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,...

The Singaporean unit of multinational banking and financial services giant Standard Chartered has completed its first blockchain-based cross-border trade finance transaction, Business Times reported. In an announcement,...

The government of South Korea is planning to leverage blockchain technology to innovate its customs inspection system to ensure the safety of imported food products. The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has...

Blockchain startup Kadena has announced the availability of its secure and scalable private blockchain platform, ScalableBFT, on Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace. Using the Community Edition, customers will be able...

Hyperledger, a collaborative cross industry effort to advance blockchain technology innovation, has announced a new project that aims to help build and deliver supply chain solutions. Called Hyperledger Grid, the...

Smartrac, an Amsterdam-based Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag manufacturer, has entered into a partnership with Citizens Reserve, a California-based tech startup, Forbes reported. Under the partnership,...

The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), an arm of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has published a blueprint for the implementation of blockchain technology in the banking sector, Business...

Australian energy trading startup Power Ledger has partnered with Sharing Energy, a Japan-based company focused on the installation and provision of solar energy, to drive renewable energy trading in Japan. Under the...