.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2289.json) ## [Georgian government and universities team up with IOHK to explore blockchain potential](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2287) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T09:32:01.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T09:32:01.000Z Blockchain research and development firm IOHK has announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Georgian government and two of the country’s largest universities. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2287.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2287.json) ## [Euroclear develops blockchain solution for commercial paper with Banco Santander, EY and European Investment Bank](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2285) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T07:31:32.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T07:31:32.000Z Euroclear, Europe’s biggest settlement house for securities, has announced that is developing an end-to-end blockchain solution for the issuance and settlement of European Commercial Paper (ECP). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2285.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2285.json) ## [Power Ledger announces blockchain-based P2P energy trading project in Austria](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2281) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T06:27:26.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T06:27:26.000Z Australian energy trading startup Power Ledger has entered into a partnership with E-NEXT, a subsidiary of Energie Steiermark – one of the largest utilities in Austria, to deploy a peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading ne… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2281.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2281.json) ## [Accenture to ink blockchain traveler ID deal with Canada, Netherlands, others: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2278) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T03:15:18.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T03:37:45.000Z Global accounting giant Accenture will reportedly sign a formal agreement with Canada, the Netherlands, and other groups to utilize blockchain in identifying travelers, Cointelegraph reported citing the company’s mana… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2278.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2278.json) ## [Hyperledger welcomes Microsoft, Salesforce, Ethereum Foundation among roster of new members](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2276) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T03:10:00.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T03:10:00.000Z Open source blockchain collaborative project Hyperledger has welcomed eight new members into its line-up, including Ethereum Foundation, Microsoft, Nornickel, and Salesforce. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2276.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2276.json) ## [Zcash Alternative Zebra Released, Safer and Better](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2275) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T00:12:26.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T03:14:11.000Z The Zcash Foundation has recently released the new alternative it has been promising, which is intended to be a safer, better option. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2275.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2275.json) ## [MediLedger Project Officially Begins, Could Help End Opioid Crisis](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2273) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T00:12:13.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T03:19:41.000Z For the most part, the opioid crisis is all about delivery and distribution of drug supplies getting out of hand. This could be where the MediLedger Project could come in and assist with ending the issue with its part… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2273.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2273.json) ## [DAML Becomes More Widely Available, Digital Asset Teams Up with HACERA and Blockchain Technology Partners](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2270) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T00:11:45.000Z Updated: 2019-06-21T11:36:10.000Z DAML is the smart contract language created by Digital Asset and in a recent development, the company is teaming up with HACERA and Blockchain Technology Partners to make it more widely available. It is doing so via H… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2270.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2270.json) ## [HSBC taps Identitii's tokenisation technology for accounts receivables](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2269) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Technology Published: 2019-06-19T00:11:40.000Z Updated: 2019-06-19T14:00:28.000Z Banking giant HSBC this week launched the Digital Accounts Receivable Tool (DART) for its corporate clients in India. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2269.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2269.json) ## [Samsung SDS proposes ‘3C’ solutions to address blockchain adoption concerns](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2267) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-18T11:23:06.000Z Updated: 2019-06-18T11:23:06.000Z Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of Samsung, has proposed three solutions to address the common pain points faced by customers in adopting blockchain technology. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2267.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2267.json) ## [Zilliqa teams up with Xfers to bring blockchain benefits to Southeast Asian businesses](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2266) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-18T10:05:02.000Z Updated: 2019-06-18T10:05:02.000Z Public blockchain platform Zilliqa has announced its partnership with Xfers, a Singapore-based fintech startup, to explore the use of payment solutions powered by distributed ledger technology for over 500,000 users i… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2266.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2266.json) ## [Coinone Transfer, SBI Ripple Asia team up to facilitate blockchain-based remittance in South Korea](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2265) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-06-18T09:17:17.000Z Updated: 2019-06-18T09:17:17.000Z Coinone Transfer, a payments business and a subsidiary of crypto exchange Coinone, has announced its collaboration with SBI Ripple Asia to facilitate blockchain-based remittance in South Korea. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2265.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2265.json) ## [Overstock.com subsidiary Medici Land Governance puts Wyoming County's land records on blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2263) By Charissa Echavez | Technology Published: 2019-06-18T06:14:55.000Z Updated: 2019-06-18T06:14:55.000Z Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary Medici Land Governance (MLG) announced that it has put the land registries of Teton County, Wyoming, into a blockchain-based land record and information system. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2263.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/2263.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology.md?page=68) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology.md?page=70)