The Universal Protocol Alliance, a coalition of blockchain organizations formed in August 2018, and crypto lending startup Cred are joining the board of the Blockchain Advocacy Coalition (BAC) to provide education and...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is interested in blockchain solutions that would enhance anti-forgery and counterfeiting capabilities for digital documentation. On these lines, the DHS Science and...

Swiss Post and Swisscom, Switzerlands state-owned postal and telecom services, respectively, have teamed up to build infrastructure for blockchain applications in Switzerland. Based on the Hyperledger Fabric2 software,...

Enterprise blockchain solutions provider R3 has launched a new application that will help Corda users settle transactions. Called Corda Settler, the new CorDapp will allow payment obligations arising on the Corda...

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has successfully completed the first phase of a blockchain-based electronic know your customer (E-KYC) utility project. Launched in March 2018, the project was conducted in collaboration...

Seven southern EU member states have signed a declaration to foster the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) beyond cryptocurrencies, The Financial Times reported. On Tuesday, the group, called the Mediterranean...

The Russian FinTech Association has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Fintech Association of Japan, local news outlet Finversia reported. Under the terms of the MOU, the parties intend to jointly...

Binance, the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of 24-hour trading volume, has announced that its proprietary blockchain Binance Chain will be ready in the forthcoming months. Unveiled earlier this year in...

Hyperledger, a cross-industry collaborative blockchain initiative, has announced a new project a shared cryptography library called Ursa. Designed by teams at Fujitsu Labs, Intel, State Street, Sovrin Foundation,...

Italian banking project on testing a blockchain application for interbank reconciliations has now moved to the next phase. The Spunta Banca Project, which is being coordinated by ABI Lab, the banking research and...