The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and the United Arab Emirates Central Bank (UAECB) have announced the details of their joint digital currency initiative. Reports on the joint cryptocurrency project have been...

Japanese IT giant Fujitsu has announced that it has developed a blockchain-based system which will enable the exchange of surplus electricity among electricity consumers. The company explained, Demand Response (DR) a...

The two-day Blockchain Hackathon, hosted by Irelands Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in association with the Department of Finance, brought together a range of technical teams with the aim of identifying and...

U.S. think tank New Americas Blockchain Trust Accelerator (BTA), with support from Tata TrustsIndias oldest philanthropy, has released a Blueprint for Blockchain and Social Innovation. Established in 2016, BTA brings...

A consortium of 11 banking institutions in India is going to launch the countrys first blockchain-linked funding for small and medium enterprises (SME), The Economic Times reported. Participating banks include ICICI...

U.S. think tank New America, blockchain startup ConsenSys, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have come together to develop a blockchain-based worker well-being system. In a press release dated January 24,...

A number of tech companies, banks, and healthcare-focused companies are teaming up to use blockchain technology to enhance transparency and interoperability in the healthcare industry. Aetna, a managed healthcare...

Irelands Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, in association with The Department of Finance, is going to host Blockathon Ireland. The two-day event aims to identify and analyse potential real-life use-cases of...

The British Standards Institution (BSI), the national standards body of the United Kingdom, has announced that it has partnered with OriginTrail to deliver blockchain-based supply chain solutions. Founded in 2013,...