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Blockchain security company CipherTrace has announced anti-money laundering (AML) on-chain analytics for Binance Chain, Binance’s public blockchain platform.

The decentralized communication network pioneer, Beowulf Blockchain, today has enlisted the services of Sydney-based Trade Promotion Agency with a multichannel distribution strategy to expand business development effo…

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has mandated the development of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) to be finished by 2020 to attract global investors.

Chinese tech giant Huawei has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) Digital Currency Research Institute for fintech research.

Coca Cola’s bottlers are looking to blockchain technology to improve the management and efficiency of cross-company transactions, Business Insider reported.

Microsoft is currently developing the Azure Blockchain Platform that will allow business to define, create and manage ledger-based tokens.

Hybrid blockchain platform Kadena has announced its proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain, which began as Chainweb, is now live.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has approved fintech startup BondEvalue to test blockchain-based bond trading platform in its Sandbox Express.

Malta Enterprise, a government agency focused on attracting inward investment and supporting enterprises in Malta, has become the first partner for the T-Systems Blockchain Ecosystem.

The recent endorsement of blockchain technology by Chinese President Xi Jinping has unlocked an aggressive push to adopt the technology in multiple industries in the country. From countering tax evasion to digital pay…

Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC) is collaborating with blockchain startup æternity to support the growth of blockchain technology in Malta.

Over 500 companies moving forward with their respective blockchain initiatives following Xi Jinping’s recent announcement China’s perspective towards blockchain and digital ledger technology took a massive turn last w…

The University of Oxford is collaborating with blockchain platform Zilliqa to launch blockchain education workshops.

An upcoming blockchain-based carbon exchange will be launching next year that is poised to help the aviation industry deal with its growing carbon emissions that’s contributing to global warming.

The Guangzhou government will be allocating around $140 million to fund blockchain-based initiatives and educational programs amidst Xi Jinping’s endorsement of the nascent industry.

Major European telecom companies are moving forward in their effort to bring blockchain benefits to roaming processes.

The Tea Board of India, a government agency that aims to promote the cultivation, processing, and domestic and international trade of tea, is considering using blockchain technology to facilitate end-to-end traceabili…

TRON has now been integrated into Samsung’s Blockchain Keystore, exposing it to the tech giant’s global reach, which amounts to near one billion users.

Tencent will be working with The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and the Shenzhen Taxation Bureau to draft an international e-voice standard based on blockchain technology.

Consulting giant Deloitte has integrated QEDIT’s privacy solution into EduScrypt, a blockchain-based professional qualification management platform.

The Blockchain Future Lab has been launched in collaboration with IBM and will work towards facilitating blockchain adoption.

The Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) is going to support multiple blockchain-focused projects in 2020 with 10.5 billion won (approximately $9 million) in funding, CoinDesk reported.

Paxos has been working with the Credit Suisse, Société Générale, and the SEC to modernize the current settlement system using blockchain technology and the collaboration has now moved to a significant headway.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the main source of multilateral financing in Latin America, is embarking on a two-year project that aims to land titling and registrations on a blockchain.

After Xi Jinping endorsed blockchain technology last week, the crypto-verse saw a wild upward swing across the board and even resulted in Bitcoin dodging the dreaded Death Cross.

T-Systems, a subsidiary of leading German telecom firm Deutsche Telekom, has announced that it will offer a Blockchain as a Service marketplace to its business customers, starting next year.

Mastercard is collaborating with Envisible and Topco Associates to address the growing demand by consumers to provide visibility regarding the origin of food, its handling, and the delivery to the retail store.

China is trying to adopt blockchain technology in multiple sectors and revealed that over 500 companies will be conducting initiatives following Xi Jinping’s recent announcement.

Indian IT firm Tech Mahindra has partnered with Netherlands-based blockchain startup Quantoz to offer Blockchain-as-a-Service for secure digital payments.

The World Economic Forum is working together with 7 metal and mining giants to create a blockchain initiative that will help streamline the companies’ operations and cut down costs.

Four US financial regulators join UK FCA-led global fintech sandbox The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and th…

ING financial services have come up with a solution that would eliminate Corda’s compromise between privacy and security through the use of zero-knowledge proof.

Four U.S. financial regulatory authorities have joined the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), a global fintech sandbox led by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Accenture, R3, and SAP are currently working on a prototype that would streamline high-value transactions using "currency tokens" for end-to-end settlement.

U.S.-based blockchain firm TBCASoft, Japan-based SoftBank, and tech giant IBM are teaming up to transform the telecommunications industry with cross-carrier blockchain solutions.

Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a blockchain-based multi-brand customer loyalty platform using R3’s Corda platform.

Klaytn has now added Binance to its governance council and it appears that Kakao’s blockchain project is looking to add more corporate giants in the coming months.

Bitcoin is speculated to make another bullish run after the cryptocurrency broke through its $8,000 margin but concerns have sprouted elsewhere on the web.

US Fed actively looking and debating digital currency issuance: Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan A Fed official has recently said that the central bank was in fact “actively looking at and debating” the possibility …

Tech giant IBM has announced a new initiative to digitize the supply chain for scallops using blockchain technology.