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Switzerland’s banking giant UBS has started executing transactions on we.trade blockchain platform for trade finance, which will soon be adopted by other member banks.

KB Kookmin Bank, one of the four biggest South Korean banks by asset value, revealed that it plans to integrate blockchain technology into its internal processes. The announcement was made at the Enterprise Ethereum a…

Hyundai Digital Access Currency (Hdac) is reportedly planning to set up a $10 million fund to invest in blockchain.

Microsoft and Intel are supporting a new system of reward tokens created by the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) to incentivize groups of companies.

Innovative blockchain platform Beowulf has announced a partnership with the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), a top tier higher education institution in Taiwan. The partnership focuses on easing the barriers t…

Algorand’s investment arm Algo Capital lost around $1–2 million in Tether stablecoins and Algorand tokens after the mobile phone of its chief technology officer was breached.

Two lawmakers urge Fed to mull a digital U.S. dollar; Philly Fed president thinks digital currencies are 'inevitable' Two U.S. congressmen, Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas) and Rep. Bill Foster (D-Illinois), have asked t…

Seven European countries this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation and sharing of knowledge in the area of distributed ledger technologies.

Telegram’s blockchain project, Telegram Open Network (TON), is on track for its scheduled launch this month, as per an email sent to TON investors.

Supply chain management firm Tradeshift, in collaboration with licensed fintech firm Monerium, has completed a transaction on the ethereum blockchain using smart contracts and licensed e-money.

Xpring, an investment arm of Ripple, is launching an open developer platform that will make it easier for developers to move money instantly across any payments network.

The Uruguay Digital Party is set to adopt blockchain technology in its internal voting process.

Chicago-based rating firm Morningstar plans to bring its services to the ethereum blockchain, as it seeks to begin rating blockchain-based debt securities.

Beowulf, a fully decentralized cloud communications network for enterprise and consumers, has officially soft launched its blockchain component facilitating seamless on-chain payments for enterprises. Beowulf through …

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded $143,478 to Danube Tech, a Vienna-based company, to develop blockchain security technology.

Chinese alcohol marketer and wholesaler Oranco has announced its blockchain-based spirits identification and collection technology has successfully concluded its test phase and will be launched soon.

EnHelix rolled out the first blockchain-based commodity trading, based on the Hyperledger Fabric, for the gas industry.

French retailer Carrefour revealed it has expanded its blockchain technology to Camembert de Normandie (Camembert of Normandy) cheese.

The decentralized communication network pioneer Beowulf Blockchain has announced a global partnership with Nest by AIA, the next-generation customer service center and one of AIA Vietnam’s prime projects, wherein Nest…

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has approved a project that aims to use a blockchain-powered ID solution for storing digitized versions of driver’s licenses, Cryptonews.com reported.

Blockchain startup Consensys has signed a partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to launch the Impactio platform and bring transparency into philanthropy.

US House of Representatives passes bill requiring FinCEN to study blockchain and AI The United States House of Representatives has passed a new bill that requires the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to s…

Tech giant IBM this week announced a new version of the IBM Blockchain Platform, its enterprise grade blockchain platform.

Alipay’s parent company Ant Financial has entered into a partnership with pharmaceutical Bayer Crop Science to develop a blockchain solution for the food and crop industry.

The Australian Digital Health Agency has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking inputs from the industry on the “next-generation technology” for its future digital health platform, ARN reported.

Instant messaging app Telegram has initiated a contest for developers with a prize fund of up to $400,000 to build smart contracts for the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain.

Decentralized content ecosystem Contentos has launched its mainnet blockchain this week which will allow users to officially start content mining on its video platform, COS.TV.

Blockchain startup SETL has launched a new initiative which will offer a way to clients to test their ideas on the industrial-grade SETL blockchain and swiftly develop go-to-market propositions at scale.

Lloyds Bank, one of the "Big Four" clearing banks in the United Kingdom, has announced that it is joining blockchain-based commodity trade network komgo.

Leading insurance broker Marsh has announced that it is piloting a new blockchain-powered digital placement platform.

Daimler, a German automotive corporation and parent company of Mercedes Benz, and machine builder Dürr AG have successfully processed a trade finance transaction via Marco Polo, a blockchain-based trade finance network.

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys, announced that it has successfully completed its global blockchain trial in collaboration with blockchain software firm R3. Financial …

China has shut down rumors that it will launch its national digital currency in November.

Blockchain privacy solutions startup QEDIT has partnered with Tradeshift, a cloud-based business network and platform for supply chain payments, marketplaces, and apps.

Vakt, a London-based blockchain startup that processes post-trade transactions, has penned a memorandum of understanding with essDOCS, a paperless trader solution provider.

South Korean conglomerate CJ revealed it has integrated with Amazon Web Services (AWS)’ Amazon Managed Blockchain Service to develop a blockchain-based music copyright management system.

US Congress’ upcoming hearing with SEC to focus on cryptocurrencies and Libra The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is going to hold a hearing next week in which it will seek answers from five Securities and Exc…

Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee is planning to use blockchain technology to exchange information with customs authorities of other countries, Menafn reported citing Trend.

Bank of America, the eighth largest bank in the world by total assets, has joined blockchain-based trade finance network Marco Polo.

IBM, Citibank, and video game giant Ubisoft have penned a partnership with Singapore-based blockchain accelerator Tribe Accelerator.